Elodie Guilminot

I completed my engineering diploma at Polytech Nantes (France) in 1996 and obtained a PhD in electrochemistry at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) in 2000. Since my studies, I have sought to associate science with the conservation of cultural heritage. My PhD thesis focused on the conservation of waterlogged wood/metal composites in collaboration with the French conservation-restoration laboratories Arc’Antique and ARC-Nucléart. I joined the Arc’Antique laboratory (Nantes, France) as conservation scientist in 2006 to conduct and coordinate research projects. My research interests include the corrosion of metals and the development of restoration treatments. I am interested in the heaviest metals by studying defixion tablets (Pb tablets with engraved magic spells) as well as in the lightest metals by studying the conservation of aluminium alloys in WWII aircraft. Through these studies, but also through the organisation of national conferences and workshops, I wish to bring together scientists and conservators.