OCT community

NCU Toruń group (P. Targowski) 

principal investigators:

Piotr Targowski (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland) 

Magdalena Iwanicka (Chair of Restoration of Paintings and Polychromed sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts , Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland) 

Marcin Sylwestrzak (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland) 

Magdalena Kowalska (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland) 

Bogumila J. Rouba (professor emetritus at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland) 

major research interests: 

analysis of order and origin of semi-transparent layers like: varnishes, lacquers and glazes

control of varnish ablation by OCT 

analysis of structure and range of surface corrosion processes in historic and stained glass 

tracking of canvas deformation caused by climatic changes 

application of OCT to the profilometry of non-transparent objects 

analysis of structure and degradation range of parchment 

research grants: 

2003 – 2006: Optical coherence tomography for examination of objects of art – Grant from Polish Ministry of Science: (325 000 zł)

2004 – 2006: Increasing of spatial resolution of SOCT instrument – Grant from Polish Ministry of Science: 3 T11E 015 26 (40 000 zł)

2008 – 2009: Application of OCT to examination of artwork – Grant from the President of Nicolaus Copernicus University

2008 – 2011: OCT as a tool for conservation science – Grant from Polish Ministry of Science: N N105 331334 (264 000 zł)

2009 – 2014: CHARISMA(Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures: Synergy for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Conservation/Restoration) – Participation in consortium of an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative of 7th Framework Programme EU (334 000 Euro of total budget 9 661 000 Euro)

2015 – 2019: IPERION CH (Integrated Platform for the European Research Infrastructure ON Cultural Heritage) – Participation in consortium of HORISON 2020 Framework Programme EU (250 000 Euro of total budget 8 150 000 Euro>

2016 – 2020: E-RIHS PP (The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science - Preparatory Phase) – Participation in consortium of HORISON 2020 Framework Programme EU (120 000 Euro of total budget 4 000 000 Euro)

2020 – 2023: IPERION HS (Integrated Platform for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science) – Participation in consortium of HORISON 2020 Framework Programme EU (129 000 Euro of total budget 6 300 000 Euro) as a leader of Polish node, together with AHG University of Mining and Technology, Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS, and University of Warsaw as linked third parties

NTU Nottingham group (H. Liang)

See Imaging & Sensing for Archaeology, Art History & Conservation (ISAAC) Laboratory for details

principal investigator:

Haida Liang ( School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK)

Applied Optics Group in the University of Kent  (A. Podoleanu)

OCT for art and archaeology

Light for Life Hub

principal investigator:

Adrian Podoleanu (Applied Optics Group in the University of Kent in Canterbery, UK)

Researchers, to include academics, postdocs and PhD students

Research interests

Research grants

Cactus group  (M.L. Yang);

principal investigators:

Meili Yang ( The Heritage Conservation Science Program in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)

Jennifer K. Barton ( Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)

Amy M. Winkler ( The College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)

PhD students:

major research interests: 

Meili Yang: Chinese art history. Chinese antiquities (especially archaic jade and ceramics)

research grants: 

Current project, using OCT for Chinese glazes research, is supported by the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS).