Non-destructive Analysis and Testing of Museum Objects


Management Committee

(Appointed by COST permanent national representatives)

COST Countries
(from http://cost.cordis.lu).

Countries that have already signed or have expressed their interest in signing the Memorandum of Understanding on this action  are highlighted. Others may follow.

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, France, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK


Participating Institutions:

COST has a geographical scope beyond the EU. Institutions from non-COST countries may join COST Actions and at present, there are institutions from the observer states and the following states:

Australia, Canada, Egypt, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine, USA.

Chairperson Secretary
Prof. Annemie Mieke Adriaens
University of Ghent/font>
Department of Analytical Chemistry
Krijgslaan 281 - S12
B-9000 Ghent Belgium
Belgium

Tel. +32 9 264 4826
Fax +32 9 264 4960
Email: annemie.adriaens@rug.ac.be

Dr. Piotr Swiatek
ESF-COST Office
Avenue Louise 149
P.O Box 12
B-1050 Brussels

Tel: 
Fax: 

Email: pswiatek@cost.esf.org

 

Austria
Dr. Martina Griesser
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Burgring 5
A- 1010 Wien
Austria

Tel. + 43 1 525 24 544
Fax + 43 1 525 24 309
Email: martina.griesser@khm.at

Prof. Manfred Schreiner
Institute of Chemistry
Academy of Fine Arts
A-1010 Vienna, Schillerplatz 3
A- 1010 Vienna
Austria

Tel. + 43 1 58816261
Fax + 43 1 58816121
Email: manfred.schreiner@fch.akbild.ac.at

Belgium
Professeur Guy Demortier
Directeur du LARN
Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix
61 rue de Bruxelles
B-5000 Namur
Belgium.

Tel. + 32 (0)81 72 54 75
Fax + 32 (0)81 72 54 74
Email: Guy.Demortier@fundp.ac.be

Deputy: 

Dr. Henri-Pierre Garnir 
University of Liege,
I.P.N.A.S., Sart Tilman B15
B4000 LIEGE,
Belgium.

Tel. +32-4-366-3764
Fax +32-4-366-2884
Email: hpgarnir@ulg.ac.be

URL: http://www.ulg.ac.be/ipne/data/hgarnir.html

Dr. Jan Wouters

Head of the Laboratory on Materialsand Technologies
Koninklijk Instituut coor het Kunstpatrimonium
Jubelpark 1
B- 1000 Brussels
Belgium.

Tel. 32 2 7396840
Fax 32 2 7320105

Email: jan.wouters@kikirpa.be
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Bulgaria
Dr. Valentin Vladimirov 
Sofia University St.Kl.Ohridski 
Dept. of Mineralogy, Petrology & Economic Geology, 
15 Tzar Osvoboditel bd. 
Sofia 1000, Bulgaria 

Telephone: (359 2) 93 08 255 or 93 08 570 
Fax: (359 2) 944 64 87 

e-mail: valentin@gea.uni-sofia.bg

2nd Representative 
 
 
 
 
 

Tel.
Fax
Email: 

Cyprus Republic
 Dr. Marios Nestoros
Department of Engineering INTERCOLLEGE
46 Makedonitissas Avenue 
P.O.Box 24005 1700 Nicosia,
Cyprus

Tel. +357 22841669
Fax  +357 22357481
Email:  nestoros.m@intercollege.ac.cy

Czech Republic
 Dr.Frantisek Peterka
Advanced Technology Group Praha 
Nad Kazankou 11 
171 00 Praha 7 
Czech R.epublic

Tel. + 420-2-6880111 
Fax  +420-2-6271206
Email:  fpet@mbox.vol.cz

2nd Representative 
 
 
 
 
 

Tel.
Fax
Email: 

Denmark
Mads Chr. Christensen
National Museeum of Denmark ,
Dept. of Conservation
Brede
PO Box 260
2800 Lyngby
Denmark

Tel. +45 33473530
E-mail: mads.christian.christensen@natmus.dk 
 

Prof. Palle Waage Jensen
Dept. of Chemistry
SDU-Odense University
Campusvej 55
DK 5230 Odense M
Denmark

Tel.  +45 65502505
Email: pwj@chem.sdu.dk

Germany
Dr. Andrea Denker
Hahn-Meitner-Institut
Bereich FI Ionenstrahllabor
Glienickerstrasse 100
D- 14109 Berlin
Germany

Tel. + 49 30 80622498,
Fax + 49 30 80622097
Email: denker@hmi.de

Dr. Christian Neelmeijer,
Forschungszentrum Rossendorf,
Institut fur Ionenstrahlphysik und Materialforschung,
Postfach 51 01 19,
D- 01314 Dresden,
Germany.

