Prof. Dr. Ester Simoes B Ferreira

Dr. rer. nat.
Prof. Dr. Ester Simoes B Ferreira

Campus Südstadt
Ubierring 40
50678 Köln
Postanschrift


  • Telefon+49 221-8275-3134

Funktionen

  • LaborleiterIn
  • Prüfungsausschussvorsitzende/r
  • TabulaRasa. Clay, wax, and the impact of erasable writing technologies on manuscript cultures
    The interdisciplinary ERC project explores the role of rewritability in manuscript cultures and focus on the use of clay and wax tablets in the Ancient Near East, the Classical world, and Medieval to Early Modern Europe. Duration 2025-2030
    TabulaRasa Forschungsprojekt
  • Understanding the impact in relative humidity fluctuations on the stability of porous underbound paint layers
    DBU Forschungsprojekt 2023-2025
    Projekt Website
  • Ferreira, Ester Simoes B; Hoffmann, Charlotte; Hendriks, Laura; Hajdas, Irka; Kradolfer, Stefan; Günther, Detlef; Hünerfauth, Katharina; Reinhardt, Juliane; Portsteffen, Hans; Müller-Bechtel, Susanne (2025): Integrating Material Analysis, Radiocarbon Dating, and Technical Examination in the Dating and Provenance Study of a Copy of Raphael’s “The Great Holy Family of Francis I”. In: Heritage. Vol. 8. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8100424
  • Ferreira, Ester Simoes B; Spanheimer, Vanessa; Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Schürmann, Hannah; Waentig, Friederike; Werner, Kristina (2025): Chemical and Physical Characterization of a South American Natural Rubber Figurine. In: Metalla : Sonderheft. Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege 2025 ; Dresden ; 18. bis 22. März 2025. Vol. 13, S. 120 - 122. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.46586/metalla.v.2025.i13
  • Katrakova-Krüger, Danka; Öchsner, Simon; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B (2024): Material Characterization of Silicones for Additive Manufacturing. In: Polymers. Vol. 16. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172437
  • Hoffmann, Charlotte; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B (2024): Colour Changes in Depicted Foliage : Investigation into the Role of Gypsum in the Light Ageing of Yellow Lake Pigments. In: Bridging the Gap : Synergies between Art History and Conservation. Bridging the Gap: Synergies Between Art History and Conservation; National Museum of Norway, Oslo; 23 - 24 November 2023., S. 177 - 184.https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00013580
  • Waentig, Friederike; Sicken, Anne; Hoffmann, Charlotte; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B (2023): Chemiefasern erkennen und charakterisieren : Grenzen und Möglichkeiten. In: Fluck, Cäcilia; Mitschke, Sylvia; Paetz gen. Schieck, Annette (Hrsg.): Stoffliches : Von Fasern, Fäden und Geweben. Oppenheim am Rhein: Nümmerich-Asmus Verlag, S. 146 - 153.
  • Ferreira, Ester Simoes B; Michel, Rolf; Waentig, Friederike; Fischer, Bernadett; Liesen, Pauline; Hofmann, Volker (2023): Polyvinylchloride in Built Heritage. Polymer and Additive Composition of Historical PVC Windows. In: Metalla : Sonderheft. Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege 2023; Mannheim; 28. März bis 01. April 2023. Vol. 12, S. 118 - 120. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.46586/metalla.v.2023.i12
  • Fuchs, Robert; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B; Cammarosano, Michele (2023): Römische Wachstafeln aus Pompeji - Geschichte - Herstellung - Analysen. In: Metalla : Sonderheft. Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege 2023; Mannheim; 28. März bis 01. April 2023. Vol. 12, S. 45 - 47. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.46586/metalla.v.2023.i12
  • Stahmann, Charlotte N.; Soppa, Karolina; Glüsen, Birgit; Storevik-Tveit, Eva; Käckel, Andreas Thomas Fernand; Demuth, Petra; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B (2022): Low Molecular Weight Cellulose Ethers as Aerosols for the Consolidation of Cohesively Weak Paint Layers. In: International Journal for Conservation Science: IJCS. Vol. 13, S. 1583 - 1602. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00009730
  • Stahmann, Charlotte N.; Müller, Dominik; Storevik-Tveit, Eva; Demuth, Petra; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B (2022): Nano-Computed Tomography as a Tool for the Morphological Characterisation and Validation of Paint Mock-Ups. In: International Journal for Conservation Science: IJCS. Vol. 13, S. 1535 - 1552. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00009729
  • Hoffmann, Charlotte; Schaefer, Iris; Zumbühl, Stefan; Ferreira, Ester Simoes B (2021): Einblicke zur Farbveränderung in Laubdarstellungen: Kunsttechnologische Untersuchung an zwei flämischen Landschaftsgemälden des 17. Jahrhunderts. In: Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung. Vol. 35, S. 135 - 150.https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00008225
  • Addressing the Challenges of Visualising Organic Binding Media Networks in Porous Painting Layers
    Conference "Journey into the Ageing & Alterations of Paintings", Amsterdam 3-4 April 2025
    3. April 2025
    Conference site
  • Chemical and physical Characterization of a South American Natural rubber figurine
    Jahrestagung Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege, Dresden 18-22 March 2025
    21.March 2025
    AK Archäometrie GDCh website
  • PVC in built heritage. Multianalytical approach to understand composition and degradation
    Invited talk Analytica 2024 9-11.April 2024
    11.04.2024
    Presentation abstract
  • MaSC Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography Users´ Group in the field of Conservation Science
    Founding committee member
    www.mascgroup.org
  • Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
    Portuguese Chemical Society
    http://www.spq.pt/
  • ICOM-CC
    International Council of Museums - Conservation Committee
    ICOM-CC
  • Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker GDCh
    German Chemical Society
    GDCh AK Archäometrie
  • AiA Authentication in Art 2016 Award
    Authentication in Art award was presented to Laura Hendriks and her PhD project Microscale radiocarbon dating based at the Ion Beam Physics Group of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) under supervision of Dr Irka Hajdas and in collaboration with Prof. Ester Ferreira at TH Köln and Markus Küffner at SIK-ISEA, Zürich. This project aims to; on the one hand, minimize the sample size and therefore the invasiveness of radiocarbon dating analysis and on the other hand to expand the application of the method to pigments and organic binders.
    http://authenticationinart.org/congress-2016/aia-award-2016/
2017 Microbial Infestation of Objects of Art and Cultural Heritage
Online Course HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen Link to website
2016 Velson Horie - Adhesive, Coating and Consolidants
Masterclass Link to website
2006 - 2016 Swiss Institute for Art Reseach
Head of Analytical Laboratory SIK-ISEA
2003 - 2006 FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF), Amsterdam
Postdoctoral Researcher FOM-AMOLF
1998 - 2002 University of Edinburgh and National Museums of Scotland, Scotland, UK
PhD student University of Edinburgh
1996 - 1997 DeMontfort University Lincon/Leicester
MSc Research in conservation science
1988-1995 Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT-UNL)
MSc Applied Chemistry/Organic chemistry FCT-UNL Applied Chemistry

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