March 12, 2018

The Astroparticle Lab was pleased to welcome Ms. Shelby White and her crew to their lab and discuss the various research activities of the lab. Ms. White is the Founding Trustee of the Leon Levy Foundation, which was created from the estate of her late husband, who died in 2003. Its largest program, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, is a center for advanced research and graduate education at New York University established in 2007. The Foundation also supports organizations in the arts and humanities, nature and gardens, neuroscience research, human rights and Jewish culture (more information available here: http://leonlevyfoundation.org).

The discussion was naturally driven by ” what Physicists can do for Art?”.

The Astroparticle Lab's response is that they can offer techniques and instruments. For example, the XRF Scanner in the lab is one of the most promising: a stand-alone and portable system to provide non-destructive elemental surface analysis of an artifact is a terrific asset for Arts and Cultural Heritage. Needless to say, this definitely got their interest.

It was an honor for everyone in the lab to meet and talk to Ms. White.