(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Isabel Pombo Cardoso's academic background includes degrees in history, archaeological sciences, and conservation. As a researcher, her singularity is the merge of competencies in social sciences, natural sciences, and conservation of Cultural Heritage (CH); together with 12 years of effective conservation, as the leader of a company working for the Portuguese government of major classified national monuments. Also, she maintains regular collaborations with several national & international institutions, as a conservation scientist advisor (e.g.National Trust, UK).
Analytical work competencies applied to CH include: OM; SEM-EDS; Raman; XRF; PIXE; and collaborates with international experts in FTIR and microscale radiocarbon dating analysis.