Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Session 1: Natural Materials
Targeting protein modifications derived from oxidized lipids with a tailored bottom-up proteomics methodology and open search tools – Brynn Sundberg, Katell Bathany, Francesca Galluzzi, Ilaria Bonaduce, Julie Arslanoglu, Caroline Tokarski
Pyrolysis stable isotope analysis protocols to investigate organic cultural heritage components: method development, applications, and access – Eugenia Geddes da Filicaia, David A. Peggie, Richard P. Evershed, Ian D. Bull, Lucy J. E. Cramp, Mèlanie Roffet-Salque
Pre-polymerized oils: how different pre-treatments can influence the curing of oil paints – Giulia Caroti, Alessandro Arrigo, Chloe Coustet, Mathieu Thoury, Celia Duce, Ilaria Bonaduce
Oil or substitution products? – A binding media study of the German artist Willi Baumeister between 1930 and 1955 – Patrick Dietemann, Anna Micheluz, Ursula Baumer, Charlotte Hoffmann, Ester S. B. Ferreira, Marisa Pamplona, Wibke Neugebauer
Mass Spectrometric Investigation of Egg Tempera Paint Films: Aging Processes and Pigment–Binder Interactions – Myriam Fiore, Leila Birolo, Brunella Cipolletta, Silvia Pizzimenti, Costanza Miliani
Poster lightning talks
Session 2: Methodology
Use your Pyrolysis-GC/MS smartly; optimize instrument and methods, focused on our type of samples – Henk van Keulen
How old is red? Color Specific Radiocarbon (14C) Analysis in Practice – Laura Hendriks, Céline Spack, Negar Haghipour, Ana Serrano, Maarten van Bommel
Sequential Glycomic and Proteomic Mass Spectrometry of complex organic mixtures in Cultural Heritage materials – Francesca Galluzzi, Brunella Cipolletta, Katell Bathany, Julie Arslanoglu, Caroline Tokarski
Enhancing ESCAPE for Asian Lacquer Identification: Discovery and Integration of Some New THM-Py-GC/MS Marker Compounds – Valentina Pintus, Michael Schilling, Tom Learner, Silvia Miklin-Kniefacz, Khadjia Lari, Elsa Bourguignon
Session 3: Conservation/Cleaning
Tracking impact of atomic oxygen cleaning on drying oils with ASAP-MS – Kirill Shumikhin, Wim Genuit, Ilaria Bonaduce, Klaas Jan van den Berg
Identification of historical wax-resin lining adhesives by THM-Py-GC-MS and ASAP-HRMS – a methodological evaluation – Klaas Jan van den Berg, Théo-Fany Lange, Saskia Smulders, Emilie Froment, Wim Genuit
From Detection to Handling: Swab Sampling of Pesticide Residues on Heritage Objects – Rola Mansa, Maeve Moriarty, Jeremy Doucette
Proteomic study of silk: impact of ageing, dyeing, and cleaning treatments – Cecilia Campi, Francesca Galluzzi, Katell Bathany, Ilaria Bonaduce, Ilaria Degano, Caroline Tokarski
Thursday, September 25, 2026
Session 4: Synthetic Materials I
Method development for the quantification of polyester urethane degradation markers – Victoria Jendrzejewski, Roop Chand Guditi, Simon Kunz1, Jürgen Schram, Elena Gómez-Sánchez
Identification and discrimination of cyclohexanone resins AW2, Ketone N, Laropal K80 MS2, MS2A MS2B, and MS3 – Ursula Baumer, Anna Micheluz, Charlotte Hoffmann, Ester S. B. Ferreira, Marisa Pamplona, Wibke Neugebauer, Patrick Dietemann
From data to knowledge to SPA (Synthetic Paints used by Artists) – ESCAPE – Nathalie Balcar, Michael Schilling, Henk van Keulen, Jennifer Poulin
Poster lightning talks
Session 5: Synthetic Materials II
Chemical Characterization of Acrylic Inks by Single-Shot Py-GC/MS – Teodora Raicu, Dubravka Jembrih-Simbürger
Characterization of urban art materials by Py-GC-MS and EGA-MS within the Italian SUPERSTAR Project – Jacopo La Nasa, Silvia Pizzimenti, Ilaria Degano, Tommaso Nacci, Francesca Modugno
Unmasking Modern Art Forgeries: Behind the Scenes of the Norval Morrisseau Investigation – Jennifer Poulin, Kate Helwig, Mylène Choquette, Germain Wiseman, Kamila Bladek, Eric Henderson
Session 6: VOCs/Plastics
PaintED: A database of volatile emissions from materials used for production and conservation of paintings – Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo, Alba Álvarez-Martin, Emma Schymanski, Katrien Keune
An elastomer recognition tool dedicated to museum collections – Caroline Bouvier, Isabelle Cuoco, Lucille Royan, Juliette Dignat, Nicolas Bouillon, Ludovic Antonelli, Nathalie Balcar, Eleonora Pellizzi
Decoding the Silent Chemistry of Historical Books: A Volatile Emission Profiling and Classification Pipeline – Alexandra Gutmann, Kathleen Raap, Hedwig Suwelack, Eunyeong Jin, Jonathan Williams
Identification of Reactive Sulfur-Containing Compounds for Material Evaluation in Museums – Julia Bakker-Arkema, Eric Breitung, Rachel Lackner
