Science and Engineering Research for Cultural Heritage Conference 2025: Science and engineering

Science and Engineering
🔬 Welcome to the Science and Engineering Research for Cultural Heritage Conference 2025! This session explores the intersection of science, engineering, and cultural heritage, showcasing innovative projects that blend technology, materials science, and design.

🪄 Chaired by:

Dr. Fabian Sorce – Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
🎤 Speakers:

Professor Ambrose Taylor (Imperial College London) – Welcome Address
Alex Marsh (Park Royal Open Workshop) – Building an Innovation District from the Bottom Up
Dr. Elena Dieckmann & Dr. Liva Donina (Imperial College London) – MARBLE_ID: Artisanal Cryptograph
Simon Turner (Imperial College London) – Realising Ideas in 3D

📌 Learn more about the event: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/186...
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About Science and Engineering Research for Cultural Heritage
A Network of Excellence connecting scientists & engineers with conservators & heritage professionals to find solutions to cultural heritage problems. The artworks, artefacts and structures inherited from the past have a powerful impact on our society, so the conservation of our cultural heritage is fundamental for future generations. This shared cultural heritage requires intervention to stabilise and prevent further degradation of often unique artefacts. This degradation results from use, ageing, unpredicted events, environmental conditions, and poorly chosen previous restoration treatments whose details are often unknown. Scientists and engineers can assist greatly by identifying the changes in the materials, the mechanisms of degradation, and predicting how the object will respond to conservation and display. This knowledge enables conservators to make informed choices about suitable treatments, so the conservation of cultural heritage is truly interdisciplinary.