In 2019, Nina Owczarek became Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware in the Art Conservation Department. Prior to her new appointment, she was Associate Conservator at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), where she worked for nine years. She is a graduate of the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Owczarek serves on the AIC Nominating Committee. She was Secretary/Treasurer for the Object Specialty Group (2016-2020) and on the Education and Training Committee (2014-2020). She is a Fellow member of AIC.