Kavich, Gwénaëlle M.
Fellowship Advisor
Museum Conservation Institute staff
Selected Publications
Article
Lin, Audrey T., Hammond-Kaarremaa, Liz, Liu, Hsiao-Lei, Stantis, Chris, McKechnie, Iain, Pavel, Michael, Pavel, Susan sa'hLa mitSa, Wyss, Senaqwila Sen̓áḵw, Sparrow, Debra qwasen, Carr, Karen, Aninta, Sabhrina Gita, Perri, Angela, Hartt, Jonathan, Bergström, Anders, Carmagnini, Alberto, Charlton, Sophy, Dalén, Love, Feuerborn, Tatiana R., France, Christine A. M., Gopalakrishnan, Shyam, Grimes, Vaughan, Harris, Alex, Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., Sacks, Benjamin N., Sinding, Mikkel-Holger S. et al. 2023. "The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge ." Science , 382, (6676) 1303–1308. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi6549 .
2023
Heald, Susan, George, John, Osmond, Lauren, Elston, Sarah, Kaczkowski, Rebecca, Kavich, Gwenaelle, and Newsome, G. Asher. 2021. "A COVID-Redirect – Investigation and Mitigation of Adhesive Off-gassing and Crystal Formation Inside Exhibition Cases Takes an Unexpected Detour ." Collections Quarterly , 11.
2021
Alvarez-Martin, Alba, Wilcop, Mary, Anderson, Rachel, Wendt, Diane, Barden, Richard, and Kavich, Gwenaelle M. 2021. "Investigation of volatile organic compounds in museum storage areas." Air Quality Atmosphere and Health , https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-021-01054-2 .
2021
Alvarez-Martin, Alba and Kavich, Gwenaelle. 2021. "SPME-GC-MS for the off-gassing analysis of a complex museum object ." Microchemical Journal , 167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.106276 .
2021
Early, Catherine M., Morhardt, Ashley C., Cleland, Timothy P., Milensky, Christopher M., Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., and James, Helen F. 2020. "Chemical effects of diceCT staining protocols on fluid-preserved avian specimens ." PLOS One , 15, (9) Article e0238783. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238783 .
2020
Alvarez-Martin, Alba, George, John, Kaplan, Emily, Osmond, Lauren, Bright, Leah, Newsome, G. Asher, Kaczkowski, Rebecca, Vanmeert, Frederik, Kavich, Gwénaëlle, and Heald, Susan. 2020. "Identifying VOCs in exhibition cases and efflorescence on museum objects exhibited at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian-New York ." Heritage Science , 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-00454-4 .
2020
Newsome, G. Asher, Kavich, Gwénaëlle, and Alvarez-Martin, Alba. 2020. "Interface for Reproducible, Multishot Direct Analysis of Solid-Phase Microextraction Samples ." Analytical Chemistry , Article 9b05691. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05691 .
2020
France, Christine A. M., Kaczkowski, Rebecca A., Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., and Epitropou, Anastasia. 2020. "The effects of cyclododecane and subsequent removal on δ15 N, δ13 C, and δ18 O values in collagen and bioapatite of a modern bone ." Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , 31 Article 102367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102367 .
2020
Alvarez-Martin, Alba, McHugh, Kelly, Martin, Cali, Kavich, Gwénaëlle, and Kaczkowski, Rebecca. 2020. "Understanding air-tight case environments at the National Museum of the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution) by SPME-GC-MS analysis ." Journal of Cultural Heritage , 44 38–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2020.01.004 .
2020
Delbey, Thomas, Holck, Jakob Povl, Jørgensen, Bjarke, Alvis, Alexandra, Smith, Vanessa Haight, Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., Harmon, Kimberly A., Dorch, Bertil Fabricius, and Rasmussen, Kaare Lund. 2019. "Poisonous books: analyses of four sixteenth and seventeenth century book bindings covered with arsenic rich green paint ." Heritage Science , 7, (1) Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-019-0334-2 .
