NICK SCHIAVON Education Work experience Selected distinctions ...

NICK SCHIAVON
Education
1988 Doctor in Geological Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy, thesis on the
topic "Sedimentary Petrography of Iron Oolites in the Lower Cretaceous of
Southern England”
Work experience
2009-onward, FCT Research Associate, Geophysics Centre, University of
Evora,(Portugal)
2009, Research Contractor, CNISM, Biomaterials Laboratory, University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)
2004-2009, Contract Lecturer in Geology Applied to Cultural Heritage, Cà Foscari
University of Venice (Italy)
2003-onwards Senior Editor-Author for ART Publishing Services, Bologna (Italy)
2001-2002, NATO-CNR Advanced Fellow, Laboratoires des Systèmes
Atmospheriques (LISA), University of Paris XII (France).
2001-2001, Visiting Fellow, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway and Bedford
New College, University of London (UK)
1997-1998, Fixed Term Lecturer in Sedimentology and Stratigraphic Geology,
University College London (UK)
1988-1997, Research Associate, Department of Earth Sciences, University of
Cambridge (UK)
1988-1989 Scientific Officer Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd
(CERC), Cambridge (UK).
1988-1991 Georecorder for Cambridge Arctic Shelf Program (CASP), Cambridge
(UK)
1990-1991 Scientific consultant, AMOCO Norwegian Oil Company on the project
Diagenesis of Chalk in the North Sea
Selected distinctions, scholarships and honors
1994-1996 Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Beniamino Segre
Research Centre for the conservation of works of art (Rome-Italy)
1981-1985 Scholarship Fondazione Ettore Bertocchi (Bologna- Italy)
The article: SCHIAVON,N. & ZHOU,L.P. (1996). Magnetic, chemical and
microscopical characterization of urban soiling on historical monuments.
Environmental Science & Technology, 30, n.12, pp.3624-3629, was selected and
cited by the American Chemical Society as one of the most interesting articles
published by ES&T for the year 1996.
Reviewer of Atmospheric Environment, Catena, Earth Surface Processes and
Landforms, Environmental Geology, Environmental Science and Technology,
Construction adn Building Materials, Environmental Earth Sciences, Science for
the Total Environment (since 1988)

Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (1989-1997)
1989-1990 President Paleoslosh Club, Department of Earth Sciences,
Cambridge (UK)
evaluator/advisor for evaluation of PhD and master theses (2009-onwards –
University of Evora, Portugal; 2004-2009 University of Venice, Italy)
Associate Member of the AiAr (Italian Association of Archaeometry). Since 2007.
Member of the International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Works (IIC – London- UK). Since 2009
Member of IAS (International Association of Sedimentologists) (1987-1991)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Stone Weathering and Atmospheric
Pollution Network (SWAPNET) (since 1997)
Invited Speaker at British Sedimentological Research Group (BSRG) Conference
, Cambridge 1988
Invited Speaker at the ICOMOS (international Council on Monuments and Sites),
Oviedo, 1991
Invited Speaker at the International Stone Cleaning Conference, Robert Gordon
Institute of Technology, Edimburgh, 1992.
Invited speaker at the Workshop on Urban Air pollution and Stone Decay, Sevilla,
2003
Invited Speaker at EU “Valorization and Dissemination of e-Learning Courses in
Conservation Science Meeting, LLP EAC61/2006, ERASMUS MP/VC –
University Cà Foscari of Venice,
Invited Speaker at the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN)-TEMPUS
4th Summer School on Conservation Science: "Instrumental Techniques for the
Conservation of Cultural Heritage", University of Zaragoza (Teruel) Spain, July
2010.
Invited Lecturer European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN) – TEMPUS 1st
Thematic School on Mortars and Fibrous Materials - Université Sidi Mohamed
Ben Abdellah, Fez , Morocco.
Invited Lecturer European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN)-TEMPUS 5th
Intensive School on Conservation Science, Marmara University, Istanbul, July
2011.
Invited Speaker for a seminar within the Doctorate School in Science applied to
the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage”, University La Sapienza
, Rome (Italy)
Courses and conferences organized
Chairman of 6th Intensive Summer School on Conservation at Evora University,
July 2012
Funding ID / research coordination
Principal investigator in the Project GRANITIX (STEP CT90-110 , 1990-1994)
University of Earth Sciences, Cambridge University , UK funded by the EU
Principal Investigator in the project: Minero-Petrographic characterization of
Roman amphorae from the Terme del Nuotatore, Ostia, Rome funded by
University La Sapienza , Rome, Italy.

