RAMPAZZI LAURA | Università degli studi dell'Insubria

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Present position:

Researcher in Analytical Chemistry. October 2001 to present
Dipartimento di Scienza a Alta Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Lecturer in 'Analytical Chemistry IB' (Chemical Sciences) and 'Analytical Chemistry' for Cultural heritage' (Environmental Sciences)

Education and Academic Qualifications:

Graduation in Industrial Chemistry
Department of Inorganic, Metallorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Milan (Italy)
Thesis title: Analytical and spectroscopic study of calcium oxalate films on monuments of historic and artistic interest.
Supervisor: Professor Franco Cariati (Analytical Chemistry)

PhD in Chemical Sciences
Department of Inorganic, Metallorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Milan (Italy)
Thesis title: Analytical and spectroscopic investigation of organic compounds used in the past as painting binders and as conservation treatments of stone surfaces

Research grant in Conservation Science
CNR National Research Council, Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Gino Bozza, Milano (Italy)
Project title: Diagnostic of artistic and historical stone materials

2000 Attended III School of Chemistry of Cultural Heritage 'Writing materials (papyri, parchment and paper)' at Lucca (Italy).

2002. Attended Advanced Study Course 'Science and Technology of the Environment for Sustainable Protection of Cultural Heritage' at the University College of London.

2002. Attended IV School of Chemistry of Cultural Heritage 'Glass and Ceramic' at Altare (SV), Italy.

Ricerca

>Study of the interaction between environment and stone materials

>Development of analytical procedures based on spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques for the characterisation of works of art

>Analytical investigation of ancient and conservation mortars, natural stones, stucco, paintings

>Study of the relationship between the composition of calcium oxalate films and their formation

PROJECTS

2004-2006 Programma di Iniziativa Comunitaria INTERREG III A Italia-Svizzera 2000-2006, Misura 2.2, 'L'arte dello stucco nel Parco dei Magistri Comacini (Intelvesi, Campionesi e Ticinesi) delle valli e dei laghi: valorizzazione, conservazione e promozione', Coordinatori Andrea Pozzi e Laura Rampazzi

2005-2007 Programmi di Ricerca Scientifica di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) ‘Conoscenza delle tecniche costruttive storiche: protocolli e strumenti innovativi per la diffusione e l’applicabilità al processo di conservazione’, Coordinatore nazionale: Stefano Della Torre, Coordinatore Unità Operativa Insubria: Laura Rampazzi

2007-2009 Programmi di Ricerca Scientifica di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN)‘Studio, definizione e realizzazione di sistemi microbiologici innovativi ad elevato contenuto biotecnologico, pronti per l'uso, di biopulitura e biorestauro di materiali lapidei di Beni Culturali’, Coordinatore nazionale: Giancarlo Ranalli, Coordinatore Unità Operativa Insubria: Laura Rampazzi

2008-2009 British-Italian Partnership Programme for Young Researchers, ‘Microorganisms that Actively Damage Artistic and Historic Stoneworks’, British Project Coordinator: Prof John Colin Murrell (University of Warwick, UK), Coordinatore italiano: Elisabetta Zanardini, (Università dell’Insubria, Como), Unità Insubria: Laura Rampazzi

2010-2013 Programma di Cooperazione Transfrontaliera Italia-Svizzera 2007-2013, Misura 1.3, ‘Cultura alpina: saper valorizzare il territorio’, Capofila: Università dell’Insubria, Coordinatore Laura Rampazzi

COLLABORATIONS

CNR Istituto per la conservazione e valorizzazione dei beni culturali, Sezione di Milano

Università di Pisa

Università del Molise

Museo Archeologico di Como

Portale IRInSubria

Pubblicazioni in evidenza

‘Calcium oxalate films on stone surfaces: experimental assessment of the chemical formation’, F. Cariati, L. Rampazzi, L. Toniolo and A. Pozzi, Studies in Conservation 45 (2000) 180-188.

