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Kristen Watts

University of Arizona
PhD Candidate in Chemistry
Tucson, AZ
I received my B.S. in Chemistry from Furman University, magna cum laude. During that time I worked for 7 months at ARC-Nucleart in Grenoble, France as my first exposure to conservation science. Since then I have worked in the PRTD at the Library of Congress with Dr. Lynn Brostoff (Summer 2013) and completed my M.S. in chemistry working with Dr. Anthony Lagalante which was focused on the scientific analysis for "The Triumph of David" as well as developing a new method of binder analysis using DESI-MS (Spring 2015). I am currently a PhD candidate (2nd year) at the University of Arizona working for Dr. Jeanne Pemberton on characterizing photodegradation mechanisms observed in organic semiconductors with the hopes that these techniques can be applied to studying photodegradation mechanisms in pigments and dyes.
Monday, May 29
 

6:30pm CDT

Architecture River CruiseFILLING Tour Departure Area - Crystal Foyer At the Hyatt Regency WEST TOWER
 
Tuesday, May 30
 

9:00am CDT

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

9:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:50am CDT

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang, [PA] • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

11:40am CDT

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

1:00pm CDT

ECPN Informational Meeting ColumbianRebecca Gridley • Michelle Sullivan

2:00pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) Practice-led and practice-based collaborative research at Tate: supporting the advancement of modern and contemporary painting conservation treatment practice Regency C-DDr. Bronwyn Ormsby

2:30pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) Re-examining Old Findings and Inferences: The Study of a Magus at a Table by Jan Lievens Regency C-DShan Kuang

3:00pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) A Confusion of Colors: Yellow and red pigments in the decorative scheme of the tablinum in the House of the Bicentenary at the archaeological site of Herculaneum Regency C-DLeslie Rainer, [PA] • Kiernan Graves • Gilberto Artioli • Arlen Heginbotham • Francesca Piqué • Michele Secco

4:00pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) A Preliminary Investigation into Aquazol® as an Alternative Lining Adhesive for Paintings Regency C-DBlair Bailey • Raymond Aso • Richard Campbell • Ben Dawson • Nicola Grimaldi • Kallum Moses • Dr. Roger Penlington • Dr. Charis Theodorakopoulos

4:30pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) Gecko-inspired µ-Dusters for Cleaning: Ongoing Research and Potential for Art Conservation Regency C-DCynthia Schwarz • Hadi Izadi • Kyle Vanderlick

5:00pm CDT

(Paintings + Research & Technical Studies) Pioneering Solutions for Treating Water Stains on Acrylic Paintings: Case Study Composition, 1963 by Justin Knowles Regency C-DMaureen Cross • Maggie Barkovic • Olympia Diamond • Dr. Bronwyn Ormsby

5:30pm CDT

Pre-Opening Reception Gallery Viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago

6:30pm CDT

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

8:30am CDT

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Lessons from a Large-Scale Survey of Parchment Animal Origin and Production Quality Regency A-BMatthew Collins

9:00am CDT

(Photographic Materials) Preservation of Photography in Cuba as a Historic Memory of its Evolution Michigan 1A-BGloria Alvarez Frigola

9:30am CDT

(Paintings) Mapping a way forward: Bringing an artwork back from self-destruction Regency CPer Knutås-[PA] • Samantha Springer

10:30am CDT

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Revisiting paper pH determination: 40 years of evolving practice in the Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Laboratory Regency A-BCindy Connelly Ryan • Eric Breitung • Lynn Brostoff • Michele Youket

11:00am CDT

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Centuries of Cellulose: Lessons Learned from the Molecular Size of Cellulose in Naturally-Aged Paper Collections Regency A-BAndrew Davis • Fenella France

11:30am CDT

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Characterization of Aniline Dyes in Colored Papers of Jose Posada’s Prints Using (ToF-SIMS)... Regency A-BStacey Kelly • Ashley Ellsworth • Jenny K. Hedlund • Jodie Lee Utter • Amy Walker (Paintings) Business Meeting Regency CNoelle Ocon-[PA]

2:05pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) What's so ethical about doing nothing? Regency A-BJonathan Ashley-Smith

2:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) A Pole with a Story: Innovative Conservation and Documentation of an American Indian Story Pole Regency C-DLesley A. Day • J. Claire Dean • Ellen Pearlstein

2:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Puvis de Chavannes’ Philosophy: Condition Issues and Strategies for the Removal of a Severely Detached Mural, its Conservation Treatment and Remounting Crystal Ballroom AGianfranco Pocobene • Ian Hodkinson

3:30pm CDT

034. (Objects) NAGPRA and Conservation: Documenting Repatriation Materials from the Perspective of a Conservation Professional Riverside West Exhibit HallDr. Elyse Canosa • Dr. Nancy Odegaard 037. (Objects) Mending Baskets: Revisiting older approaches with new techniques and inventing better solutions Riverside West Exhibit HallLeah Bright • Betsy Burr • Skyler Jenkins • Dr. Nancy Odegaard • Nicole L Peters • Marilen Pool • Gina Marie Watkinson 054. (Research and Technical Studies) Blue Period? : Analysis muddies Tintoretto attribution and working practice Riverside West Exhibit HallDr. Amanda J. Norbutus • Lourdes Nunez 061. (Objects) Corn and Tobacco Residue: Development of Protocol for Sampling and Analysis Riverside West Exhibit HallWendy Lindsey • Dr. Nancy Odegaard 097. (Research and Technical Studies) Advances in State-of-the-Art in XRF Elemental Analysis for Art Conservation Riverside West Exhibit HallDr. Bruce Kaiser • Dr. Lee Drake

4:05pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) Cross Platform Use of iPads in Stained Glass Conservation Treatment & Documentation Regency A-BAriana Makau • Greer Ashman • Chloe Castro

4:30pm CDT

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) Nanocellulose films: properties, development and new applications for translucent and transparent artworks and documents Crystal Ballroom BRemy Dreyfuss-Deseigne • Anne-Laurence Dupont

4:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Gilding the Lily? The Conservation Treatment of Alexander Calder's Red Lily Pads Crystal Ballroom ANathan Otterson • Tracey Bashkoff • Federica Pozzi • Carol Stringari • John Vitagliano

6:30pm CDT

(Book and Paper + Research and Technical Studies) Reception Newberry LibrarySan-Jian Art & Conservation • Hollinger Metal Edge Inc. • T and D US, LLC
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Conservation Science 2.0: The Northwestern University / Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts Regency DFrancesca Casadio • Marc Sebastian Walton • Monica Olvera de la Cruz • Emeline Pouyet • Johanna Salvant • Ken Sutherland

10:30am CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) What can nanotechnology do for us? Evaluating novel cleaning tools through the NanoRestArt project at Tate Regency DDr. Bronwyn Ormsby • Dr. Lora Angelova • Rachel Barker • Gates Sofer

11:00am CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Sculpting in color: the innovative glazes of the della Robbias and followers in Renaissance Florence Regency DRichard Newman • Abigail Hykin

11:30am CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Early intervention for At-Risk 21st Century Fugitive Media Regency DFenella France • Chris Bolser • Meghan A. Wilson

12:00pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) RATS Business Meeting Regency DKaren Trentelman

2:00pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Minimally invasive sampling for the analysis of proteins from solids and surfaces Regency DDan Kirby

2:30pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Conservation Science in Early Twentieth Century India: Dr. S. Paramasivan and the Chemical Conservation Laboratory at the Madras Government Museum Regency DSanchita Balachandran-[Fellow]

3:00pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Stability of Polyvinyl Butyral Polymers with Light Exposure Regency DDavid Thomas • Matthew L. Clarke • Blythe McCarthy

3:30pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Understanding the Reactivity and the Dynamics of Lead Soaps in Oil Paintings Regency DSilvia Centeno • Jaclyn Catalano • Cecil Dybowski • Anna Murphy • Yao Yao • Nicholas Zumbulyadis

4:00pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Revealing the text and folds in 17th-century locked letters Regency DJana Dambrogio, [PA] • Dr. Graham Davis • Dr. David Mills

5:00pm CDT

Secret Lives of BarsFILLING Tour Departure Area - Crystal Foyer At the Hyatt Regency WEST TOWERLiz Garibay