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WOOD SCIENCE FOR CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
The Steering Committee of COST Action IE0601
Luca Uzielli Chairman Italy luca.uzielli@unifi.it
Joseph Gril Vice Chairman France jgril@lmgc.univ-montp2.fr
Thomas Nilsson WG1 – Leader Sweden thomas.nilsson@trv.slu.se
George Jeronimidis WG1 - Vice Leader United Kingdom g.jeronimidis@reading.ac.uk
Roman Kozlowski WG2 – Leader Poland nckozlow@cyf-kr.edu.pl
Eberhart Lehmann WG2 - Vice Leader Switzerland eberhard.lehmann@psi.ch
Helena Cruz WG3 – Leader Portugal helenacruz@lnec.pt
Tone Marie Olstad WG3 - Vice Leader Norway tone.olstad@niku.no
Marco Fioravanti Webmaster Italy marco.fioravanti@unifi.it
The Action’s Working Groups
WG1 “Wood Properties”
Mechanisms and characterisation of wood ageing, degradation and transformation processes, focussing on
changes of properties and behaviour of wood and wooden artworks. Properties would include ultrastructural,
physical and mechanical, chemical, rheological, biological, etc., including ageing processes of
archaeological and water-logged wood.
WG2 “Assessment & Diagnosis”
Evaluation of destructive, non-destructive and non-invasive methods and equipments for in-situ and ex-situ
assessments and diagnosis and study of Wooden Cultural Heritage Objects (WCHO’s). Analysis of agents
and causes of deterioration.
WG3 “Conservation & Restoration”
Evaluation of existing and new procedures, methods, techniques and products for interventions on wooden
WCHO’s (“acceptable, respectful and compatible”).
Note: WGs are useful for several organizational aspects, however the Action’s activities – due to their
interdisciplinary nature – are mainly carried out through Plenary or Focused (thematic) meetings.
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