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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name MARCELLO PICOLLO Address Via di Soffiano 19, 50143 Florence, Italy Telephone +39-055-5226360 (office), +39-333-6875275 (mobile) Fax +39-055-5226374 E-mail m.picollo@ifac.cnr.it Nationality Italian Date of birth 09.09.1963

PRESENT POSITION Researcher, permanent position, at the Institute for Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” (IFAC) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy.

Asia and Oceania chairperson for Infrared and Raman Users’ Group (IRUG);Coordinator of the Area Tematica del Colore Group of the Italian Archaeometric Association (AIAr).

EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Dates 1992-93 • Name of organisation Faculty of Sciences, University of Florence, Italy • Title of course Corso di perfezionamento in "La Scienza per la Conservazione dei Beni Culturali • Title of qualification awarded Post-Master level

• Dates 1982-88 • Name of organisation University of Florence, Italy • Title of qualification awarded Laurea (M.S.) in Geology • Title of dissertation Quantitative mineralogical analysis by means of XRD of the Carbonate beach sediments of the Maltese Islands and their relation with the Carbonate and Silicate rocks of the substrate. Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Turi.

GRANTS • Dates January – March 1999 (two months) • Name of organisation CNR-NATO Senior Research Grant at Conservation Center of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Supervisor Dr. J. Coddington.

• Dates January – December 1998 (twelve months) • Name of organisation CNR Research Grant at IROE. Supervisor Dr. A. Casini. • Purpose of grant Non Destructive Mid-IR Reflectance Spectroscopy on paintings by means of Fiber Optics System

• Dates July – August 1997 (two months) • Name of organisation CNR-NATO Senior Research Grant at Conservation Research Center of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Supervisor Dr. J. Twilley.

• Dates February - March 1997 (one month) • Name of organisation CNR Short Term Mobility Grant at ULIRS Thermal Methods and Conservation Science Laboratory, Birkbeck College, University of London. Supervisor Dr. M. Odlyha.

• Dates October 1995 – September 1996 (twelve months) • Name of organisation CNR Research Grant at IROE. Supervisor Dr. M. Bacci. • Purpose of grant Development of image spectroscopy devices for painting investigation

• Dates September 1993 – August 1994 (twelve months) • Name of organisation CNR Research Grant at IROE. Supervisor Dr. M. Bacci. • Purpose of grant Non-destructive investigations on painting materials

• Dates July 1991 – June 1992 (twelve months) • Name of organisation CNR Research Grant at IROE. Supervisor Dr. M. Bacci. • Purpose of grant Spectroscopic optical investigations on materials used in art works

WORK EXPERIENCE • Dates December 1999 (from November 2001 the position became permanent) • Name of employer Institute for Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” (IFAC) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy. Before March 2002 named Institute for Research on Electromagnetic Waves (IROE). • Sector Research on improving and developing methods and techniques for carrying out non-invasive analysis on art works by using UV-Vis-IR spectroscopy • Occupation Researcher, permanent position • Main activities and responsibilities Provide analytical support to conservators and curators at museums, galleries, and restoration laboratories; overseeing and performing testing and analysis on polychrome surfaces by using non-invasive techniques; supervising lab staff (Ph.D. students, junior fellows, interns, and technicians); monitoring environmental conditions of art displays in galleries and churches; developing proposals for international research collaborations; coordinator of international research projects.

• Dates October-December 2008 • Name of employer Faculty of Sciences, University of Florence, Italy • Occupation Lecturer • Main activities and responsibilities Image Elaboration for undergraduate course in “Technology for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage”

• Dates September-December 2008January-May 2008January-May 2007January-May 2006January-May 2005 • Name of employer Faculty of Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy • Occupation Lecturer • Main activities and responsibilities Spectroscopic Techniques for graduate course in “Conservation and Diagnostic of contemporary and modern artworks”

• Dates From 2001 • Name of employer University of Firenze, University of Parma, University of Pisa, University of Torino, University of Catania • Occupation Lecturer • Main activities and responsibilities Lecture series on “Colorimetry in the Cultural Heritage” and “Reflectance Spectroscopy applied to the Cultural Heritage” for Undergraduate Courses Physic Methodologies applied to Cultural Heritage, Geology and Technology for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage

PERSONAL SKILLSAND COMPETENCES.

MOTHER TONGUE ITALIAN

OTHER LANGUAGES ENGLISH • Reading, writing and verbal skills GOOD

SOCIAL SKILLSAND COMPETENCES I have had the opportunity to live abroad in some of the most important multiethnic centres when working at the Los Angeles County Museum (LACMA) in Los Angeles, Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York, and the Birbeck College in London. My communication and interpersonal skills improved greatly when working in these international and multicultural environments. Consequently, I have no difficulties in adapting to new situations and environments and to participate in international teams.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES . 2005-2006: IFAC Research Group Coordinator of the CNR-CSIC (Spain) Research Project “Non-invasive Mid-infrared fiber optics reflectance spectroscopy on painted layers and prints: comparison with traditional reflectance spectroscopic techniques using multivariate analysis on spectra” in collaboration with Instituto de Investigaciones Quimicas y Ambientales de Barcelona (IIQAB-CSIC).2004: Organizer of the sixth Infrared and Raman Users’ Group (IRUG6) conference in Florence and editor of the conference proceedings.2001-2003: IFAC Research Group Coordinator of the Agenzia 2000 Project “Making a portable instrument for the reflectance spectroscopic study of gemstones in objects of art and museum displays”.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Hands-on experience:UV, Vis, IR spectroscopyVis, Near-IR imagingFT-IR SpectroscopyX-ray Diffraction and FluorescenceColorimetry