We do not advocate the use of shaving cream for investigating inscriptions on stone. The shaving cream has natural emollients for softening the skin. These emollients have oils and moisture holding agents that can have detrimental effects on the stone.
NCPTT and Hybrid Plastics are partnering to make and use POSS modified polymers in preservation applications. Researchers and preservationists discussed the potential of developing new nanotechnologies for application to preservation problems.
Recent research reveals bacteria may be the biggest ally in the fight to preserve ancient artifacts from erosion and deterioration.
Limewash is enjoying renewed interest as a protectant for historic structures, thanks in part to research undertaken by NCPTT and its partners.
28 January 2009 by Jeff Guin
Carol Chin has joined NCPTT as a joint faculty researcher in the National Center’s Materials Research Program. The position is held in partnership with Northwestern State University of Louisiana
28 January 2009 by NCPTT
Carol Chin holds a Ph.D. in Marine Geology from Oregon State University. Additionally she has served on the Corvallis Historic Preservation Advisory Board and was the recipient of the Elisabeth Walton Potter Historic Preservation Award in 2003.
This six minute video explains how to prepare and apply limewash.
22 September 2008 by NCPTT
Knowledge of material properties, reactivity and history can be crucial to conservation treatment success and safety.
22 September 2008 by NCPTT
The AIC polled its membership in May 1996 via a mail-survey to provide an updated and refined list of the most critical needs for research and training in the field of materials conservation.
22 September 2008 by NCPTT
This study evaluates the physical effects of drying waterlogged archaeological wood using supercritical carbon dioxide as compared to air drying and the polyethlene gylcol (PEG)/freeze drying method.
NCPTT’s materials research program hosted representatives from Hybrid Plastics. The company specializes in new resin and plastics based on a new chemical technology called POSS.
10 June 2008 by NCPTT
Stace Miller, a longtime undergraduate intern at NCPTT, received a B.S. in chemistry and an B.S. in Math from Northwestern State University of Louisiana on May 9.
23 May 2008 by NCPTT
NCPTT will host four interns in its materials research program this summer: Molly McGath, Catherine Arseneaux, Candida D’Avanzo, and Paige Isaacs.
22 April 2008 by NCPTT
Mary Striegel of NCPTT presented at the 2008 Louisiana Library Association Annual Meeting, held March 4-6 in Shreveport.
07 February 2008 by NCPTT
Materials Research Chief Mary Striegel and Materials Conservator Jason Church conduct a TEL NPS course “Essentials in Cemetery Monument Care.”
NCPTT is now advertising its 2008 summer internship opportunities in architecture and engineering, archeology and collections, heritage education, historic landscapes and materials conservation.
01 November 2007 by NCPTT
Caleb Johnson recently joined NCPTT’s materials research program as a graduate assistant.
06 August 2007 by NCPTT
Dr. Catherine Situma joined the NCPTT materials research program in the NCPTT/NSU joint faculty position.
30 January 2007 by NCPTT
Materials Research Chief Mary Striegel and Materials Conservator Jason Church conduct a TEL NPS course “Essentials in Cemetery Monument Care” broadcast on January 30, 2007.
29 November 2006 by NCPTT
NCPTT materials research staff Dr. Tye Botting and Sarah Jackson presented research at the annual APTI conference on Sept. 15, 2006, in Atlanta.