U.S.-Germany Cooperative Research on Preservation of Historic Stained Glass

美德合作保护历史彩色玻璃研究

• 批准号: 9113269
• 负责人: William Lanford
• 金额: $ 1.81万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Albany
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-04-15 至 1995-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9113269&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Germany; Cooperative; Research; Preservation

This award supports William A. Lanford and a graduate student of the University at Albany, SUNY, to collaborate in studies of the surface chemistry of glass with Dieter R. Fuchs and others of the Fraunhofer Institute for Glass Research in Wurzburg, Germany. The scientific goal of their research is to improve understanding of the mechanisms leading to the corrosion of glasses. This requires sophisticated techniques of chemical and physical analysis to characterize the state of the glass surface as it is changed by exposure to water and gases. The collaborating Fraunhofer Institute has world class facilities for traditional glass chemistry. Among other activities, the German group is currently very involved in research to provide a sound basis for treatments to conserve historic stained glass. They have developed some glass compositions to use as test models for appropriate experiments, and are working on various coatings to protect old glasses from further deterioration. The U.S. team at the Accelerator Laboratories of SUNY Albany brings to the collaboration special expertise and equipment for nuclear reaction analysis and various spectrometric methods that are necessary for the surface characterization. They will also participate in experimental analysis of new coatings developed originally for use in the microelectronic industry. The results of this research will increase knowledge of the chemical reactivity of glass surfaces, a subject with diverse implications in industry and every day life. The proposed collaborative research will make an immediate contribution to the current international effort to preserve historic stained glass, through the involvement of the German institute in a NATO sponsored project on this subject. Sound conservation efforts require as complete knowledge as possible of the mechanisms leading to the corrosion of these glasses.

该奖项支持 William A. Lanford 和纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼大学的研究生与德国维尔茨堡弗劳恩霍夫玻璃研究所的 Dieter R. Fuchs 和其他人合作研究玻璃表面化学。 他们研究的科学目标是加深对导致玻璃腐蚀的机制的了解。 这需要复杂的化学和物理分析技术来表征玻璃表面因暴露于水和气体而发生的变化。 合作的弗劳恩霍夫研究所拥有世界一流的传统玻璃化学设施。 除其他活动外，德国小组目前积极参与研究，为保护历史悠久的彩色玻璃的处理提供坚实的基础。 他们开发了一些玻璃成分作为适当实验的测试模型，并正在研究各种涂层以保护旧玻璃免遭进一步劣化。 纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校加速器实验室的美国团队为合作带来了核反应分析和表面表征所需的各种光谱分析方法的特殊专业知识和设备。 他们还将参与最初开发用于微电子行业的新型涂层的实验分析。 这项研究的结果将增加人们对玻璃表面化学反应性的了解，这是一个对工业和日常生活具有多种影响的主题。 通过德国研究所参与北约资助的有关该主题的项目，拟议的合作研究将立即为当前保护历史彩色玻璃的国际努力做出贡献。 良好的保护工作需要尽可能全面地了解导致这些玻璃腐蚀的机制。