1. Yvonne Shashoua is a senior researcher investigating the degradation mechanisms and conservation of synthetic materials. After industrial experienceas a paint technologist, she joined the British Museum as a conservation scientist in 1988, specializing in the deterioration reactions of polymers. In 1998, she accepted a PhD stipendium to research into the deterioration reactions of plasticized PVC at the National Museum of Denmark, completing her thesis in 2001. Address: Department of Conservation,...