Giulia Bertolotti

Giulia is about to complete a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering; her thesis defence is scheduled for 15 April 2014. She currently holds a scholarship at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) of the University of to develop and validate innovative micro-analytical methodologies to characterise airborne inorganic pollutants.

Giulia holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Sciences and Technologies applied to the study and conservation of works of art (University of Parma, 2008 and 2010) and has a broad experience of cultural heritage science research both in native Italy and in the United States of America.

In the winter of 2007-2008 Giulia was an intern at the Vatican Museum Scientific Research Laboratories, carrying out research for her Bachelor’s thesis on the influence of solvents in the photodegradation of coatings applied on outdoor marble monuments. Her Master’s thesis focused instead on the analytical study of copper hydroxychlorides found as corrosion products on coinage alloys and archaeological objects. In 2009 she spent a semester abroad at Boston College (MA, U.S.A.) and in the summer of 2012 she worked as an intern in the Conservation Science Laboratory of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where she characterised prints and gouache paintings by Gustave Baumann in preparation for a travelling exhibition.

Giulia has published her research on high-quality journals, participated in numerous workshops and conferences in the field of cultural heritage, and been a teaching assistant for a number of academic courses at the University of Trento. She enjoys sports and is a volleyball coach and referee and has volunteered in summer centres for children’s activities. She was the Team Attaché for the Canadian Women delegation during the 2013 Winter held in Trento. She is fluent in both English and French.