Special Session 10

SPECIAL SESSION #10

Giuseppe Paladini

Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences (MIFT), University of Messina

• gpaladini@unime.it

Francesco Caridi

Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences (MIFT), University of Messina

• fcaridi@unime.it

The session aims at illustrating the techniques used to study the artifacts of cultural significance, highlighting the methodologies to be applied to adequately characterize them from the physical-chemical point of view, to study new strategies and materials for their restoration and conservation, to support their critical interpretation investigating the artifact-environment interaction. At the same time, this session is also aimed at promoting and stimulating discussions among scientists from different backgrounds, involved in Cultural Heritage studies, such as geologists, mineralogists, chemists, physicians and conservation scientists.

In-depth interdisciplinary studies exploring diagnostic methods, alteration and/or deterioration phenomena, prevention and conservation treatments are encouraged, in order to offer invaluable information to archaeology, art history and conservation and to support preservation of Cultural Heritage.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring and characterization of deterioration features of Cultural Heritage;
• New methods and instruments for the characterization of natural and artificial stone materials, diagnosis and conservation treatments;
• Forthcoming developments in conservation and restoration knowledge: nanotechnology, biotechnology, physical technologies;
• Assessment of efficiency, compatibility, reversibility of new conservation treatments and methods.

Giuseppe Paladini
University of Messina - Degree in Physics, PhD - Research Fellow in the sector 02/B1-Experimental Physics of Matter. His main research activity concerns the use of neutron and synchrotron radiation techniques, XRF, FT-IR and Raman spectroscopies applied to archeometry as well as for studying drug-carrier systems for their application in pharmaceutical field. During his Ph.D. course, he spent 6 months at the Wigner Research Centre for Physics (BNC) in Budapest (Hungary) where he carried out researches focused on the use of the Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) technique for the investigation of nanoporous ma terials. His scientific activity is testified by publications on international peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of international conferences.

Francesco Caridi
University of Messina - Degree in Physics, PhD - Researcher in the sector 02/D1- Applied Physics, Teaching and History of Physics. Co- author of 139 publications on ISI rated journals and more than 100 communications at international conferences. Citations 1300, H-index: 25. His research are carried out in the field of ionizing radiation, as well as human and environmental radiation protection, other than in the field of plasma physics, with applications to cultural heritage.