Scientific achievement - track-record
My scientific activity is expressed in 1 book and 3 book chapters and more than 40
papers published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Selected publications:
books / book chapters (2 out of 4)
1. SCHIAVON, N. (2010). Il Cammino della Scienza: Clima. Sprint-Art Servizi
Editoriali-Bologna, Italy, pp. 272. ISBN 978-88-96301-17-8.
2. SCHIAVON,N (2011). The application of back-scattered scanning electron
microscopy to enravel building stone decay mechanisms in urban environments.
In Varella E. (ed) Conservation Science An Application of Instrumental Analysis
in the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Springer, Germany.
papers in international scientific periodicals with referee (out of 40)
1. SANTOS SILVA, A., CRUZ, T., PAIVA M.J., CANDEIAS, A., ADRIANO, P.,
SCHIAVON, N., MIRAO, J.P. (2011) Mineralogical and chemical characterization
of historical mortars from military fortifications in Lisbon harbour (Portugal).
Environ Earth Sci 63:1641–1650.
2. SCHIAVON, N. (1988). Goethite ooids: growth mechanism and sandwave
transport in the Lower Greensand (early Cretaceous, southern England).
Geological Magazine, 125, pp.57-62.
3 PYE, K. & SCHIAVON, N. (1989). Cause of sulphate attack on concrete, render
and stone as indicated by sulphur isotope ratios. Nature, 342, pp.663-664.
4 PYE, K., DICKSON, J.A.D., SCHIAVON, N., COLEMAN, M.L. & COX,M. (1990).
Active formation of siderite-MgCalcite-iron sulphide concretions in intertidal
marsh and sand-flat sediments, north Norfolk. Sedimentology , 37, pp. 325-343.
5 SCHIAVON, N. (1992). BSEM Study of decay mechanisms in urban oolitic
limestones. European Cultural Heritage Newsletter on Research 6, n.3, pp.35-
46.
6 SCHIAVON, N. (1992). Decay mechanisms of oolitic limestones decay in an
urban environment: King's College Chapel, Cambridge and St. Luke's Church,
London. In R.G.M. Webster (editor) Stone Cleaning and the nature, soiling and
decay mechanisms of stone. Donhead Publishing, London, pp. 258-267.
7 SCHIAVON, N. (1993). Microfabrics of weathered granite in urban monuments.
In M.J. Thiel (ed.) Conservation of Stone and other Materials, E & F Spon,
London, pp. 271-278.
8 SCHIAVON,N.,CHIAVARI,G.,SCHIAVON,G. & FABBRI,D. (1995). Nature and
decay effects of urban soiling on granitic building stones. Science of the Total
Environment, 167, pp.87-101.
9 SCHIAVON,N. & ZHOU,L.P. (1996). Magnetic, chemical and microscopical
characterization of urban soiling on historical monuments. Environmental
Science & Technology, 30, n.12, pp.3624-3629
10 SCHIAVON, N. & SCHIAVON,G. (1998). Role of atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide in
the sulphation reaction of frescoes. Aspects of Stone Weathering, Decay and
Conservation (ed. M.S. Jones & R.D. Wakefield) Imperial College Press -
London. pp. 43-54.
11 MALIVA,R.G., DICKSON, J.A.D. SCHIAVON, N. & A. FALLICK (1999). Selforganization
origin of wood-grained chert, Portland Limestone Formation (Upper
Jurassic), Southern England. Geological Magazine. 136(4), pp. 413-421

