Prof. Dr. Nina Mekacher
Overall management
Archaeologist and heritage conservationist. Head of the Conservation and Restoration Department, Director of the Institute Materiality in Art and Culture. Extensive experience in leading research projects and multi-stakeholder processes, as well as in drafting policy documents for archaeology, heritage conservation and built heritage.
Prof. Dr. Giacinta Jean
Architect, Professor of History and Techniques of Conservation. Specialised in the conservation and restoration of built heritage. Responsible for several fieldwork activities, partnerships and interdisciplinary research projects focusing on history of construction and stucco decoration, technical skills, care and maintenance practices.
Prof. Dr. Edith Joseph
Conservation scientist. Specialises in the development of innovative sustainable solutions for the conservation of cultural heritage. Her research focuses on green technologies and sustainable conservation techniques.
Dipl.-Ing. Jana Minder MA
Project coordination
Architect and architectural historian. Extensive experience in project management, stakeholder engagement and public relations.
Prof. Francesca Piqué
Chemist and conservator of wall paintings, head of the Conservation and Restoration Unit. Specialised in holistic conservation approach including technical and conservation studies of wall paintings and monuments, diagnostic investigations on causes and mechanisms of damage, development of treatments, long-term monitoring and maintenance. Several practical experiences in the conservation of immovable heritage, wall paintings, stone and archaeological sites.
Dipl.-Rest. Jonas Roters
Sub-project lead for case studies
Qualified conservator-restorer. Co-director of the specialisation in Conservation and Restoration of Architecture and Furnishings at the HKB. Lecturer in practice, theory and ethics.
Prof. Dr. Cristian Scapozza
Geographer, Professor of Applied Geomorphology. Head of the Competence centre Climate Change and Territory (CCCT) at the Institute of Earth Sciences. Lecturer and researcher in the fields of physical geography, Alpine geomorphology and geoarchaeology of the Southern Alps.
Dr. Nadim Scherrer
PhD in Earth Science. Head of the Art Technology Laboratory and lecturer in instrumental analysis. Core areas of expertise include scanning electron microscopy with elemental analysis, Raman spectroscopy and light microscopy.
Prof. Dr. Tiziano Teruzzi
Professor of Building Physics and Head of the Building Diagnostics Unit. Specialises in the physical processes affecting buildings in their interaction with the environment, the durability of building materials, building diagnostics, the monitoring of indoor climate, and the issue of indoor air pollutants.
Tonja van Rooij MA
Field research case studies
MA in Conservation and Restoration.
Anjo Weichbrodt MA
Field research case studies
Conservator-Restorer (MA) specialising in built heritage. Extensive practical experience in maintenance and condition monitoring; also involved in applied research projects focusing on optimising maintenance and minimally invasive conservation.
Dr. Cristina Mosca
Architect with a PhD in planning, maintenance and regeneration of the built environment. Lecturer of Architectural Technology and researcher on projects on the management of existing buildings at the Politecnico di Milano. Since 2010, researcher at SUPSI, specialising in consultancy and applied research relating to building materials and their degradation mechanisms throughout their entire life cycle.
Reto Witschi MA
Project Assistant
MA in Cultural Analysis, BA in Archaeology. Currently undertaking a MAS in Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Reuse. Project Assistant at the Institute Materiality in Art and Culture. Extensive experience in research administration and communications.
