Academic Career and Research Areas
Prof. Angelin (*1989) conducts research in the field of conservation science, focusing on the identification and characterization of materials constituting cultural heritage objects. Her work investigates their chemical and physical properties, degradation mechanisms, and long-term behavior to inform effective conservation strategies. She specializes in modern and contemporary materials, with emphasis on photodegradation and color change phenomena.
Prof. Angelin studied Sciences for Conservation and Restoration at the University of Parma (Italy) and obtained her PhD in Conservation Science from NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal). In 2021 she joined the Deutsches Museum in Munich, investigating plastic-based heritage materials. Since 2023 she worked at TUM’s Chair of Conservation-Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science, within the insiTUMlab, focusing on non-destructive in situ analysis of cultural heritage objects. In 2025 she was appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor for Conservation of Architectural Surfaces at TUM.
Awards
- Publication Prize of the Deutsches Museum (2022)
- 1st price Kartell Museo Poster Award (2022)
- Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation (2018)
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Grant (2016)
Key Publications
Angelin EM, Sessa C, Jürgens M, Roldão É, Pamplona M. Carl August von Steinheil, a pioneer of daguerreotypes in Germany: Investigation of the production methods through non-destructive approach. ICOM-CC 20th Triennal Conference Preprints, Valencia, 18-22 September 2023. Available here
Chavez Lozano MV, Elsässer C, Angelin EM, Pamplona M. Shedding light on degradation gradients in celluloid: and ATR-FTIR study of artificially and naturally aged specimens. Polymers 2023; 15: 522. DOI: 10.3390/polym15030522.
Angelin EM, Cucci C, Picollo M. What about discoloration in plastic artifacts? The use of Fiber Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy in the scope of conservation. Color Culture and Science J. 2022; 14: 87-93. DOI: 10.23738/CCSJ.140100.
Micheluz A, Angelin EM, Sawitzki J, Pamplona M. Plastics in robots: a degradation study of a humanoid skin mask made of soft urethane elastomer. Herit. Sci. 2022; 10: 4. DOI: 10.1186/s40494-021-00636-8
Micheluz A, Angelin EM, Almeida Lopes J, Melo MJ, Pamplona M. Discoloration of historical plastic objects: new insight into the degradation of β-naphthol pigment lakes. Polymers 2021; 13: 2278. DOI: 10.3390/polym13142278.
Angelin EM, França de Sá S, Soares I, Callapez ME, Ferreira JL, Melo MJ, Bacci M, Picollo M. Application of infrared reflectance spectroscopy on plastics in cultural heritage collections: a comparative assessment of two portable mid-Fourier transform infrared reflection devices. Appl Spectrosc. 2021; 75: 818-833. DOI: 10.1177/0003702821998777.
Angelin EM, Conceição Oliveira M, Nevin A, Picollo M, Melo MJ. To be or not to be an azo pigment: chemistry for the preservation of historical β-naphthol reds in cultural heritage. Dyes Pigm. 2021; 190: 109244. DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109244.
Pozzi F, Rizzo A, Basso E, Angelin EM, França de Sá S, Cucci C, Picollo M. Portable spectroscopy for cultural heritage: applications and practical challenges. In: Crocombe RA, Leary PE, Kammrath BW, editors. Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry 2: Applications. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, first ed., Vol 2; 2021. p. 499-522. DOI: 10.1002/9781119636489.ch43.
Angelin EM, França de Sá S, Picollo M, Nevin A, Callapez ME, Melo MJ. The identification of synthetic organic red pigments in historical plastics: developing an in situ analytical protocol based on Raman microscopy. J Raman Spectrosc. 2021; 52: 145-158. DOI: 10.1002/jrs.5985.
Angelin EM, Ghirardello M, Babo S, Picollo M, Chelazzi L, Melo MJ, Nevin A, Valentini G, Comelli D. The multi-analytical in situ analysis of cadmium-based pigments in plastics. Microchem J. 2020; 157: 105004. DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105004.
Neves A, Angelin EM, Roldão É, Melo MJ. New insights into the degradation mechanism of cellulose nitrate in cinematographic films by Raman microscopy. J Raman Spectrosc. 2019; 50: 202-212. DOI: 10.1002/jrs.5464.
Miliani C, Monico L, Melo MJ, Fantacci S, Angelin EM, Romani A, Janssens K. Photochemistry of artists’ dyes and pigments: towards better understanding and prevention of colour change in works of art. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2018; 57: 7324-7334. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802801.