Staff ProfileDr Christian Baars

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Qualifications, memberships and relevant positions

• Geology, Bremen University and Southampton University 1994-1996
• Environmental Biology, University of Wales Swansea, BSc 2000
• Geochemistry/Palaeontology, Cardiff University, PhD 2004
• Care of Collections, Cardiff University, MSc 2017

• Associate of Museums Association (AMA)
• Treasurer of the Federation of Museums and Art Galleries in Wales
• Trustee of the National Museum Wales Pension Scheme
• Member of Institute of Conservation (Icon)
• Member of UK Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM UK)
• Member of Geological Curators Group

• Member of the ICOM ‘Sustainability’ Task Force.
• Member of regional mirror group on European Standard prEN 15898:2017 ‘Conservation of cultural property – main general terms and definitions.’
• Grant reviewer for European Research Council (2013).

• Senior Preventive Conservator, National Museum Cardiff, 2014 – to date
• Project Manager: Linking Natural Science Collections in Wales, Federation of Museums and Art Galleries in Wales, 2012 – 2014
• Technical Research Officer, Department of Geology at National Museum Cardiff, 2004 – 2014
• Research Assistant, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, 2004
• Laboratory Assistant, Department of Geology, Bremen University, 1995-1996

Research Interests

• Effects of indoor pollutants and environmental conditions on museum collections, especially geological collections. Current joint research project with University of Oxford and SEAHA : ‘Preservation of geological collections in museums’ [PDF]
• Definition of ‘damage’ to museum objects and its routine monitoring.
• Damage to museum objects caused by vibration.
• Causes of pin corrosion in entomological collections.
• Novel ways of presenting and interpreting conservation data.
• Conservation as an engagement tool.

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