‘Characterisation of wall paintings in the Sos Furrighesos necropolis (Anela, Italy)’, L. Rampazzi, F. Cariati, G. Tanda, M. P. Colombini, Journal of Cultural Heritage 3 (2002) 237-240.

‘Merging non-destructive testing techniques for stucco analysis: the case study of S. Abbondio in Como, Italy’, A. Sansonetti, R. Bugini, L. Rampazzi, S. Della Torre, R. Segattini, E. Rosina, Materials Evaluation 61 (2003) 604-610.

‘Analytical investigation of calcium oxalate films on marble monuments’, L. Rampazzi, A. Andreotti, I. Bonaduce, M. P. Colombini, C. Colombo, L. Toniolo, Talanta 63 (2004) 967-977.

‘Classification of multi-layered plasters from St. Abbondio Cloister in Como (Italy): an analytical tool for building archaeology’, R. Bugini, S. Della Torre, A. Pozzi, L. Rampazzi, A. Sansonetti, Materiales de Construccion, 282 (2006) 5-16.

‘A chemometric approach to the characterisation of historical mortars’, L. Rampazzi, A. Pozzi, A. Sansonetti, L. Toniolo, B. Giussani, Cement and Concrete Research, 36 (2006) 1108-1114.

‘Prehistoric wall paintings: the case of the Domus de Janas necropolis (Sardinia, Italy)’, L. Rampazzi, L. Campo, F. Cariati, G. Tanda, M. P. Colombini, Archaeometry 49 (2007) 559-569

‘The stucco decorations from St. Lorenzo in Laino (Como, Italy): the materials and the techniques employed by the “Magistri Comacini”’, L. Rampazzi, B. Rizzo, C. Colombo, C. Conti, M. Realini, U. Bartolucci, M. P. Colombini, A. Spiriti, L. Facchin, Analytica Chimica Acta, 630 (2008) 91-100.

‘Role of Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry in Cultural Heritage research: a review’, B. Giussani, D. Monticelli, L. Rampazzi, Analytica Chimica Acta, 635 (2009) 6-21.

‘Monuments as sampling surfaces of recent traffic pollution’, L. Rampazzi, B. Giussani, B. Rizzo, C. Corti, A. Pozzi, C. Dossi, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 18 (2011) 184-191 DOI 10.1007/s11356-010-0363-6.

‘The stucco technique of the Magistri Comacini: the case study of St. Maria dei Ghirli in Campione d’Italia (Como, Italy)’, L. Rampazzi, B. Rizzo, C. Colombo, C. Conti, M. Realini, U. Bartolucci, M. P. Colombini, A. Spiriti, L. Facchin, Archaeometry, 54 (2012) 926-939 (DOI 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00651.x).

‘On the use of trace elements in ancient necropolis studies: Overview and ICP-MS application to the case study of Valdaro site, Italy’, C. Corti, L. Rampazzi, C. Ravedoni, B. Giussani, Microchemical Journal 110 (2013) 614-623. 10.1016/j.microc.2013.07.001

‘Thermal analysis and archaeological chronology: the ancient mortars of the site of Baradello (Como, Italy)’, C. Corti, L. Rampazzi, R. Bugini, A. Sansonetti, M. Biraghi, L. Castelletti, I. Nobile, C. Orsenigo, Thermochimica Acta, 572 (2013) 71-84. 10.1016/j.tca.2013.08.015

‘Technology of Medieval mortars: an investigation into the use of organic additives’, L. Rampazzi, M.P. Colombini, C. Conti, C. Corti, A. Lluveras-Tenorio, A. Sansonetti, M. Zanaboni, Archaeometry 58 (2016) 115-130 DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12155

‘The diet of three medieval individuals from Caravate (Varese, Italy). Combined results of ICP-MS analysis of trace elements and phytolith analysis conducted on their dental calculus’, A. Lazzati, L. Levrini, L. Rampazzi, C. Dossi, L. Castelletti, M. Licata, C. Corti, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 26 (2016) 670-681 DOI: 10.1002/oa.2458

‘Hellenistic Mortar and Plaster from Contrada Mella near Oppido Mamertina (Calabria, Italy)’, C. Corti, L. Rampazzi, P. Visonà, International Journal of Conservation Science 7 (2016) 57-70.