Tel.
Fax
E-mail: c.neelmeijer@fz-rossendorf.de

Greece
Dr. Yannis Maniatis
Institute of Material Sciences
Laboratory of Archaeometry
nCSR 'Demokritos'
GR- 153 10 Ag. Paraskevi
Greece 

Tel. +30 1 6524821
Fax +30 1 6519430
E-mail: maniatis@ims.demokritos.gr

Dr. Andreas Karydas
Institute of Nuclear Physics
Laboratory for Material Analysis
NCSR 'Demokritos'
GR- 153 10 Ag. Paraskevi
Greece 

Tel. +30 1
Fax +30 1 
Email: karydas@mail.demokritos.gr

Hungary
Dr. Zoltan Szokefalvi-Nagy

KFKI RMKI
Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics
Konkoly Thegeu 29-33
H- 1121 Budapest
Hungary

Tel. + 36 1 3959289
Fax + 36 1 3959151
Email: sznagy@rmki.kfki.hu

Prof. Arpad Zoltan Kiss

ATOMKI
Institute of Nuclear Research
P.O. box 51
H- 4001 Debrecen
Hungary

Tel. + 36 52 417 266
Fax + 36 52 416 181
Email: azkiss@atomki.hu

Finland
Dr. Kirsti Harva
Finnish National Gallery / Museum of Contemporary Art
Conservation Department
Mannerheiminaukio 2
FIN- 00100 Helsinki
Finland

Tel. +358 9 1733 6528
Fax + 358 9 1733 6573
Email: kirsti.harva@fng.fi

Dr Aimo Hautojarvi 
Posiva Oy
Toolonkatu
FIN-00100 Helsinki
Finland

Tel. + 358 9 2280 3747
Fax + 358 9 2280 3719
Email: aimo.hautojarvi@posiva.fi

France
Dr Patrick Perin
Directeur du Musee des Antiquites Nationales
Chateau BP 3030
78103 Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedex
France

Tel +33 (0)1 39 10 13 00, Fax +33 1 34 51 73 93
Email patrick.perin@culture.gouv.fr

Dr Jean-Claude Dran
Laboratoire de recherche des musees de France
CNRS UMR 171
Palais du Louvre 75001 Paris
6 rue des Pyramides 75041 Paris cedex 01
France

Tel. +33 (0)1 40 20 57 49
Fax +33 (0)1 47 03 32 46
Email jean-claude.dran@culture.fr

Israel
Prof. Charles Greenblatt,
The Kuvin Centre,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
PO Box 12272
Jerusalem 91120,
Israel

Tel +972 2 6757429
Fax +972 2 6757425
Email greenbl@cc.huji.ac.il

Dr. Jan Gunneweg,
Institute of Archaeology,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
91905 Jerusalem,
Israel

Tel +972 26234830 or +972 51984020
Fax +972 26234830
Email gunneweg@h2.hum.huji.ac.il

Italy
Prof. Carlo Varaldo,
University of Genova,
Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichita e del Medioevo
Via Lomellini 8 - 16126
Genova,
Italy

Tel +39 010 2099602, +39 019 8386421
Fax +39 019 822708
Email cvaraldo@iisl.it

Dr. Alessandro Zucchiatti
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Sezione di Genova
Via Dodecanesco 33
I- 16146 Genova
Italy

Tel. + 39 010 3536384
Fax + 39 010 313358
Email: zucc@ge.infn.it

Macedonia
Prof. Biljana Minceva-Sukarova
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics
Institute of Chemistry
Arhimedova 5, P.O.Box 162
Macedonia

Tel: + 389-2-3117-055
Fax: + 389-2-3226-865
Email: biljanam@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk

Prof. Orhidea Grupce
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics
Institute of Chemistry
Arhimedova 5, P.O.Box 162
Macedonia 

Tel: +389-2-3117-055
Fax: + 389-2-3226-865

E-mail: orhideja@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk

Malta
Dr JoAnn Cassar 
Institute for Masonry and Construction Research 
University of Malta 
Msida MSD 06 
Malta 

Tel: (356) 2340 2866 
Fax: (356) 2134 6225 
e-mail: joann.cassar@um.edu.mt

Dr Christian Degrigny 
Malta Centre for Restoration 
The Institute for Conservation & Restoration Studies
East Wing, Royal Naval Hospital 
Bighi, Kalkara 
Malta 

Tel +356 21 80 76 75/6 
Fax + 356 21 67 44 57 
Email cdegrigny@mcr.edu.mt

Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Jaap J. Boon
Molecular Painting Research Group
FOM Institute AMOLF
Kruislaan 407
1098 SJ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
 

Tel +31 206081234; fax +31 206684106
Email boon@amolf.nl
www.amolf.nl

Dr. Hans Scholten
Art Innovation
Westermaatsweg 11
7556 BW Hengelo
The Netherlands

Tel.: +31-(0)74-2501239
Fax: +31-(0)74-2913707
E-mail: Hans.Scholten@Art-Innovation.nl

Poland
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gerard Sliwinski,
Photophysics and Laser Lab., IF-FM,
Polish Academy of Sciences ,
Fiszera 14,
80-952 Gdansk,
Poland

