Adele De Cruz, Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemistry

Contact Info:

Office Location:	Soc-Psych Building, Room 048, Biology Building Rm 067
Office Phone:	(919) 613-5024
Email Address:
Web Page:	DeCruz, A., Culberson, C. F., Andreotti, A., Colombini, M.P. and P inna, D. Investigation of the Er:YAG laser (2.94 mm) in cleaning of lichens growing on stone. S

Office Hours:

By appointment

Specialties:

Nanoscience and Materials
Biomolecular Structure and Function

Research Interests:

Current projects: Conservation of frescos by Buonamico Buffalmacco from the Camposanto Monumantle, Pisa, Italy

Laser research, Fine Arts Conservation, FTIR as applied to materials, Lichen research using a laser at 3 microns. Application of laser in cleaning painted surfaces. Conservator of laser methods. Campsanto Monumentale, Pisa, Italy. Current research the interaction of pulsed laser energy on painter surface, frescos.

Areas of Interest:

particle chemistry

Keywords:

lasers, fine arts conservation,

Recent Publications   (search)

1. A. De Cruz, Investigation of the Er:YAG Laser at 2.94 μm to Remove Lichens Growing on Stone, Studies in Conservation (December, 2009) [php]  [author's comments]
2. A. De Cruz, ., Prove di pulitura a confronto: Metodi chimici e fisici., in . Congress: Un Progetto di Restauro Intergratto (2009), Opera della Primaziale Pisana,, Pisa, Italy  [abs] [author's comments]
3. De Cruz, A., Andreotti, A., Colombini, M.P., Felici, A., Lanterna, G., Lanfranchi, M., Nakahara, K. and Penaglia, F.,, ., "Novel Applications of the Er:YAG Laser: Cleaning of Old Paintings.", Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. VI (2007), pp. pp.239-247, Springer, Vienna, Austria  [abs]
4. with DeCruz, A., Palmer, R. A., Andreotti, A., Colombini, M.P., Castellucci, E M., Striova, J., Matteini, M.and Sansonetti, A., Design of a research program on the effects of Er:YAG Laser Radiation on Mural Painting: preliminary results on the case study of the "Cimitero Monumentale” in Pisa (Italy)., Proceedings of the 12th Laser Conference on Laser Optics (June, 2006), St. Peterburg, Russia,