MARIA GIANNOULAKI

Maria Giannoulaki, post-doctoral researcher, has an interdisciplinary academic background, with two basic bachelor degrees in Archeology and History of Art in 1994 (Diploma of the Department of History and Archeology, Faculty of Philosophy, National Kapodistrian University, with the direction of Archeology and Art History) and Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art in 2001 (Diploma of the Department of Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Technological Educational Institute of Athens).

In 2002, she completed her postgraduate studies at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens in the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program of Specialization, Protection of Monuments, Direction B: Materials and Conservation Interventions. The subject of her thesis was the characterization of dome mosaics of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, in order to design via reverse engineering compatible restoration mortrars. In the framework of her research, she examined authentic mortar and tesserae samples with various diagnostic techniques (SEM-EDAX, FTIR, TGΑ, Hg Porosimetry, Granulometry, Calcimetry). In 2014, she completed her doctoral research at the University of Thessaly, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of History, Archeology & Social Anthropology, entitled “Ancient metallurgical technology and conservation issues of iron and bronze artefacts from Ancient Messene”. The subject of her doctoral thesis was the study of a large collection of Hellenistic and Roman artefacts of copper and iron alloys through an interdisciplinary research in the fields of archeology, archaeometry and conservation, in order to study the archaeological and technological characteristics of the collection. In the framework of her research, she examined with non-invasive techniques such as radiography and portable XRF (p-XRF) a representative sample of Hellenistic and Roman copper alloy artefacts, representing characteristic types of everyday use objects, in order to determinetheir characteristic technological features (alloy composition and ratios, basic manufacturing technique, decoration and surface formatting techniques).

She has a deep knowledge for archaeological and historic/ethnographic monuments and artefacts, with a specialization in metal artefacts. Since 2004, she has worked as a research associate in many national (ARCHIMEDES II & III, THALES) and European research programs (CULTURE, 6th Framework Program for Research and Technology) in the field of diagnostic examination, documentation and conservation of metal artefacts and monuments. During her research activity, she obtained considerable experience in the application of various scientific techniques of examination and analysis for the study of metal artefacts and monuments, such as XRF, μ-XRF, LIBS, XRD and radiography, as well as in the process and interpretation of analytical data with statistics.

The following programs are listed indicatively:

• European Research Project PROMET, “DEVELOPING NEW ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS FOR MONITORING AND PROTECTING METAL ARTEFACTS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION”, INCO Priority, funded by the 6th Framework Program for Research and Technology.
• “Archimedes II Research Programme- Support of Research Teams at TEI (EEOT)-EPEAEK II “Environmental impact and protection of outdoor bronze monuments in Greece”.
• “Archimedes II Research Programme- Support of Research Teams at TEI (EEOT)-EPEAEK II “The application of new technologies for cleaning of archaeological and historic metal objects. Investigation of the feasbility of laser technology and electrolytic methods”.
• WITNESSTHEPAST: EducationProgramsforthePublicandCultureHeritageProfessionalsonIllicitTraffickingofAntiquities» (Project 160674-CU-1-2009-1-GR-CULTURE-VOL13).
• “THALES Research Project- “Saving wooden shipwrecks in the Mediterranean marine ecosystem: Research, development and application of innovative methods of in situ protection”.

Since 2002, she has been employed as a professional conservator for many years in the Ministry of Culture and in private projects, obtaining significant experience in archaeological conservation and conservation of historic/ethnographic collections, as well as in outdoor bronze monuments and traditional (neoclassical) monuments. Since 2003, she is teaching conservation of Metal Artefacts, Mosaics, Excavation Findings and Ethnographic Collections in the Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art, University of West Attica.

She has contributed to chapters in books, she has 2 publications in peer-review journals and 17 publications in peer-review conference proceedings.

Publications (selective)

• Moropoulou, A. Bakolas, M. Giannoulaki, M. Karoglou «Characterization of dome mosaics of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople» in Convengo Internazionale di Scienza e Beni Culturali, “I MOSAICI- Cultura, technologia, conservazione”, July 2002, Italy.
• Theoulakis, M. Giannoulaki, S. Poulimenea, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou, P. Themelis,“DETERIORATION LAYERS AND CRUST FORMATIONS ON TWO HELLENISTIC EXCAVATED MARBLE SCULPTURES. ANALYTICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACH”in Proceedings of the 10^th International Congress for deterioration and conservation of stone, 27 June-4 July, ICOMOS Sweden, Stockholm 2004.
• Giannoulaki M.,Argyropoulos V., Panou Th., Michalakakos G., Karydas A.G., Kantarelou V., Anglos D., Giakoumaki A., Perdikatsis V., Apostolaki Ch., Themelis P., Poulimenea S., A systematic approach for the damage assessment of museum metals collections based on statistics and portable techniques: The case study of Ancient Messene, Greece, in British Archaeological Reports 2008, pp. 121-129.
• GiannoulakiΜ., V. Argyropoulos, Th. Panou, A. Moundrea-Agrafioti and P. Themelis, “The feasibility of using portable X-Ray radiography for the examination of the technology and the condition of a metals collection housed in the Museum of Ancient Messene, Greece”, in ART CONSERVATION-RESTORATION – STUDIES AND PRACTICE, Volume VII, VII Conference of Art Conservation-Restoration, Students and Graduates, Torun 13-15 October 2005, Poland, pp. 163-176.
• Giannoulaki M., V. Argyropoulos, G.P. Michalakakos, Panou, V. Kantarelou, Ch. Zarkadas, A. G. Karydas, V. Perdikatsis, Ch. Apostolaki, “A conservation survey of museum metals collections using portable scientific techniques: A case study of Ancient Messene Museum, Greece”, in Metal 07, September 17-21, 2007, Amsterdam.
• Kantarelou, V., Zarkadas, Ch., Giakoumaki, A., Giannoulaki, M., Karydas, A.G., Anglos, D., and Argyropoulos, V., 2007, A novel approach on the combined in-situ application of LIBS and μ-XRF spectrometers for the characterization of copper alloy corrosion products, In: Metal 07, Interim meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal WG, Amsterdam, 17-21 September 2007, (eds., C. Degrigny, R. van Langh, I. Joosten, and B. Ankersmit), Book 2, pp. 35-41.
• Giakoumaki A., Kantarelou V., Zarkadas Ch., , Karydas A., Anglos D., Argyropoulos V., Combined in-situ use of LIBS and micro-XRF spectrometers for the characterization of archaeological metal objects, in LACONA VII Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks, Madrid (Spain), September 17-21, 2007, p. 53.
• VasilikeArgyropoulos, Metals and Museum in the Mediterranean. Protecting, Preserving and Interpreting, Athens 2008 (ISBN 978-960-87753-8-1), contribution in Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.
• Argyropoulos, S. Boyatzis, M. Giannoulaki, K. Polikreti, 2013, The role of standards in conservation methods for metals in cultural heritage.In: P. Dillmann, A. Andriens, E. Angelini, D. Watkinson (eds.) Corrosion and conservation of cultural heritage metallic artefacts. Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Ltd., p.63. DOI:10.1533/9781782421573.5.478 .
• Kantarelou, A.G. Κarydas, D. Sokaras, L. Mahfouz, A. Qurdab, M. Al-Saadi, M. Giannoulaki and V. Argyropoulos, In-situ scanning micro-XRF analyses of gilded bronze figurines at the National Museum of Damascus,Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, j. Name., 2013, 00, 1-3, 1-11.

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