Sophia Sotiropoulou studied at the Physics Department of the University of Athens (1991), she continued her postgraduate studies in Archaeometry/Physical methods in Archaeology and Museography at the Univ. of Bordeaux (1993) and prepared her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (2000), on the subject of ‘Optimization of colour measurements in paintings using non-destructive techniques’. She has been senior researcher at the Ormylia Foundation, Art Diagnosis Centre (1996-2017), and, at present, she is collaborating Researcher at IESL-FORTH. Since 2011 to present, she is Assistant Module Coordinator (AMC) at the Hellenic Open University (HOU): module “General Principles of Light” SFP 51 – Postgraduate course “Lighting Design – School of Applied Arts”. She has extensive research experience in the analytical investigation and multidisciplinary documentation of archaeological and cultural heritage objects, in general. During her research career she is specialized in applying imaging techniques, optical, photometric and spectroscopic methods for the analysis of materials, the study of mechanisms of natural aging and the characterization of paint surfaces (including optical, chemical and visually perceptible properties) of cultural heritage objects, specifically panel and canvas paintings, illuminated manuscripts, wall paintings, ceramics or polychrome sculptures. Additionally, she is active in research related to Museum lighting, studying the role of light in the visual perception and appreciation of museum objects in display. Her research interests in the field of Lighting design include: Lighting enhancing visual experience; Reconstruction of the Original Appearance of Artworks; Colour Perception/rendering and Lighting, Metrics for assessing the quality of lighting in the colour rendering.
sotiropoulou.sofia@ac.eap.gr