Ruth Chercoles

Synthetic polymers used in restoration and conservation (in Spanish)

Bachelor in Chemical Sciences, for the University Complutense of Madrid. Master of Restoration and Rehabilitation of Historical Heritage of Alcala de Henares University of (2004).

Actually she works as a researcher in a collaboration project between University Complutense of Madrid and Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España for the study of aging behavior of polymers used in conservation and restoration.

Since 2009, she is a teacher of the fine arts faculty of University Complutense of Madrid of the next subjects: chemical and physical applied to conservation and restoration, materials’ study of cultural heritage and Scientifics methods used in cultural heritage.

ruthchercoles@yahoo.es

X-ray fluorescence
Luísa Carvalho

Synchrotron radiation
Martin Radkte

Raman microscopy
Vânia Muralha

Analysis of mortars
António Santos Silva

Synthetic polymers
Ruth Chercoles

Identification of pigments
António João Cruz

Is it a fake?
Maria Filomena Guerra