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Edward P. Vicenzi, Ph.D. (he/him/his)

Research Scientist
Smithsonian Institution
(2) NIST, Material Measurement Laboratory
Suitland, Maryland, United States

Edward Vicenzi is a research scientist at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute (MCI). His work involves using microscopy and microanalysis to study museum specimens and related materials to understand their history and origin. Before taking-up his position at MCI he served as the Director of the Analytical Laboratories in the National Museum of Natural History’s (NMNH) Department of Mineral Sciences, and prior to that the co-manager of the Imaging and Analysis Center at Princeton University.

He has served as President and Director of the Microanalysis Society, organizer of MAS topical conferences, chair of the NMNH Senate of Scientists, Chair of the IUMAS-6 congress, MAS tour speaker, as well as an organizer for M&M symposia. He is the immediate past-president for the International Union of Microbeam Analysis Societies (IUMAS), an editorial board member for Heritage Science, editor for Microscopy and Microanalysis (Cultural Heritage applications), and is a Fellow of the Microanalysis Society. His publications are focused on microscale chemistry of heritage science materials, in addition to minerals and glasses related to Earth and planetary science studies. He obtained a PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MS from the University of Oregon, and a BSc from McGill University, all in Earth Sciences.

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