Classroom support for chemistry teachers
In collaboration with the Education department of the Rijksmuseum, I worked on the development of teaching materials for high school chemistry teachers. These documents provide background, images, questions and experiments to allow teachers to use oil paintings to illustrate or introduce fundamental chemical concept to their students. All the material (in Dutch) is available free of charge at www.rijksmuseum.nl/scheikunde-lesmateriaal.
FameLab science communication competition
Below is my pitch at the Netherlands 2017 Final of the FameLab science communication competition:
Our research in public media
Article in Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde magazine (Dutch):
Een moleculaire blik op schilderijen
Interview in The Analytical Scientist magazine:
Life Modeling: Recreating the chemistry of paint degradation in the lab
Interview in NRC Handelsblad and nrc.next (Dutch):
De zepen waar veel olieverfschilderijen mee kampen
Article in Chemical & Engineering News:
Art conservators struggle with microscopic eruptions in masterpieces
Article on NWO website (Dutch):
Article on Phys.org:
Metal soaps critical in speed of deterioration of oil paintings
University of Amsterdam press release about PhD graduation:
Metal soaps critical in speed of deterioration of oil paintings
Article in Folia (Dutch):
Dankzij deze UvA’er kunnen we schilderijen beter restaureren