Marina Polizzi is a PhD student focusing on active fiber laser cleaning of the Technology for Cultural Heritage doctoral school of the University of Turin. She is a conservator of cultural heritage, with a specialization on stone materials, mosaics, plaster and decorated surfaces of architecture. Currently she is doing a PhD in collaboration with the Centro di Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale and the El.En. Group on the use of active fiber laser for cleaning artworks, with particular emphasis on polychrome materials. 

Education

• 2023-current: PhD student, Technology for Cultural Heritage, University of Turin, Italy
• 2023 - Master Degree in Conservation and Restauration of Cultural Heritage, University of Turin, Italy

Interests

• Laser cleaning of cultural heritage materials
• Active fiber lasers, study of the adjustable parameters and their interaction with the materials
• Use of chemometrics for the study of cultural heritage
• IR Spectroscopy, XRF, SEM/EDS, application of colorimetry and profilometry

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• 2021-2022 Award for the best graduated from the Department of Historical Studies