Join Dr Ian MacLeod as he discusses his work using chemistry to ’conserve old things’ – ranging from rock art to shipwrecks and even old tombstones. Hear about how exciting and challenging it is using chemistry in weird and wonderful settings. Ian’s talk will feature fascinating imagery including shipwrecks, cars and Aboriginal rock art sites.
About Dr Ian MacLeod
Ian MacLeod has been a member of the RACI for more than 40 years and for more than 30 of them he has worked as a conservator in the Western Australian Museum. He has developed several new methods for stabilising heavily degraded objects and has developed techniques for stabilising massive iron artefacts on the seabed. Ian has a passion for all forms of decay and has learned to “talk” to corroded metal objects and to get them to open up and tell their remarkable stories collected over more than 400 years. Ian has established an international reputation for excellence in applied chemistry research and he can always find order in the chaos of the natural world.
Ian MacLeod has been a member of the RACI for more than 40 years and for more than 30 of them he has worked as a conservator in the Western Australian Museum. He has developed several new methods for stabilising heavily degraded objects and has developed techniques for stabilising massive iron artefacts on the seabed. Ian has a passion for all forms of decay and has learned to “talk” to corroded metal objects and to get them to open up and tell their remarkable stories collected over more than 400 years. Ian has established an international reputation for excellence in applied chemistry research and he can always find order in the chaos of the natural world.
Date: 19 March 2013
Time: 7.00pm (please be seated by 6.45pm)
Time: 7.00pm (please be seated by 6.45pm)
Location: Curtin University – Exhibition Room, Level 1, Building 500
The Bayliss Youth Lecture is free but bookings are essential and places are limited.The Bayliss Youth Lecture is organised by the RACI WA Chemical Education Group. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Rowe Scientific, Curtin University and University of Western Australia.
Future dates for the Bayliss Youth Lecture 2013 will be announced shortly (including schools and regional venues).
Any enquiries or venue suggestions should be directed to Professor Simon Lewis at s.lewis@curtin.edu.au.
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Professor Simon Lewis
Professor of Forensic and Analytical Chemistry
Curtin University
Tel | +61 8 9266 2484
Email | s.lewis@curtin.edu.au
