1. Michael R. Schilling eamed his MS in chemistry from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has worked at the Getty Conservation Institute since 1983, and presently holds the position of senior scientist in charge of the analytical research section. His interests include identification of organic materials by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the study of wall paintings at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, China. Address: Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 700...
2. Joy Keeney is a laboratory research associate in the analytical research section of the Getty Conservation Institute where she has worked since 1998. She received her BS degree in environmental biology from the University of California, Davis. Her research interests include identification of organic materials, biological deterioration, salt deterioration, and modern material analysis. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree from California State University, Northridge, focusing on the...
3. Tom Learner is a senior conservation scientist at Tate in London. He has a chemistry degree from Oxford University (1988), a diploma in painting conservation from the Courtauld Institute of Art (1991) and a PhD in chemistry from Birkbeck College, London (1997). He joined the Tate conservation department in 1992 and has been researching analytical techniques for synthetic paints and assessing methods for their conservation. Address: Tate, Millbank, London SWIP 4RG, UK.