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During my assignment, I have undertaken several important tasks and projects, including the following:

Established and operated a laboratory for examining artworks, selecting appropriate instruments and methods for characterizing the artworks, and ensuring that instrument parameters conform to conservation standards for sampling, with minimal or no samples taken from the artworks. Techniques employed included technical photography (TP), non-destructive micro-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), non-destructive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, digital light microscopy, X-radiography (X-RAY), and computed tomography (CT scan).

Managed and collaborated with the Europe-based laboratory for objects dating, including Thermoluminescence (TL) and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Carbon Radiation AMS-C14).

Implemented and developed appropriate settings for photography and technical photography, such as UV fluorescence (UVF), infrared photography (IRP), infrared reflectance (IRR), transmittance photography (TRAN), and raking light (RAK), to enhance the study of artworks before, during, and after restoration. Trained team members in photography and lighting settings for analysis and conservation purposes, ensuring that detailed records were maintained for every step of works.

Managed and participated in the analysis of artworks from collections such as:
Painting collection of the royal family.
Collection of Jim Thompson House Museum, including traditional Thai paintings on canvas, paper, and wood panel, sculptures, and artifacts made of wood, stone, ceramic, and metal.
Collection of international auction houses, including classical and contemporary paintings on canvas, panels, paper, and sculptures.
Collection of local and international private collectors, including various types of atrworks such as wood and metal sculptures from the 12th to 18th centuries, Japanese wooden statues from the 12th century, Tibetan illumination and thangkas from the 16th to 18th centuries, painting from the 15th century, and paintings of numerous Thai old maters and national artists from the 20th century.

science and art, inspired and connected

My flower, oil on canvas painting and it's micro X-ray fluorescence mapping information.

doctoral research

(2014-2018)

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Inspiration and aims

After working for over a decade in the packaging industry and at the second-largest retailer in the world, Target Corporation, one day fate presented me with a crucial decision: whether to continue on my current career path or pursue a PhD in Image Technology. I chose the latter, motivated by a scholarship and research opportunity connected to art conservation.

My PhD research focused on studying traditional primers and creating new formulations with antibacterial, washable, and abrasion-resistant properties for Thai murals. It also included formulating acrylic colors and pastels corresponding to the Thai color dictionary and exploring color changes through multispectral imaging techniques.

Throughout my PhD journey, I had opportunities to collaborate with artists at the ten craft departments of the Ministry of Culture of Thailand, to conduct experiments at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), the Hubert Curien Laboratory (France), visit the C2RMF lab at the Louvre Museum, and attend many congresses related to color, art, and conversation. These experiences inspired my professional path as a conservation scientist.

The research articles have been linked in this section.