CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor of Physics applied to cultural heritage (Academic Discipline: FIS/07), Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna (Ravenna Campus) https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/mariangela.vandini/en
RESEARCH TOPICS / EXPERIENCES
Scientific methodologies for the study of cultural heritage
- Archaeometry: historical and technological knowledge of the archaeological findings and works of art, characterisation of material, knowledge of the executive techniques for provenance and dating studies.
- Conservation Science and Preventive Conservation: evaluation of the state of conservation of findings and works of art by applying laboratory and archaeometric techniques for the analyses of cultural heritage materials and interactions with the environment to support restoration interventions and to plan monitoring and maintenance.
- Attribution and authentication: best practises and protocols.
- Strategies for the safeguarding of cultural heritage at risk: procedures for monitoring, preventing and mitigating the risks, systematization of documentation related to risks impacting on territorial areas (Risk Atlas- georeferenced tool), communication activities to engage the citizenship and increase awareness on cultural heritage and risks prevention.
Diagnostic techniques: Multispectral imaging techniques (IR, VIS, UV), VIS-RS Visible Reflectance Spectroscopy, Optical Microscopy, Electronic Microscopy (SEM/TEM and EDS), Raman and FT-IR Spectroscopy, XRD X-Ray Diffractometry, XRF X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy, TL Thermoluminescence, Microclimate monitoring
KEYWORDS Archaeometry, Conservation Science, Preventive Conservation, Diagnostic techniques for Cultural Heritage
ORCID orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-1175 [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-1175]
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1994/09/23 PhD in Physics – University of Bologna (Italy)
December 1990 Master of Science by Research in Electrical Engineering & Electronics at UMIST - University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UK)
1989/12/18 4-Year Degree in Physics at the University of Bologna
WORK EXPERIENCE
since 2014/09/15 Associate Professor - Department of Cultural Heritage, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/mariangela.vandini
since 2000/07/01 Researcher - Department of Cultural Heritage, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
since 1997/01/02 Researcher - CNR – IRTEC Faenza (Italy). National Research Council – Institute of Research and Technology for Ceramics
since 1992/09/16 Tenured teacher in high schools - Italian Ministry of Education – High Schools in the province of Ravenna (Italy)
MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Since 2021/05/01 To present: Delegate for the International Relations of the Department of Cultural Heritage Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
From 2016/10/01 To present: Coordinator of the 5-years Master’s Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (Ravenna Campus) Conservazione e restauro dei beni culturali - Laurea Magistrale CU - Ravenna (unibo.it) [https://corsi.unibo.it/magistralecu/ConservazioneRestauroBeniculturali]
From 2016 To 2021: Member of the Executive Council (Giunta) of the Department of Cultural Heritage Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
From 2014/11/01 To present:Head of research and responsible of the Conservation Science Laboratory for Cultural Heritage - Department of Cultural Heritage, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Laboratorio diagnostico — Beni Culturali - DBC (unibo.it) [https://beniculturali.unibo.it/it/ricerca/laboratori-di-ricerca/laboratorio-diagnostico]
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
From a.a. 2013-14 To present: Physics for cultural heritage - 5-years Master degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage - UniBo
From a.a. 2013-14 To present: Archaeometry - 5-years Master degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage – UniBo
From 2007-08 To present: Physical methods for cultural heritage - Master degree in Archaeological and historic artistic heritage and landscapes and in Book and document science – UniBo
From 2003-04 To present Physics applied to cultural heritage in Bachelor degree in cultural heritage - UniBo
From 2000-01 To present: Archaeometry in Bachelor degree in cultural heritage - UniBo
2006-07 Scientific examination of works of art – European PhD in Science for Conservation – EPISCON - UniBo
2004-05 Diagnostic and conservation of mosaics – 1st level Master in Science and conservation of cultural heritage- UniBo
From 2003-04 To 2005-06 Material degradation and restoration methods – 1st level Master in Study and restoration of archaeological materials - UniBo
MAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
From 2021 Scientific Director for UniBo of the European Project "EU for Economic Development Tourism-led, local, economic development, with a focus on Cultural Heritage - Byllis (Albania)". Financing institution: EU - partnership with the Italian Agency of Cooperation for Development AICS
