Please note: I am not taking on conservation work at this time.
Elizabeth is a conservator with a background in conservation science and experience in collections management. She holds an MEng in Materials Science (2004) from the University of Oxford where she researched Bronze Age metalwork. Elizabeth went on to achieve an MA and MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums from University College London. While a graduate student, she researched and conserved metal jewelry, amber and bone archaeological material from Anglo-Saxon graves at English Heritage, using X-radiography, FTIR and Scanning Electron Microscopy. She also worked on historic aircraft and modern composite artifacts at the Science Museum in London. _x000d_
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Subsequently, Elizabeth investigated excavated lacquerware using spectroscopy at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. More recently she managed a digitization program at College Park Aviation Museum where she also assisted with collections care. After four years at Conservation Solutions Inc, working on projects ranging from spacecraft to outdoor sculpture, she began her current role as Objects Conservator at the National Air and Space Museum.