‘Hidden colours in stuccowork damaged by fire: A multi-analytical investigation for revealing the original decorative pattern’, Antonio Sansonetti, Jana Striova, Danilo Biondelli, Irene Aliatis, Laura Rampazzi, Journal of Cultural Heritage 22 (2016) 1055-1060 DOI 10.1016/j.culher.2015.11.002

‘Unveiling the use of creta in Roman plasters: analysis of clay wall paintings from Brixia (Italy)’, Roberto Bugini, Cristina Corti, Luisa Folli, Laura Rampazzi, Archaeometry 59 (2017) 84-95 DOI 10.1111/arcm.12254

‘Non invasive techniques for disclosing the palette of Romantic painter Francesco Hayez’, L. Rampazzi, V. Brunello, C. Corti, E. Lissoni, Spectrochimica Acta A 176 (2017) 142-154 DOI 10.1016/j.saa.2017.01.011

‘The use of mortar to imitate white marble and other stones’, Roberto Bugini, Cristina Corti, Luisa Folli, Laura Rampazzi, International Journal of Conservation Science 9 (2018) 3-12.

‘Mortar mixes with oxblood: historical background, model sample recipes and properties’, Kun Zhang, Laura Rampazzi, Maria Pia Riccardi, Antonio Sansonetti, and Alberto Grimoldi, Advances in Geosciences 45 (2018) 19-24, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-45-19-2018.

‘Hi-tech restoration by two steps biocleaning process of Triumph of Death fresco at the Camposanto Monumental Cemetery (Pisa, Italy)’, Giancarlo Ranalli, Elisabetta Zanardini, Alessia Andreotti, Maria Perla Colombini, Cristina Corti, Pilar Bosch-Roig, Paola De Nuntiis, Giuseppe Lustrato, Paolo Mandrioli, Laura Rampazzi, Carlo Giantomassi, and Donatella Zari, Journal of Applied Microbiology 125 (2018) 800-812 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13913.

‘An interdisciplinary approach to a knowledge-based restoration: the dark alteration on the Matera Cathedral (Italy)’, Laura Rampazzi, Alessia Andreotti, Mario Bressan, Maria Perla Colombini, Cristina Corti, Oana Cuzman, Nicola D’Alessandro, Lolita Liberatore, Lorenzo Palumbo, Valentina Raimondi, Barbara Sacchi, Piero Tiano, Lucia Tonucci, Silvia Vettori, Elisabetta Zanardini, Giancarlo Ranalli, Applied Surface Science 458 (2018) 529-539, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.07.101.

‘Application of different Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) methods in the characterization of lime-based mortars with oxblood’, Kun Zhang, Cristina Corti, Alberto Grimoldi, Laura Rampazzi, Antonio Sansonetti, Applied Spectroscopy 73 (2019) 479-491, https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702818815693.

‘Onsite advanced biocleaning system of historical wall paintings using new agar-gauze bacteria gel’, Giancarlo Ranalli, Elisabetta Zanardini, Laura Rampazzi, Cristina Corti, Alessia Andreotti, Maria Perla Colombini, Pilar Bosch Roig, Giuseppe Lustrato, Carlo Giantomassi, Donatella Zari, Paolo Virilli, Journal of Applied Microbiology 126 (2019) 1785-1796 DOI 10.1111/jam.14275.

‘Calcium oxalate films on works of art: a review’, L. Rampazzi, Journal of Cultural Heritage 40 (2019) 195-214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2019.03.002.