From 2021 Scientific co-Director of the departmental project Department of Cultural Heritage UniBo "Strategies for the safeguarding of cultural heritage at risk. Risk analysis, assessment and georeferencing in the Ravenna area". Financing institution: UniBo + Flaminia Foundation + Municipality of Ravenna. PROJECT — SIRIUS - Management strategies for cultural heritage at risk (unibo.it) [https://site.unibo.it/patrimonioculturalearischio/en/project]
From 2020 Scientific Team Leader for UniBo of the Erasmus+ Capacity building project "REACH improving REsearch capacities of Albanian higher education institutions in conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage". Financing institution: EU - EACEA. REACH: Innovating Cultural Heritage | REACH is an Erasmus+ Capacity Building project with the aim of improving REsearch capacities of Albanian higher educations in conservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage. (reachculturalheritage.eu) [https://www.reachculturalheritage.eu/]
From 2019 Member of the H2020 project "SHELTER Sustainable Historic Environments hoListic reconstruction through Technological Enhancement and community based Resilience". Financing institution: EU. https://shelter-project.com/
2019 - 2022 Member of the UIA, Project Number UIA04-137 European Union "DARE Digital Environment for collaborative Alliances to Regenerate urban Ecosystems in middle-sized cities". Financing institution: EU. DARE – UIA – FrameLAB (unibo.it) [https://framelab.unibo.it/index.php/dare/]
2018 - 2021 Scientific Director of the International Cooperation Project "ROCHEMP Regional Office for Cultural Heritage Enhancement, Management and Protection (Italy- Armenia)". Financing institution: Italian Agency of Cooperation for Development AICS
2013 - 2017 Scientific Director of the mission "Conservation of the archeological site of Samaipata Rock Carvings, Bolivia". Financing institution: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2011 - 2013 Scientific Team Leader for UniBo of the Italian National Research Project PRIN "Continuity and discontinuity in glass production technology in the North Adriatic area from 9th cent. BC to 14th cent. AD". Financing institution: Italian Ministry of Education University and Research
SERVICE TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
From 2015 To present: Co-director of the Editorial Series “Studi sul patrimonio culturale – Collana del Dipartimento di Beni Culturali” (Studies on Cultural Heritage – Series of the Department of Cultural Heritage), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Presentazione della collana — Beni Culturali - DBC (unibo.it) [https://beniculturali.unibo.it/it/ricerca/pubblicazioni-attivita-editoriali/collane-editoriali/studi-sul-patrimonio-culturale/presentazione-della-collana]
From 2012 To present: Scientific person in charge of the project “Operating protocols for the valorization, fruition and conservation of built cultural heritage”, Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research in Building and Constructions CIRI Building and Construction – Technopole Emilia Romagna
From 2008 To present: Member of the Executive Board of the Univerisity of Bologna Integrated Research Team IRT Alma HeritageScience
From 2007 To 2012: Coordinator of the Glass Thematic Area of the Italian Association of Archaeometry AIAr
From 2007 To 2010:Member of the Leverhulme International Network: The Composition of Byzantine Glass Mosaic Tesserae
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
From 2021 To present: Tutor of a post-doc project: Management strategies for Cultural Heritage at risk
From 2019 To present: Tutor of a post-doc project: Diagnostic for Cultural Heritage: protocols and models for conservation and restoration in national and international contexts
From May 2019 To February 2021: Tutor of a post-doc project: Conservation, management and enhancement of the Armenian cultural heritage: strategies and technical solutions.
From October 2016 To April 2020: PhD supervisor of the project Best practice for authentication in art
From October 2015 To April 2019: PhD supervisor of the project “Mediterranean glass production during the Byzantine-Islamic transition: archaeometry of vessel and mosaic glass from the Eastern Mediterranean regions”
From February 2014 To December 2014: Supervisor of a research collaborator on the project “CIRI Building and Constructions – Built heritage material diagnosis
From September 2012 To August 2013: Supervisor of a Junior researcher (PRIN 2009) “Methods of classification and chrono-typological contextualisation of archaeological glass
HONOURS, AWARDS, MEMBERSHIPS, OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
1994 Italian National Qualification as a tenured teacher of Mathematics and Physics in high schools
1991 Italian National Qualification as a tenured teacher of Physics in high schools
July 2023 Certificate in Advanced English level C
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
From 2019 to present: Volunteer of the Italian Civil Protection
Ravenna (Italy) – 30.11.2023
