Art& Archaeology

PHYS10262

Physics Methods in Art& Archaeology

Michael Wiescher

Fall Semester 2008, Physics Department, University of Notre Dame

Student Presentations

  • Radiography and Raman Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Vermeer Painting Techniques

    •   ---- Mary Glennon, Katie Mayka, Nick Nowotarski, Shannon McNaught   (December 5, 2008)
  • The Archimedes Palimpsest, X-ray fluorescence as a tool for Deciphering Ancient Manuscripts

    •   ---- Beatriz Almeida, Cassandra Burnham, Natalie Fang, Laura McGinn   (December 5, 2008)
  • PIXE Applications in Mesoamerican Pottery Analysis

    •   ---- Kelsey Falter, Stephanie House, Sarah Kimball, Anna Gabrielle O’Meara   (December 5, 2008)
  • Fake and Forgery, Scientific Methods to unmask Forgeries by Han van Meegeren

    •   ---- David Bratton, Virginia Benz, Emily Cook, Barbara Johnson   (December 8, 2008)
  • The Shroud of Turin, what are the uncertainties of 14C Dating

    •   ---- Morgan Pino, Kjerstin Johnson, Meggie O’Keefe, Margaret Kowieski   (December 8, 2008)
  • The Vinland Map, Real or Fake?

    •   ---- Rebecca Amata, Shannon Chisholm, Anne Huntington, Julie Kirk   (December 8, 2008)
  • The Origin of Man, Tracing the Neanderthal Man

    •   ---- Alan Alaniz, Mary Cummins, Matthew Hentz, Eric Robinson   (December 11, 2008)
  • Piltdown Man, Proof of Fake?

    •   ---- Laura Brown, Michael Gordon, Ellen Kozelka, Kerry Olinger   (December 11, 2008)
  • GPR Sub-Surface Search Techniques in Archaeology

    •   ---- Kimberley Gaughan, Joseph Palascak, Tatiana Spragins, Ding Zhang   (December 11, 2008)
  • The Alvarez Experiment, Cosmic Ray Search for Hidden Chamber on the Chephren Pyramid

    •   ---- Jessica Bock, Emma Kessler, Francis Maritote, Christopher Masoud   (December 11, 2008)







    December 2008 @ University of Notre Dame, IN