Posters

The poster session showcased cutting-edge work and emerging topics that will shape the future of heritage science.

Posters presented at the 2025 Trends in Heritage Science Conference

  1. Measurement of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cellulose Acetate by Thin-Filmed Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (pdf) - Francesca Azolini, UCL
  2. Franciszka Themerson's White Paintings: A case study for understanding surface phenomena in modern paintings (pdf) - Donatella Banti, Courtauld Institute of Art
  3. An Investgation of the Stucco Mural of the Wharton Esherick Museum Silo: Material analysis and conservation - Donglin Chen, The University of Pennsylvania
  4. Portable Hyperspectral Imaging (pHI) for the enhanced recording of archaeological features (pdf) - Nicholas Crabb, Bournemouth University (Runner-Up Poster Prize)
  5. Sonic Bleed: Harnessing Site-specific Soundscapes for Enhanced Heritage Engagement - Anna Edmonds, University of Brighton
  6. From Tangible Ruins to Digital Memoryscapes: Rethinking Contested Heritage Through Digital Ethnography - Nilsu Erkul, Cardiff University
  7. The Cold Truth: What happens to specimens after freezing? (pdf) - Anna Fenlon, Natural History Museum
  8. One Cube to Rule Them All: Source-fused HSI-XRF data cube production for enhanced pigment identification in heritage - Molly Fort, UCL (Student Poster Prize)
  9. Introduction to Harwell Campus and HarwellXPS - Arthur Graf, HarwellXPS
  10. Entangled Heritage of Indian Chinatowns: The biopolitics of postcolonialism in Tiretta Bazaar - Muskan Kheria, Cardiff University
  11. Interconnected Identifies: Neural networks, Renaissance portraits, and the possibilities of artistic collaboration (pdf) - Tanya Klowden, The Courtauld Institute of Art
  12. Evaluating Transparent Coatings for Metal Surfaces Using Optical Coherhence Tomography (OCT) in Heritage - Benedikt Pongs, Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences
  13. Deformation Imaging to Assess Mechanical Stability in Hygroscopic Heritage Objects (pdf) - Yun-Wen Liao, UCL (Best Overall Poster Prize)
  14. Mechanical Degradation of Recycled Plastics in Museum Collections (pdf) - Jasmin Mackenzie, Imperial College London and V&A Museum
  15. The Dumbarton Cross Pendant. Uncovering the Mysteries of an Early Medieval Object (pdf) - Sam Matthews, Historic Environment Scotland
  16. Evaluating Greener Alternatives for Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB) Removal in Wall Painting Conservation - Beatrice Menegaldo, The Courtauld Institute of Art
  17. Paint Dosimeters as Tools to Monitor Museum Environments (pdf) - Marianne Odlyha, Birkbeck University of London
  18. A Story of Hill House: Forward Thinking or Long-term Thinking? - Roselyn (Yidong) Sun
  19. Linalool-Based Nanostructural Fluid: A Sustainable Approach for the Removal of Grafitti Paint from Outdoor Cultural Heritage - Corinne Suraci, University of Florence
  20. Ground based long range multimodal imaging and spectroscopy for built heritage and a novel workflow from data collection to analysis - Amelia Suzuki, Nottingham Trent University
  21. Surface Change and Perceptual Response: Assessing the Dust Effects on Heritage Materials - Xilan Wu, UCL
  22. The Application of Attribution Science to Heritage Risk Asessment (pdf) - Shixin Zhao, UCL
  23. Sustaining the Future: Conserving Bioplastics in Cultural Heritage - P. Morfis, The Open University

Congratulations to the winners of the poster prizes

From left to right: Yun-Wen Liao (best overall poster); Molly Fort (best student poster); Nicholas Crabb (runner-up poster)

The conference poster session was generously supported by npj Heritage Science in the form of sponsorship of a published article based on the poster that is awarded the best overall poster prize and sponsorship of cash prizes for the best overall poster, best student poster and runner-up poster.

npj Heritage Science is a gold Open Access Journal (for which the majority of articles pay publication fees, as is normal in such journals). However, in order to improve profile and encourage high quality articles the publishers may, at their discretion, waive the fees for exceptional work. By agreement with the conference committee, npj Heritage Science has offered to sponsor the publication of the best article as judged by the conference organisers. This paper will still need to be submitted in the normal way and be subject to the normal process of refereeing. Further information about the publication process, including deadlines, will be provided on award of the prize.