Chiara COLETTI

Graduated in Science and Technology for Archaeological and Artistic Heritage (LM/11, D.M. 270/2004) at the University of Padova in 2010, with a mark 110/110 cum laude. Doctor of Philosophy, 2016, in Earth Science at the University of Padova and at the University of Granada (Spain) (Mención cum laude) with the cotutelle agreement. Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova (2016-2022), collaborating in two H2020 European projects (CHEAP-GSHPS and HYPERION), currently, working with a research grant financed by ISMEO-dBC  on the mineralogical, petrographic and chemical characterization of pre-protohistoric artifacts (6000-2000 BC) in chlorite from south-eastern Iran and Oman. Other grants and awards: 2021, Seal of Excellence (SoE), Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions call HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01 — MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 for the project proposal 101064873 — M3DEA, European Commission Horizon Europe; 2014, Visiting Scientist Research Grant “Ing. Aldo Gini” at the Dept. of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Granada, Spain (6 months); 2013, Erasmus placement at the Dept. of Mineralogy and Petrology University of Granada, Spain (3 months); 2013, SIMP (Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia) for the EMU SCHOOL: minerals at the nanoscale, Granada, Spain; 2013, ‘Doctor J’ PhD grant, INPS - Gestione Ex Inpdap (Direzione Regionale Veneto). Teaching experience: in 2018-2019 Adjunct Professor at the Istituto Santa Paola of Mantova, course of Mineralogy and Petrography (52 hours), Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Stones, building materials, and decorated surfaces; in 2019 Teaching Assistant in Geology and Geochemistry (12 hours), Dept. of Environmental Engineering of Padova; since 2019 Contract Professor at the Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, course of Geology for Cultural Heritage (48 hours). Supervision of a dozen students in their bachelor's and master's degree theses in different topics (e.g. natural and artificial stones properties, stone decay, radon occurrence) and referee for international journals (such as Advanced Buildings Thermal Monitoring; Applied Clay Science; Applied Sciences; Buildings; Construction and Building Materials; Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment; CivilEng; Energies; Journal of Cultural Heritage; Journal of Waste Management and Disposal; Minerals; Rivista di Archeologia; Natural Resources Research; Sustainability). Member of the Organizing Committee, Convegno Tematico AIAr (Associazione Italiana di Archeometria, Italian Archaeometry Association), “La Sostenibilità nei Beni Culturali”, “Sustainability in Cultural Haritage”, 29 June  – 1 July, 2022, Padova, Italia. Many national and international collaborations, in particular with: Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission; Dept. of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Granada, Spain; Dept. of Chemistry Ciamician, University of Bologna, Italy; Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, CNR, Roma; Dept. of Civil Engineering Center for Cultural Heritage Technology Engineering and Energy Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University – OsloMet, Norway; Center for Cultural Heritage Technology of Venice. 1 book contribute (in the “European Atlas of Natural Radiation” Publication Office of the European Union); 12 articles published in peer-reviewed journals; other articles in progress almost ready for submission. Main technical competences are in the field of the stones and geomaterials characterization, decay processes, and radon exhalation analysis (Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Thermogravimetric (TG and DTA) analysis, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP), Nitrogen Adsorption (NA), 3D Digital Imaging Analysis by Micro-Computed Tomography (m-CT), 2D Digital Imaging Analysis (DIA) on SEM-BSE, Hydric tests, Hygrothermal tests, Accelerated aging tests, physical-mechanical strength, Ultrasonic tests γ-spectrometry, Spectrophotometry, IR-thermocamera, C-Therm Analyzer, Non-contact 3D profilometer). Good knowledge of the following software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Image Composite Editor); Graphic applications (CorelDraw, MultiSpec, ImageJ, Gimp); Mineralogical data processing programs: X’Score Plus; SigmaPlot: software for ternary diagrams; CTAn and CTVox; 2D and 3D data processing by computerized micro-tomography analyses; Statistical data processing programs (Statgraphics); ResearchIR: data processing software for IR-images reproduction. Raw knowledge of: ArcGis and MatLab. Practical skills in restoration acquired in course at the Istituto per l’Arte e il Restauro of Palazzo Spinelli (Florence), Confartigianato (Venice) and Istituto per il Restauro (Ischia, Naples). Main research topics are: the quantification of the dose-response effects of climate change on Cultural Heritage; Archaeometry (mortars, bricks), radon occurrence, and sustainable bricks production.