‘Non-invasive FTIR study of mortar model samples: comparison among innovative and traditional techniques’, Valentina Brunello, Cristina Corti, Laura Rampazzi, Antonio Sansonetti, Cristina Tedeschi, European Physical Journal PLUS 134 (2019) 270, 10.1140/epjp/i2019-12667-1.

‘Are commercial pigments reliable references for the analysis of paintings?’, Laura Rampazzi, Cristina Corti, International Journal of Cultural Heritage 10 (2019) 207-220.

‘Contribution of thermal analysis in the characterization of lime-based mortars with oxblood addition’, Kun Zhang, Alberto Grimoldi, Laura Rampazzi, Antonio Sansonetti, Cristina Corti, Thermochimica Acta 678 (2019) 178303 doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2019.178303

‘Gypsum based mixes for conservation purposes: evaluation of microstructural and mechanical features’, Valentina Brunello, Danilo Bersani, Laura Rampazzi, Antonio Sansonetti, Cristina Tedeschi, Materiales de Construccion70 (2020) e207.

‘Territory and related artworks: stuccoworks from the Lombard lakes’, Sansonetti A., Andreotti A., Bertasa M., Bonaduce I., Corti C., Facchin L., La Nasa J., Spiriti A., Rampazzi L., Journal of Cultural Heritage 46 (2020) 382-398.

‘Non-invasive identification of pigments in Japanese coloured photographs’, Laura Rampazzi, Valentina Brunello, Paolo Campione, Cristina Corti, Ludovico Geminiani, Sandro Recchia, Moira Luraschi, Microchemical Journal157 (2020) 105017.

‘Dry biocleaning of artwork: an innovative methodology for cultural heritage recovery?’, Giancarlo Ranalli, Pilar Bosch-Roig, Simone Crudele, Laura Rampazzi, Cristina Corti and Elisabetta Zanardini Microbial Cell 8(5) (2021) 91-105. doi: 10.15698/mic2021.05.748

‘Roman wall paintings: characterisation of plaster coats made of clay mud’, Roberto Bugini, Cristina Corti, Luisa Folli, Laura Rampazzi, Heritage 4 (2021) 889–905 https://doi.org/ 10.3390/heritage4020048

'An insight into effectiveness and potential damage in removing limewash from wall paintings. An approach based on model samples,’ Carmen Canevali, Mariarosa Lanfranchi, Harpreet Tanday, Cristina Corti, Damiano Monticelli, Laura Rampazzi, Moira Bertasa, Antonio Sansonetti, Journal of Cultural Heritage 51 (2021) 166-173 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2021.08.007

'Optimisation of copper stain removal from marble through the formation of Cu(II) complexes in agar gels’, Antonio Sansonetti, Moira Bertasa, Cristina Corti, Laura Rampazzi, Damiano Monticelli, Dominique Scalarone, Adele Sassella, Carmen Canevali, Gels 7 (2021) 11 https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7030111.

‘Understanding the Microstructure of Mortars for Cultural Heritage Using X-ray CT and MIP Brunello’, V., Canevali,C., Corti, C., De Kock, T., Rampazzi, L., Recchia, S., Sansonetti, A., Tedeschi, C., Cnudde, V., Materials 14 (2021) 5939 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14205939

‘Unexpected Findings in 16th Century Wall Paintings: Identification of Aragonite and Unusual Pigments’, Laura Rampazzi, Cristina Corti, Ludovico Geminiani, Sandro Recchia, Heritage 4 (2021) 2431-2448 10.3390/heritage4030137.

‘Unveiling the complexity of Japanese metallic yarns’, Ludovico Geminiani, Francesco Paolo Campione, Cristina Corti, Sila Motella, Laura Rampazzi, Sandro Recchia, Moira Luraschi, Heritage 4 (2021) 4017–4039 https://doi.org/10.3390/ heritage4040221