RESEARCH & KNOWLEDGE CREATION
A selection of research that APTCCARN Members have been affiliated with.
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2024
Museums and collections for all: collection care and conservation in Indonesia with the Indonesian Heritage Agency (IHA), workshop and webinar series April - August, 2024
Roundtable Panel at International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS13), Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia July 2024
Seka Seneviratne, ‘Biodeterioration methodologies and their effect on oil paintings in canvas in tropical climates’, PhD Thesis, supervisors N Tse, J Kemp, F Capitelli, & Z Islam (2022 - current)
Pan Watsachon, ‘Foxing stain treatment on historical paper using nanocellulose for heavy metal removal and degraded paper reinforcement’ Chula Centennial Fund (C2F) PhD funding for Ms with Kamonwan Pacaphol (Principal Investigator, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University) and Dr Nicole Tse (Mentor) (2022-current)
Claire Grech ‘Modern paints: characterising the long-term behaviour of acrylic paintings aged in diverse climatic conditions and the conservation implications for their care’, PhD Thesis, supervisors N Tse, A Doronila (2016-current)
Eliza O’Donnell 2024, ‘The Painting is Broken: Understanding issues of authenticity and art attribution in contemporary Indonesia’, PhD Thesis, supervised by N Tse, R Sloggett & E Jurriens, University of Melbourne
2023
APTCCARN6 Meeting: Creative Conservation Initiatives in Bali, Indonesia, 3-5 July 2023
2022
Panel presentation at the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Monash University, Australia, July 2022
Diana Tay 2022, ‘Building a conservation material record: A study of paintings by Cheong Soo Pieng and Georgette Chen’, PhD Thesis, supervised by N Tse & R Sloggett, Grimwade Centre, University of Melbourne
‘Identification of Pigments by multi-spectral imaging technique using narrow band LEDS’, Chula Centennial Fund (C2F) PhD funding for Ms Sureeporn Khampaeng with Prof. Pichayada Katemake (Principal investigator, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University) and Dr Nicole Tse (Mentor) (2022 - 2024)
2019
Panel Presentation at the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS12), Leiden University, the Netherlands, July 2019
2017
APTCCARN5 Meeting: Natural Disasters and Cultural Heritage in the Philippines: Knowledge Sharing, Decision Making and Conservation, 4-6 April 2017
Rosie Cook, AsiaLink Arts Residency, Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum.
2015
APTCCARN4 Meeting: Embracing Cultural Materials Conservation in the Tropics, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 25-27 November 2015
2015-2017 | IRRTF Research Networks ‘Australia and China: Cultural Materials Conservation Cooperative Research Network’, Prof. Robyn Sloggett, Dr Nicole Tse, Eckfeld, T.
Visiting Scholar Mr Zhanyun Zhu, University of Science and Technology of China, December 2014-May 2015. PhD candidate and Visiting Scholar supported by a China Scholarship Council.
2014
Australian Awards Fellowships Program on Reconciliation and Cultural Recovery Program, AusAID DFAT, Prof. Robyn Sloggett.
2013
2013-2014 | Endeavour Executive Award, ‘Scoping cultural materials conservation methodologies for works of art in the Philippines,’ Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education at National Museum of the Philippines, Dr Nicole Tse.
2012
APTCCARN3 Meeting: The Conservation of Material Culture in Tropical Climates, Silpakorn University, Thailand, 23-25 April 2012
2012-2013 | Melbourne Materials Institute Grant ‘Multiple sensors for the in situ, non-invasive investigation of works of art’, Dr Nicole Tse, Prof. Ann Roberts, Farrell, P, Brodie, G, Schiesser, C & Kyi, C.
Exhibition, 'Trepang: The Chinese & Macassan trade with Aboriginal Australia', opened Capital Museum Beijing 1 April, Melbourne Museum 23 July 2011.
2010
AusAid Fellowship for staff from Timor Leste Secretariat of State for Culture to visit the Grimwade Centre and partner organisations: Artlab Australia, Powerhouse, Australian Museum and NGV, Prof. Robyn Sloggett.
2010-2015 | 'Controlling Biodeterioration of Cultural Materials: The use of free-radical based treatments to inhibit the communication pathways of biofilms’,PhD candidate Caroline Kyi, Prof Carl Schiesser, Prof Robyn Sloggett and Ms Sharon Cather. (Read more: ""Piecing together the chemistry behind conservation," April 2010 Science Matters).
Associate Professor Dr Supanee Chayabutra’s Visiting Fellowship, Silpakorn University. Supported by the Australian Academy of the Humanities International Science Linkages – Humanities and Creative Arts Programme.
2009
APTCCARN2 Meeting: On-line web portals for Art Conservation and Curatorial Research, University of Melbourne, Australia, 23-24 March 2009
2008
Inaugural APTCCARN Meeting, with Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Malaysia. Supported by a Malaysia Institute Grant, Department of Foreign Affairs.