2019
Brogdon-Grantham, Shannon A., Kavich, Gwenaelle, Lam, Thomas, Parker, Annaick, and Doutriaux, Miriam. 2019. "Preserving Photographically Illustrated Quilts." Collections Quarterly , 3 23–24.
2019
Alvarez-Martin, Alba, Cleland, Timothy P., Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., Janssens, Koen, and Newsome, G. Asher. 2019. "Rapid Evaluation of the Debromination Mechanism of Eosin in Oil Paint by Direct Analysis in Real Time and Direct Infusion-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry ." Analytical Chemistry , 91, (16) 10856–10863. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02568 .
2019
France, Christine A. M., Epitropou, Anastasia, and Kavich, Gwénaëlle M. 2019. "The effects of cellulose nitrate treatment and organic solvent removal on δ13 C, δ15 N, and δ18 O values of collagen and bioapatite in modern mammal bone ." Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences , 11 1421–1429. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0616-8 .
2019
France, Christine A. M., Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., and Qi, Haiping. 2018. "Combined influence of meteoric water and protein intake on hydrogen isotope values in archaeological human bone collagen ." Journal of Archaeological Science , 96 33–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.05.011 .
2018
Douglas, Janet G., Mori, Chika, Wallace, Dawn, Barden, Richard, and Kavich, Gwénaëlle. 2018. "Materials characterization of the Ruby Slippers from the 1939 classic film, The Wizard of Oz ." Heritage Science , 6, (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-018-0214-1 .
2018
Snow, Carol, Torok, Elena, Bezur, Aniko, Stenger, Jens, and Kavich, Gwenaelle. 2016. "Technical Notes on Michele da Firenze's Virgin and Child: Examination, Analysis, and Treatment ." Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin , 32–39.
2016
Bezur, Anikó, Stenger, Jens, Torok, Elena, Snow, Carol, and Kavich, Gwénaëlle. 2015. "Discovery of challacolloite, an uncommon chloride, on a fifteenth-century polychrome terracotta relief by Michele da Firenze ." Applied Physics A , 121, (1) 83–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-015-9386-7 .
2015
Chapter
Parker, Anniack, Brogdon-Grantham, Shannon A., Doutriaux, Miriam, Kavich, Gwénaëlle M., and Lam, Thomas F. 2019. "A Context-Based Approach to Conserving Photographs On Textiles ." In Papers presented at the 2019 Photographic Materials Group Session of the American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting in Uncasville, Connecticut . Doutriaux, Miriam, editor. Washington, DC: American Institute for Conservation, Photographic Materials Group. In Topics in Photographic Preservation , 18.
2019
Summerour, Rebecca, Ahlgren, Ingrid, Newsome, G. Asher, and Kavich, Gwenaelle. 2019. "Conserving 25 Jaki-Ed Marshallese Dress Mats at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution ." In New Tools, Techniques, and Tactics in Conservation & Collections Care . Dodson, Kari, Wilcop, Mary, and Arista, Jessica, editors. Uncasville, Connecticut: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. In Objects Specialty Group Postprints , 26.
2019
Coughlin, Mary, Kavich, Gwenaelle, Newsome, G. Asher, and Wang, Qiuhui. 2019. "Examining the Use of Ozone Test Strips to Detect PVC Plastics in Museums ." In New Tools, Techniques, and Tactics in Conservation & Collections Care . Dodson, Kari, Wilcop, Mary, and Arista, Jessica, editors. Uncasville, Connecticut: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. In Objects Specialty Group Postprints , 26.
2019
Conference Paper
Heald, Susan, Frankel, Nora, Keruzec, Annaïck, Doxsey-Whitfield, Megan, Kavich, Gwénaëlle, Lam, Thomas, and Little, Nicole. 2018. "A Sizable Sooty Soiled Surface: Analyzing and Evaluating Methods for Surface Cleaning a Large Painted Muslin ." from AIC Wooden Artifacts Group Postprints from American Institute for Conservation's 46th Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas . Washington, DC: American Institute for Conservation.
2018
