In this episode, Jason Church speaks with Curtis Deselles, an intern with the Materials Research program at NCPTT, discusses the use of eddy currents and eddy current technology in conservation science. Mr. Deselles has built several eddy current analyzers, custom software, and presented on this topic at a non-destructive conference in St. Louis.

NCPTT has been using eddy current technology in preservation and will be bringing this tool to the iPhone platform in 2010. Download Episode 8 as an mp3 or subscribe via iTunes.

When the use of the internet for communication is exploding exponentially, the economics of California and Stanford University has brought an end to the Conservation Online DistList and Archives (CoOL).

NCPTT will hold a half-day course for art conservators and preservationists scheduled for Tuesday, May 19 in Los Angeles. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the American Institute for Conservation Annual meeting.

Jason Church and Stace Miller presented results of NCPTT research at the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation in Denver Colorado, April 21-24.

On April 16-20, Kirk Cordell and Mary Striegel of NCPTT attended the 35th annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works as an NPS representative and AIC board member.

Mary Striegel represented NCPTT at the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) board meeting, held Nov. 2-4, 2006.