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1. Two new collection management roles in the First Peoples Department,
Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2. ACS 2027 Spring Meeting Reminder – Abstracts Due in Two Weeks
3. Materials Science Pioneers in Art and Archaeology Webinar - Join us on Sep
18th
4. AIC Imaging Working Group (IWG) Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, September
30, 11am-12pm (EDT)
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1.From: Jonathan Kemp
Posted: Monday September 14, 2026 6:23 AM
Subject: Two new collection management roles in the First Peoples Department,
Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Message: Two new collection management roles in the First Peoples Department,
Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Senior Collection Manager, First Peoples Archaeology Collection and
First Peoples Restricted Collection | Melbourne - CBD | Museums Victoria
Careers
<https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=17285&in_jnCounter=226678928>
Collection Manager, First Peoples Collection | Melbourne - CBD | Museums
Victoria Careers
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I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Peoples of the Kulin Nations as the Traditional
Owners of the land on which I work and pay my respects to their Elders, past
and present.
Dr Jonathan Kemp FIIC (Jonathan or he/him/his) Senior Lecturer, Robert Cripps
institute | Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
The University of Melbourne
T: +61 3 9035 6088
M: +61 413 845 648
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/grimwade-centre-for-cultural-materials-conservation
<https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/grimwade-centre-for-cultural-materials-conservation>
Latest presentations/workshops Kemp, J, Ikeda, H. 2026. Disaster
Preparedness: Risk Assessment & Stone Conservation workshops, Juming Museum,
Taiwan Kemp, J, Ikeda, H. 2026. Archeaological ceramic conservation workshop,
Xieng Khouang Provincial Museum, Lao PDR Kemp, J. 2025. 'Fukushima Daiichi
Retcon', The Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural
Heritage (ACAHUCH) Toxic Heritage Symposium, University of Melbourne. Kemp, J.
2025. 'Writing for Conservation Journals', 'From Masters to Publication'
conference, Arts Humanities Research Council & Historic England. Kemp, J.
2025. 'Taking Care of Things', 100th Anniversary of the National Palace Museum
Collections Management and Conservation Forum, Taipei, Taiwan Latest
publications Kemp, J. Editor, Hlia Maral Guest Editor, 2025. Conservation and
Care, special issue of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation October
2025 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/48/3
<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/48/3> Ying, W, Khoshelham, K, Kemp,
J. 2025. ISPRS Digital Construction- Annals, 'Assessment of Rock and Stone
Decay in Heritage Sites Using Machine Learning'.
https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/X-G-2025/1019/2025/isprs-annals-X-G-2025-1019-2025.pdf
<https://isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/X-G-2025/1019/2025/isprs-annals-X-G-2025-1019-2025.pdf>
Ishiwata, M, Kemp, J. 2025. 'The Use of Textured Japanese Paper as a Filler
for Leather Conservation: Exploring an Alternative to BEVA371', AICCM Bulletin
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10344233.2025.2458946
<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10344233.2025.2458946>
#OpenAccess Kemp, J. 2025. 'Conservation as Version Control: a quasi-licence
for participatory practice', Urban Futures - Cultural Pasts, Architecture Media
Politics Society Proceedings 40.3, pp. 586-597
https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amps-Proceedings-Series_40.3.pdf
<https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amps-Proceedings-Series_40.3.pdf>
#OpenAccess Loo, I, Black, J, Price, G, Kemp, J, 2025. 'Micro-CT
Evaluation of Calcite In Situ Precipitation System (CIPS) in the Consolidation
of Earthen Cultural Materials', Terra 2022: Proceedings of the 13th World
Congress on Earthen Architectural Heritage, Getty Publications
https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/9781606069158.pdf
<https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/9781606069158.pdf>
<https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/9781606069158.pdf>
Kemp, J. 2024. 'Conservators, Creativity, and Control', Studies in
Conservation
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00393630.2023.2241246
<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00393630.2023.2241246>
#OpenAccess
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2.From: Celia Chari
Posted: Monday September 14, 2026 10:40 AM
Subject: ACS 2027 Spring Meeting Reminder – Abstracts Due in Two Weeks
Message: A reminder that the call for abstracts is now open for the Art and
Archaeological Chemistry symposium at the 2027 American Chemical Society (ACS)
Spring Meeting in New Orleans, LA (March 21–25, 2027). Submissions are open
through Monday, September 28.
The symposium will run over two days and is organized into four sessions,
reflecting support from four ACS divisions: ANYL (Analytical Chemistry), COMP
(Computers in Chemistry), HIST (History of Chemistry), and CHED (Chemical
Education):
Session I: Novel Analytical Methods
>From neutron activation analysis to muon-induced X-ray emissions in cultural
>heritage, featuring a keynote by Brandi MacDonald (University of Missouri
>Research Reactor).
Session II: Computational Methods
Including emerging applications of AI in materials classification for art and
archaeology, featuring a keynote by Emeline Pouyet (Centre de Recherche sur la
Conservation, CNRS).
Session III: Recipes, Replication, and Archaeo-inspired Materials
Addressing provenance, processing, and properties of mineral and synthetic
pigments, with a keynote by Barbara Berrie.
