Dr. Beatrice Campanella received her PhD in Chemical and Material Sciences in 2016 from the University of Pisa. Since 2019, she has been a researcher at the Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds of the National Research Council. Her research focuses on the development of spectroscopic and chemometric methods applied to the study of clinical, environmental, and cultural heritage materials.
Lecture
An Overview of Chemometric Approaches in Raman Studies of Cultural Heritage Materials
by Beatrice Campanella, CNR-ICCOM, Italy
In the last 20 years, chemometrics has gained significant importance in the field of cultural heritage research, particularly in managing the large volumes of multivariate data generated by various analytical instruments. It allows for the creation of easily interpretable graphs that encapsulate all the relevant information simultaneously.
This lecture aims to discuss the applications of chemometrics and multivariate statistical algorithms in cultural heritage studies using Raman spectroscopy. The goal is to present practical applications with examples drawn from the literature. Additionally, the lecture will provide essential theoretical insights necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental algorithms used. The focus will be on fundamental qualitative and quantitative models capable of addressing the most common challenges encountered when studying historical or artistic artifacts, with particular attention to data pre-processing.
