Marco Martini awarded the Fermi Prize 2025
Marco Martini, Honorary Professor at the Department of Materials Science of the University of Milano-Bicocca and founder of the Lambda archaeometry laboratory, has been awarded the prestigious Fermi Prize 2025. The prize was jointly conferred to Professors Walter Kutschera and Pier Andrea Mandò “for their original and pioneering role in developing nuclear techniques and thermoluminescence spectroscopy with major impact on Cultural Heritage studies.” Professor Martini was specifically recognized “for introducing
Inauguration of the installation “Meeting with Quarto Stato. Travel Notes from BIPAC”
On Monday, November 11, 2024, at the U6-Agora building of the University of Milan-Bicocca, the inauguration of the installation ‘Meeting with The Fourth Estate. Notes from the BIPAC Journey’ took place. The event was attended by the University’s Rector, Giovanna Iannantuoni. The exhibit visually presents the results of the imaging and characterization campaign on Pellizza da Volpedo’s masterpiece, conducted as part of the POR FESR 2014–2020 / Innovation and Competitiveness
Lambda at the XI National Congress on Archaeometry
Lambda joined the XI AIAR Conference in Napoli, 28-30 July 2021, and presented the last results in pigments characterization and 3D archaeological fruition. During the conference Professor Marco Martini was nominated honorary member of AIAR (Associazione Italiana di Archeometria), together with Professor Giovanni Gigante and Professor Ferruccio Petrucci
Lambda registered in the IAEA XRF Facility Database
Lambda is now registered in the International Atomic Energy Agency XRF Facility Database. This year it will take part in the worldwide Proficiency Test for Nuclear and Related Analytical Techniques Laboratories PTNATIAEA19.The test involves distributing to participating laboratories a “clay sample” and a “plant sample” with established homogeneity and composition. The IAEA worldwide Proficiency Test for Nuclear and Related Analytical Techniques Laboratories is organized once per year by the Nuclear
The book “Nel Quarto Stato” introduced during the radio program Radio3 Suite
On April 28th 2021 Anna Galli and Gregorio Taccola, professors at the University of Milano Bicocca introduced the book “Nel Quarto Stato” (Nomos ed.) during the program Radio3 Suite – Magazine. The podcast is available here.
Workshop “Artificial Intelligence per l’Arte”
On 11th March 2021 at 16.45 the BIPAC centre (Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca sul patrimonio storico artistico e culturale) will present the workshop “Artificial Intelligence for Art”. The workshop will be held by experts from Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Università di Torino, and Meet Digital Culture Center. To view the live event click here.