Peyman Javadi Geomatics Engineer

Adamantia Panagopoulou

Postdoctoral Researcher, Juan de la Cierva

Short biography

• Bachelor degree, Conservation of antiquities and works of art, University of West Attica, Greece
• Master of Science degree: Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Department of Engineers of Science Materials with the Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece.
• PhD degree: ‘A Physicochemical Study of Glazed Byzantine and Post-Medieval Pottery from the Aegean’, Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University in the Netherlands in collaboration with the National Research Center ‘Demokritos’ in Greece.

I am a conservator of antiquities and works of art, specialized in archaeometry, currently holding a postdoctoral research position ‘Juan de la Cierva’ at the University of Barcelona. During my studies I received 5 scholarships. I have already worked on 5 EU-funded Research Projects and I have been trained in many scientific techniques at the NCSR Demokritos in Greece. Moreover, I have carried out research work for University of Leiden, University of Paris, University of Alicante in Valencia, University of Barcelona and Greek Universities. In the period 2013-2016, I worked as a temporary Lecturer at the Ionian University in Greece. Additionally, I have given lectures at master programs at the University of the Aegean and at the Ionian University. Furthermore, the last eight years I organize and I am the main instructor of scientific courses at Leiden University, Balkan Heritage Foundation (for students from the USA), Haifa University, University of Rzeszów, Poland, Leibniz Institut for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), Germany, etch. I have published peer-reviewed full articles and I have participated at International and European conferences. Moreover, I am co-author of the book ‘Byzantine and Post-Byzantine monumental painting in churches and monasteries in Zakynthos, 11th-18th century’, (in Greek). I have carried out fieldwork in the Mediterranean with the Netherlands Archaeological Institute of Athens (NIA), with the Leiden University and with the French Archaeological School at Athens (EFA). Finally, I have experience as a Conservation Scientist in analytical research in well-known museums such as the Archaeology and History of Art Museum at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, CAMU, Benaki Museum in Greece, etc.

Research interests

  • Archaeometric characterisation of archaeological inorganic materials (metal, glass, wall paintings, etc.) with special focus on ceramics.
  • Production and distribution of artifacts in the ancient world
    The effects of socio-cultural changes on pottery manufacturing.
  • Field of conservation science and Cultural Heritage through scientific inquiry.
  • Analytical and technical support for the preservation and restoration of cultural objects using scientific analysis and techniques.
  • The impact of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage – Categories of hazards on monuments, deterioration, status of preservation and elements of solution.

Selected publications

  • P. Panagopoulou, J. Vroom, A. Hein, V. Kilikoglou, 2024, Exploring colour palette in pottery from Western Anatolia to East Asia – Colour schemes to inspire, Journal Heritage, 7(8), 4374-4402. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7080206.
  • P. Panagopoulou, J. Vroom, A. Hein, V. Kilikoglou, 2023, A Physicochemical Examination of Blue Shades in Pottery: Rich, Deep and Endless, Journal Colorants, 2, 453–470, https://doi.org/10.3390/colorants2020021.
  • Serafeim E. Poulos, Adamantia P. Panagopoulou and Vasileios A. Kotinas, 2022, An Oceanographic Insight in the Submergence and Resilience of the Pavlopetri Archaeological Site, Scientific Culture, Vol. 8, No. 1, Open access, 161-173, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5889410.
  • Adamantia Panagopoulou, Joanita Vroom, Anno Hein and Vassilis Kilikoglou, 2021, Production Technology of Glazed Pottery in Chalcis, Euboea, during the Middle Byzantine Period, MDPI, Heritage 4(4), 4473-4494. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage4040247.
  • Adamantia Panagopoulou, Christos Karydis, Maria Bratitsi, Nikolaos Salamouris, Adamantia Kambioti, Georgia Platipodi, Κaterina Kabassi, 2020, Τhe Shipwreck (Navagio) of Zakynthos: Decay & Preservation. A Comparative Research, Journal of Anthropological and Archaeological Sciences, Volume: 1, 138-149, Issue DOI:10.32474/JAAS.2020.01.000124.
  • Panagopoulou, K. Karanasios, G. Xanthopoulou, 2016, Ancient Egyptian Blue (CaCuSi4O10) Pigment by Modern Solution Combustion Synthesis Method, Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, Volume: 18, No 1, 31-37, ISSN: 1562-3920. DOI: 10.18321/ectj390.

Selected projects:

  • METAL PLACES: Culture crossroads in eastern Mediterranean, by the European Union Programme ‘INTERREG’ in collaboration Greece with Cyprus, NCSR ‘Demokritos’.
  • FP7/Space/RASTAS SPEAR (coordinator EADS/ASTRIUM) (Radiation-Shapes-Thermal Protection Investigations for High-Speed Earth Re-entry), by the European Union Framework Programme devoted to the further development of special protective materials spacecraft, NCSR ‘Demokritos’.
  • PulCheR (Pulsed Chemical Rocket with Green High-Performance Propellants), by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme, to develop a new engine for exploratory aircraft, NCSR ‘Demokritos’.
  • Reduction of Environmental Impact using microwaves. Process Industrial materials with microwaves for reduction of energy consumption, processing time and environmental impacts, NCSR ‘Demokritos’.