Silvia Prati

Silvia Prati is an Associate Professor of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry at the Giacomo Ciamician Department of Chemistry, University of Bologna. Her research focuses on the development of advanced analytical methodologies for the study, conservation, and sustainable restoration of cultural heritage, with particular expertise in non-invasive and micro-invasive spectroscopic techniques and in the design and testing of green, safe cleaning protocols for artworks and historical surfaces. She is responsible for the development of innovative cleaning technologies in the European GoGreen project, scientific responsible for the University of Bologna unit in the spoke 5 in the project CHANGES, and scientific coordinator for UNIBO within the Italian node of the European research infrastructure E-RIHS.

In addition to her research activities, she serves as the Deputy for the Didactic Activities for the Chemistry Department and as representative for the scientific area on the University of Bologna Teaching Committee.