Anna Funke
NCPTT
Materials Conservation Intern
Natchitoches, LA
Anna Funke graduated from the MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums at the Institute of Archaeology at UCL in 2016. During her studies she completed an MA thesis on the conservation of taxidermy and an MSc thesis on the microbiological activity in PEG treatments of waterlogged wood. She has experience working with natural history collections and has done a variety of fieldwork on archaeological sites. After her studies, she went on to do a ten-week internship with the National Centre for Preservation Technology and Training where she undertook the study on the use of medical chelating agents to remove iron stains from marble, which is presented here. She is now based in Los Angeles, CA.
