Projets de recherche et publications

2026

LUBEST project.
Lubricants in the Scientific-Technical Heritage: preserve, remove or replace?

Funded by SNSF. Call: Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024. Reference: TMPFP1_234142/1.

Position: Associate scientist / principal investigator.

Host institution: HE-ARC CR, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Co-host institution: EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Collaborators: Musée International de l'Horlogerie (MIH) and the Historic Military Equipment Foundation of Burgdorf (HAM).

2025

Juan de la Cierva research project.
Characterization and diagnosis of constructed cultural heritage with non-destructive analysis techniques.

Funded by MCIN-AEI, Spain. Reference: JDC2023-050690-I.

Position: Postdoctoral researcher / principal investigator.

Host institution: Institute of Geosciences (IGEO-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.

2024

E-RIHS-IP project.
European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science: Implementation Phase.

Reference: HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02. HORIZON-CSA number 101079148.

Position: Postdoctoral researcher.

https://www.e-rihs.eu/

2019

COMPACT project.
Conservation of metals in scientific and technical heritage.

Funded by MCIU-AEI, Spain. Reference: HAR2017-89911-R.

Position: Team member and associate PhD fellow obteined my competitive call (FPI 2018). Reference: PRE2018-086667

Host Institution: National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC)

Collaborators: National Museum of Science and Technology of Spain (MUNCYT)

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PUBLICATIONS (2026-2019)

0. G. Pellis ; M.T. Molina; B. Ramírez-Barat; E. Cano; P. Letardi; B. Salvadori; C. Biondi; M. Tiburziano; B. Giussani; D. Scalarone. (2026). Protective coatings for outdoor bronze: Influence of application methodology on performance. Journal of Cultural Heritage. ElSevier. [Under minor revision]

1. D. Porcu ; M.T. Molina; R. Fontana; D. Bandelli; B. Ramírez-Barat; E. Cano; E. Carretti. (2026). A “double” EIS study: early corrosion diagnosis and testing of a new waste- polystyrene-based coating against the bronze disease. Surfaces & Interfaces. ElSevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2025.108316

2. B. Ramírez Barat; I. Llorente; E. Ruiz Zamora; M.T. Molina; E. Cano; B. Culubret-Worms; N. García-Patrón. (2026). The Tarnishing of Silver in Museum Collections: A Study at the National Archaeological Museum (Spain). Heritage, 9(1), 11. MDPI. DOI: 10.3390/heritage9010011

3. M. Ortúzar; I. Díaz ; M.T. Molina; B. Ramírez-Barat. (2025). Productos de limpieza en museos: Evaluación de su idoneidad para objetos de plata. Ge-conservación. 28(1), 275–285. DOI: 10.37558/gec.v28i1.1441

4. M. Onrubia; S. Bartolomé; M.T. Molina. (2025). La conservación del patrimonio científico-técnico del CSIC. Ge-conservación. 28(1), 188–199. DOI: 10.37558/gec.v28i1.1456

5. M.T. Molina; B. Ramírez-Barat; I. Díaz; E. Cano. (2025). Comparison of storage systems for a scientific-technical museum collection based on corrosivity assessment by metallic dosimeters. Studies in Conservation. Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.37558/gec.v28i1.1456

6. M.T. Molina; E. Cano; B. Ramírez-Barat. (2023). Protective coatings for metallic heritage conservation: a review. Journal of Cultural Heritage. ElSevier. 62. DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2023.05.019

7. M.T. Molina; E. Cano; I. Llorente; B. Ramirez-Barat. (2023). Corrosion risk to metal-based artefacts in a scientific and technical museum: an assessment of environmental and exhibition conditions. Materials. MDPI. 16-12. DOI: 10.3390/ma16124239

8. M.T. Molina; E. Cano; J. Leal; R. Fort; M. Álvarez de Buergo; B. Ramírez Barat. (2023). Protective Coatings for Metals in Scientific-Technical Heritage: The Collection of the Spanish National Museum of Science and Technology (MUNCYT). Heritage. MDPI. 6, pp. 2473-2488. DOI: 10.3390/heritage6030130

9. M.T. Molina; E. Cano; B. Ramírez-Barat. (2023). Testing protective coatings for metal conservation: the influence of the application method. Heritage Science. Nature Partner Journals; SpringerNature. 11-94. DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-00937-0

10. M.T. Molina; B. Salvadori; E. Cano; D. de la Fuente; B. Ramírez-Barat. (2023). Exploration of coating alternatives for the protection of bare steel and brass in scientific- technical artefacts. Heritage Science. Nature Partner Journals; SpringerNature. DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-01049-5

11. M.T. Molina; B. Ramírez Barat; I. Díaz; E. Cano. (2022). Estrategias innovadoras para la conservación preventiva de los objetos metálicos en colecciones de museos. Anejos a CuPAUAM. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 49-3. DOI: 10.15366/ane2022.6.003

12. B. Ramírez-Barat; E. Cano; M.T. Molina; M. A. Barbero-Álvarez; J. A. Rodrigo; J. M. Menéndez. (2021). Design and validation of tailored colour reference charts for monitoring cultural heritage degradation. Heritage Science. SpringerOpen. 9-1, pp. 41. DOI: 10.1186/s40494-021-00511-6

13. M. Martín-Garrido; M.T. Molina; S. Martínez-Ramírez . (2019). A comparison between experimental and theoretical Ca/Si ratios in C–S–H and C–S(A)–H gels. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-019-05097-x