Tel +48 583411271 
Fax +48 583416144
Email gerards@imp.gda.pl

Dr Wojciech Skrzeczanowski,
Institute of Optoelectronics MUT,
2 Kaliskiego str.,
00-908 Warsaw,
Poland

Tel  +48 22 683 77 17
Fax +48 22 666 89 50
Email  wskrzecz@wat.waw.pl

Portugal
Mr Hugo Leal Gouveia
ISQ 
LABMM / Norte
Rua do Mirante 258
4415-441 Grijo

Tel: + 351 22 747 19 50
Fax: + 351 22 745 57 78
E-mail: hlgouveia@isq.pt

Romania
Dr. Bogdan Constantinescu
IFIN- Institute of Atomic Physics
Cyclotronic Laboratory
street Atomistilor 1
RO- Bucharest
Romania

Tel. +401 7807040 ext. 4401
Fax + 401 4231701
Email: bconst@ifin.nipne.ro

Dr. Dragomir Popovici,
National History Museum,
Nationl Museum of Romania's History,
Calea Victoriei 12,
Bucharest,
Romania.

Tel. + 401.315.8207/118

Fax + 401.311.3356
Email: dnp@mnir.ro

Slovakia
 Dr Miroslav Hain 
 Institute of Measurement Science, 
  Slovak Academy of Sciences,
  Dubravska cesta 9, 
  SK 842 19, Bratislava,
 Slovakia

Tel.  +421 2 5477 5949 ext. 2504 , 
Fax  +421 2 5477 5943 
Email: hain@savba.sk,

URL: http://www.um.sav.sk

 Jozef Dorica
  Slovak National Museum 
  Bojnice,
  SK 972 01 Bojnice,
 Slovakia

Tel.  +421 46 5430633, 
Fax  421 41 5643062
Email: dorica@stonline.sk

Slovenia
Prof.dr. Ziga Smit
 J. Stefan Institute
 Jamova 39, P.O.B. 3000
 SI-1001 Ljubljana
 Slovenia

Tel.  +38 6-1-5885374 , 38614766589
Fax  +38 6-1-2519385
Email: ziga.smit@ijs.si, smit@fiz.uni-lj.si 

Mateja Kos
Narodni Muzej
Presernova 20
61000 Ljubljana
Slovenia.

Tel.  +38 6-1- 218 886
Fax  +38 6-1- 221 882
Email: mateja.kos@narmuz-lj.si 

Spain
Prof. Aurelio Climent-Font,
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 
Departamento de Fisica - Aplicada C-12, 
E- 28049 Cantoblanco, 
Madrid, 
Spain.

Tel. +34  91  397  3816
Fax +34  91  397  3969
Email: acf@uam.es

Prof. Miguel Angel Respaldiza Galisteo
Centro Nacional de Aceleradores
Parque Tecnologico Cartuja'93
Avda. Thomas A. Edison s/n
Isla de la Cartuja
E- 41092 Sevilla, 
Spain.

Tel. +34  95  4460553
Fax +34  95  4460145
Email: mailto:respaldiza@us.es

Switzerland
Dr. Eberhard H. Lehmann,
Paul Scherrer Institut PSI ,
Bereich Festkörperphysik,
CH- 5232 Villigen PSI,
Switzerland

Tel +41 563102963 
Fax +41 563103131
Email eberhard.lehmann@psi.ch

Dr Marie Woerle,
Swiss national Museum 
Hardturmstr 181,
CH-8005 Zurich,
Switzerland

Tel +41 (0) 1 218 68 06
Fax +41 (0) 1 272 19 165
Email marie.woerle@slm.admin.ch

United Kingdom
Prof. Graham Martin (Vice Chairman)
Victoria & Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
UK

Tel: +020 7942 2115
Fax: +020 7942 2092
Email: grahamm@vam.ac.uk

Dr. Manolis Pantos (Webmaster)
Daresbury Laboratory,
Keckwick Lane,
Warrington WA4   4AD,
UK.

Tel. +44 (0)1925 603275
Fax +44 (0)1925 603124
Email: e.pantos@dl.ac.uk

Scientific Secretary  
Dr. Hannelore ROEMICH
COST Science Officer
COST Office
 149 avenue Louise
 1050 Brussels
 Belgium
 

Phone:(+) 32 2 533 38 18 (direct line)
Fax: (+) 32 2 533 38 90
e.-mail: hroemich@cost.esf.org
Web: http://costchemistry.epfl.ch
 http://cost.cordis.lu

Dr Zolt Kajcsos
TC Physics Rapporteur, 
KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics 
P.O. Box 49 
H- 1525 BUDAPEST
Tel. 36 1 3922517 
Fax 36 1 3922518 or 36 13959151
Website http://rmki.kfki.hu 
Email: kajcsos@rmki.kfki.hu 


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