12 SCHIAVON,N. (2001) Comparative assessment of physical versus chemical
cleaning of granitic building stone by Electron Microscopy. Annales Geologiques
des Pays Helleniques, 39, pp. 393-397
13 SCHIAVON, N. (2002) Biodeterioration of calcareous and granitic building
stones in urban environments. In S. Siegesmund, T. Weiss and V.A. Vollbrecht
(eds) Natural Stone, Weathering Phenomena, Conservation Strategies and
Case Studies. Geological Society of London Special Publication, 205,pp. 195-
206.
14 SCHIAVON, N.,CHIAVARI,G., FABBRI,D. (2004) Soiling of limestone in an
urban environment characterized by heavy vehicular exhaust emissions.
Environmental Geology 46, pp. 448-456.
15 SCHIAVON, N. (2007). Kaolinisation of granite in an urban environment.
Environmental Geology. 52- 2. pp. 399-407.
16 SCHIAVON, N. ,MAZZOCCHIN, G.A. & BAUDO, F. (2008). Chemical and
mineralogical characterisation of weathered historical bricks from the Venice
lagoonal environment. Environmental Geology 56, n. 2-3: pp767-776.
17 SCHIAVON, N & MAZZOCCHIN G.A. (2009). The provenance of sand in
plasters from Roman wall paintings in the NE of ITALY: a chemicalmineralogical
approach. Open Mineralogy Journal 3 pp. 32-39.
Other activities
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE Familiarity with the use and interpretation of
analytical techniques for the chemical, mineralogical and petrographical
characterisation of sedimentaryand igneous rocks, building materials and
atmospheric pollutants.
Granulometric analysis of sedimentary rocks by Wet-sieving e Sedigraph Grain-
Size Analyser. Thin section preparation (unstained/stained) for Optical and
Electron microscopy.
Optical and Cathodoluminescent Microscopy (OM). Environmental Scanning
Electron Microscopy (ESEM) and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
(STEM) coupled with EDS Spectroscopy(EDS). Electron-Probe with X-ray
microanalysis (WDS). X-Ray Diffrattometry (XRD). Particle Induced X-ray
Emission Spectroscopy (PIXE) Synchrotron micro X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectroscopy. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Micro-
Raman Spectroscopy. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS).
Stable Isotope Analysis of sedimentary rocks. Chemical and Magnetic Analysis of
atmospheric particulate. Familiarity with Geophysical Logging Techniques.
LANGUAGES. iTALIAN (mother tongue); ENGLISH (fluent: spoken and written);
FRENCH (fluent: spoken and written); PORTUGUESE (fluent: spoken; good
written) ; SPANISH (fair: spoken and written).
2010-2012 Academic Supervisor and Promoter for ERASMUS and
LEONARDO placements in research projects (“Chemical Analysis and
Authenticity of Benin Bronzes from a Lisbon Private Collection” and “Weathering
of the volcanic rock hewn Churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia”) at the Laboratorio
Hercules for the Study and Conservation of Cultural Heritage within the
framework of ERASMUS and LEONARDO Bilateral Research Agreements
between the Faculty of Conservation of Cultural Heritage of Bologna University
(Ravenna Pole) , LaSapienza University in Rome and the University of Evora.

2011-2013 Academic Promoter in Exchange Programs (ERASMUS, Cooperlink)
between UE and the Universities of Pavia, Bologna, Rome La Sapienza,,
Palermo in Italy.
Member of the scientific team in the current ongoing projects:
PTDC/AAC-CLI/104925/2008 - Aerosol composition in Southwestern Iberia:
properties and sources”co-financed by FCT and FEDER through the COMPETE
Program
PTDC/HIS-ARQ/120236/2010 - HEROICA- Health and Edibles in ROman Iberia
– a Case-study for Archaeometry
INOVSTONE: New Technologies for the Competiveness of Ornamental Stone.