Faculty Members
Professor in Materials and Treatments in the Conservation of Paper
Office Address
Department of Archival, Library & Information Studies
Prof. Spiros Zervos holds a Chemistry degree and has been trained in Paper Conservation at the Centro del bel Libro in Ascona, Switzerland. He started his professional career in 1989 working as an Archival Material Conservator at the Corfu State Archives up until April 2009, when he was elected Assistant Professor in the Department of Library Science and Information Systems of the Technical Educational Institution of Athens. He teaches Conservation and Preservation of Archival and Library Materials and related topics. He obtained his PhD in material science in 2004 from the Chemical Engineering Department of the National Technical University of Athens.
His research interests include paper and cellulose ageing, conservation and preservation of paper and archival materials, ethics in conservation, values and risk management in cultural heritage, technical drawings. Dr. Zervos is the first author and co – author of several publications.