Fulbright Scholar Cancy Chu in the Heritage Science Research and Testing Lab at the National Archives at College Park. Photo by Lindsay Oakley.
We Welcome Cancy Chu - Our 1st Fulbright Scholar!
Candy Chu, a Ph.D. candidate from the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation at the University of Melbourne, has joined our Heritage Science Research and Testing Lab for the 2022–2023 academic year.
Trained in conservation and book arts, Chu will be testing synthetic paper to further her research on the conservation of the material in cultural collections.
She hopes to determine the best methods for repair on damaged synthetic paper, which requires a different treatment than normal paper because of its plastic components. This research dovetails with her research on conservation of plastics found in paper-based collections.
Read more: Fulbright Scholar Joins Heritage Science Lab By Angela Tudico | National Archives News
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Heritage Science Research and Testing Lab at the National Archives at College Park. Photo by Lindsay Oakley.
