Adele DeCruz

Image of Adele De Cruz

Adjunct Associate Professor of Chemistry

Contact Information:
Research Interests:
Laser research, Fine Arts Conservation, FTIR as applied to materials, Lichen research using a laser at 3 microns. Application of laser in cleaning painted surfaces. Conservator of laser methods. Campsanto Monumentale, Pisa, Italy. Current research the interaction of pulsed laser energy on painter surface, frescos.
Recent Publications: (More Publications)
    • A. De Cruz, Investigation of the Er:YAG Laser at 2.94 μm to Remove Lichens Growing on Stone, Studies in Conservation (2009) [php]
    • A. De Cruz, ., Prove di pulitura a confronto: Metodi chimici e fisici. (2009) [abs]
    • De Cruz, A., Andreotti, A., Colombini, M.P., Felici, A., Lanterna, G., Lanfranchi, M., Nakahara, K. and Penaglia, F.,, ., "Novel Applications of the Er:YAG Laser: Cleaning of Old Paintings.", Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol VI (2007), pp. pp.239-247 [abs]
    • DeCruz, A., Palmer, R. A., Andreotti, A., Colombini, M.P., Castellucci, E M., Striova, J., Matteini, M.and Sansonetti, A., Design of a research program on the effects of Er:YAG Laser Radiation on Mural Painting: preliminary results on the case study of the "Cimitero Monumentale” in Pisa (Italy)., Proceedings of the 12th Laser Conference on Laser Optics (2006)