Session IV: Archaeological Chemistry in STEM Education
Exploring the use of heritage science in teaching across classrooms and
museums, featuring a keynote by Thiago Puglieri (UCLA/Getty).
More invited speakers to be announced soon!
Abstracts can be submitted via ACS MAPS under New Approaches and Results in
Archaeological Chemistry:
https://callforabstracts.acs.org/acsspring2027/HIST
<https://callforabstracts.acs.org/acsspring2027/HIST>
We look forward to receiving your contributions and hope to see you in New
Orleans.
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Celia S. Chari
Nicholas Zumbulyadis
Organizers of the 2027 ACS Archaeological Chemistry Symposium
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3.From: Celia Chari
Posted: Monday September 14, 2026 10:40 AM
Subject: Materials Science Pioneers in Art and Archaeology Webinar - Join us
on Sep 18th
Message: I am delighted to announce the next speaker of the Materials Science
Pioneers in Art and Archaeology Webinar Series - hosted by the Art, Archaeology
and Conservation Science Division of the American Ceramic Society.
Please join us this Friday, September 18th at 12 pm ET (5 pm BST / 6 pm CEST)
as we welcome Dr. Mingyue Yuan, who is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the
University of Science and Technology of China. Dr. Yuan's talk is titled:
Decoding the Colors of Changsha Ware: Glaze Technology, Microstructure, and the
Origins of Copper Red Decoration
Registration is required to attend, but importantly free for all participants.
We hope to see you there!
Please register for this event: Art, Archaeology & Conservation Science
Division - Materials Science Pioneers in Art and Archaeology Webinar Series
<https://ceramics.org/course/art-archaeology-conservation-science-division-materials-science-pioneers-in-art-and-archaeology-webinar-series-decoding-the-colors-of-changsha-ware-glaze-technology-microstructure-and-the-origi/>
Missed any previous webinars from the series? Find them on the American Ceramic
Society's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@ceramicsociety/videos
<https://www.youtube.com/@ceramicsociety/videos>
Abstract:
Changsha ware, produced during the Tang Dynasty (618–907), is one of the most
innovative ceramic productions in ancient China. Distinguished by its colorful
painted decorations and the early development of high-temperature copper-red
glaze, Changsha ware represents an important milestone in the history of
ceramic technology. The combination of different glaze colors and decorative
techniques on the same vessel reflects the advanced technological knowledge and
creativity of Tang dynasty potters.
In this presentation, Dr. Mingyue Yuan will explore the technological
development of Changsha ware through the study of glaze composition,
microstructure, and the oxidation states of coloring elements. First, she will
discuss how glaze composition, thickness, and firing conditions influenced the
formation of transparent and opaque glazes, as well as the development of
different glaze colors. She will then focus on the coexistence of green and
copper-red decorations on the same object, exploring how firing atmosphere and
copper chemistry contributed to these contrasting colors. Finally, she will
introduce experimental reproduction of copper-red decoration and discuss its
significance for understanding the emergence of the earliest high-temperature
copper-red glazes in Chinese ceramics.
This study provides new insights into the relationship between material
properties, firing technology, and artistic innovation in Changsha ware,
highlighting how scientific analysis can reveal the technological achievements
behind ancient ceramic production.
Speaker Biography:
Dr. Mingyue Yuan received her bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Anhui
University, followed by a master's degree in Archaeology and Museology from the
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Her interdisciplinary
background in chemistry, archaeology, and heritage science has shaped her
research approach to understanding ancient ceramic technologies through
scientific analysis.
She completed her PhD in Physics at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
(UPC) BarcelonaTECH, under the supervision of Prof. Trinitat Pradell. Her
doctoral thesis, Historical Copper and Iron Coloured Glazes and Glasses, was
awarded Cum Laude. During her doctoral studies, she investigated the coloring
mechanisms of copper- and iron-containing glazes in ancient Chinese ceramics
and historical European copper-red glasses, combining materials
characterization with the study of historical manufacturing technologies.
Since March 2024, Yuan has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of
History of Science and Scientific Archaeology at USTC. Her current research
focuses on the relationship between composition, microstructure, firing
conditions, and color development in historical ceramics, including Song
dynasty copper-red glazes from Guangxi and black-glazed ceramics from different
regions of China.
Her research aims to reveal the technological knowledge and craftsmanship
behind ancient ceramic production by integrating archaeological perspectives
with advanced materials science approaches.
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Celia S. Chari
Conservation Scientist
Mapping Color in History, Harvard University
Based in Washington D.C.
United States
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4.From: Tessa de Alarcon
Posted: Monday September 14, 2026 8:01 PM
Subject: AIC Imaging Working Group (IWG) Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday,
September 30, 11am-12pm (EDT)
Message:
We are excited to share the agenda for the IWG quarterly meeting being held on
Wednesday, September 30, 11am-12pm (EDT)! The meeting will include short tip
presentations focusing on practical, inexpensive, and creative hacks and
solutions that help tackle imaging projects. Check out the attached agenda to
see the list of presenters and topics!
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Tessa de Alarcon
Conservator
Penn Museum
Philadelphia PA
[email protected]
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