Lucilla Pronti

Currently, researcher at the National Laboratories of Frascati - INFN for research and experimental support activities using IR synchroton radiation spectroscopy. From January 2019 to January 2020 she was a researcher at the aforementioned istitution for the characterization of cultural heritage materials with IR synchroton radiation FT-IR, thanks to the financing of the ADAMO project of the Center of Excellence of DTC Lazio. In 2018 he worked as a scientific expert (freelance) in the cultural heritage field, carrying out chemical and physical analyzes for the knowledge of the materials used in the creation of works of art and historical and archaeological objects in support to restoration/conservation and authentication activities. In 2016 she obtained a joint PhD in "Applied Sciences for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage" at Sapienza - University of Rome and in "Chemistry" at the Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, Avignon, France. During her PhD she worked on the development of a multispectral system for the study of the chemical-physical properties of pictorial materials and their aging. She is graduated in "Sciences Applied to Cultural Heritage" (chemical-physical address) at Sapienza - University of Rome (2011) after obtaining the Bachelor's Degree in "Sciences Applied to Cultural Heritage and Diagnostics for Conservation" (2007) at the same university. In the 2015 he has worked as a research in the "Laboratory of Archaeometry and Non Destructive Analysis" of the Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering (University of Rome "Sapienza") dealing with diagnostic investigations using ED-XRF, FTIR-ATR, UV-VIS spectroscopy and multispectral imaging (UV fluorescence, IR reflectography, radiography) on pictorial materials (including guarantee lacquers) and paintings. He has carried out diagnostic investigations on more than 30 artistic, historical and archeological artifacts, mostly pictorial works; he is the author of about 20 scientific publications (conference proceedings, journal articles, volume chapters) and reviewer of three scientific journals ("Applied Surface", "The European Physical Journal Plus", "Dyes and Pigments"). He attended about ten post-graduate specialization courses aimed at diagnostics for cultural heritage; has obtained three research fellowships: 1) "Erasmus Placement 2014" of the University of Rome "Sapienza", 2) "Bourse Perdiguier" of the University of Avignon, 3) mobility fellowship from the French Embassy in Italy. She participated and obtained three research projects: 1) "University Research Project 2016" of the University of Rome "Sapienza" (title: Multimodal scanning device for the analysis of cultural heritage); 2) University Research Project 2014 of the University of Rome "Sapienza" (title: Non-destructive stratigraphic analysis by means of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy); 3) Research launching projects 2014 "of the University of Rome" Sapienza "(title: Multispectral imaging applied to the painting's stratigraphy. Potentialities and limitations of the technique in relationship with the optical properties of pictorial materials).