Professorial Faculty
Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Eva Mariasole Angelin

Professorship

Conservation of Architectural Surfaces

School

TUM School of Engineering and Design

Contact Details

Business card at TUMonline

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Angelin (*1989) conducts research in the field of conservation science, focusing on the identification and characterization of materials constituting cultural heritage objects. Her work investigates their chemical and physical properties, degradation mechanisms, and long-term behavior to inform effective conservation strategies. She specializes in modern and contemporary materials, with emphasis on photodegradation and color change phenomena.

Prof. Angelin studied Sciences for Conservation and Restoration at the University of Parma (Italy) and obtained her PhD in Conservation Science from NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal). In 2021 she joined the Deutsches Museum in Munich, investigating plastic-based heritage materials. Since 2023 she worked at TUM’s Chair of Conservation-Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science, within the insiTUMlab, focusing on non-destructive in situ analysis of cultural heritage objects. In 2025 she was appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor for Conservation of Architectural Surfaces at TUM.

    Awards

    • Publication Prize of the Deutsches Museum (2022)
    • 1st price Kartell Museo Poster Award (2022)
    • Best Young Scientist Oral Presentation (2018)
    • Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Grant (2016)

    Key Publications

    Wu Y, Angelin EM, Danzl T, Park S, Sessa C. Towards the understanding of Keim'sche Mineralfarben in architectural paints: Material characterization and phase quantification on selected historical pigment admixtures. Dyes and Pigments 2026; 245, 113285.

    Abstract

    Babo S, Micheluz A, Angelin EM, Brunner S, Ferreira JL, Pamplona M. Identification of additives in historical PMMA: contributions from heritage science. In: Van der Heijden S, Lakeman P, Dubois J-L, editors. PMMA Circularity Roadmap: Industrial Practice and Academic Insight. De Gruyter, 2025, pp. 251-270.

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    Angelin EM, França de Sá S, Soares I, Callapez ME, Ferreira JL, Melo MJ, Bacci M, Picollo M. Application of infrared reflectance spectroscopy on plastics in cultural heritage collections: a comparative assessment of two portable mid-Fourier transform infrared reflection devices. Appl Spectrosc. 2021; 75: 818-833.

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    Angelin EM, Conceição Oliveira M, Nevin A, Picollo M, Melo MJ. To be or not to be an azo pigment: chemistry for the preservation of historical β-naphthol reds in cultural heritage. Dyes Pigm. 2021; 190: 109244.

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    Miliani C, Monico L, Melo MJ, Fantacci S, Angelin EM, Romani A, Janssens K. Photochemistry of artists’ dyes and pigments: towards better understanding and prevention of colour change in works of art. Angew Chem Int Ed. 2018; 57: 7324-7334.

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