Dr. Abed Haddad is the Assistant Conservation
Scientist in the David Booth Conservation
Department at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in
New York, where he collaborates with staff and allied
professionals on research, treatment, storage, and
environmental quality and monitoring. He is
interested in the characterization and technical study
of modern and contemporary artists and materials
and expanding access to collections through
scientific analysis, public programming, peer-
reviewed publications, and data-driven decision-
making. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer at the
Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts at
New York University, where he teaches advanced
technical studies of cultural heritage. He was an
International Research Experience Fellow with
Northwestern University-Art Institute of Chicago
Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (IRES NU-
ACCESS) at the Rijksmuseum and the University of
Amsterdam (UvA) in 2016, and the David Booth
Fellow in Conservation Science at MoMA (2019-
2022). He holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from
Millsaps College and a doctoral degree in Chemistry
from the Graduate Center of the City University of
New York (CUNY). In 2025, he was elected Vice
President of The American Institute for Conservation
(AIC) and currently serves on the Board of Directors
of The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation
(FAIC).