Susan Braovac

Academic Interests

Conservation of archaeological wood, research into the deterioration of alum-treated wood, climate in museums.

Teaching

• I teach a wood technology course through the Conservation Studies program at UiO.

Higher education and employment history

I have a bachelor degree in biochemistry from McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1989) and a Master degree in Object Conservation from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada (1993). I have a PhD (2015) on the deterioration and reconservation of alum-treated wood through the School of Conservation, Copenhagen, Denmark. Since 1995, I have worked as a conservator at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo. In the Saving Oseberg project I work as a conservation researcher.

Collaboration

Please see the Saving Oseberg website: https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/saving-oseberg/