The American-Slovenian Educational Foundation (ASEF) is organizing a new popular science lecture as part of the ASEF Speaker Series. This time, the lecture will be given by Dr. Matija Strlič, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and Honorary Professor of Heritage Science at University College London. The lecture is titled: The Compass of Heritage Science: How Interdisciplinarity Connects Disciplines and Outlines a Vision for the Future. The event will take place on Thursday, November 27, at 6:30 PM in the Prešeren Hall (ZRC SAZU), Novi trg 4, Ljubljana. Registration is required to attend the lecture.

ABOUT THE LECTURE

Heritage Science is an umbrella term that connects heritage and related disciplines, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinarity. It is a young and rapidly developing field, at the core of which lies the understanding, preservation, and management of cultural heritage, from the analysis of materials and degradation processes to the comprehension of heritage values, social meanings, and community rights to heritage.

In this lecture, we will shed light on the interdisciplinary foundations of this field, dating back to Faraday’s chemical observations in the 19th century. We will highlight examples of ethical and thoughtful collaboration between experts from the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, and humanities, where models can be used to advocate for more effective heritage preservation with a smaller carbon footprint. By looking into the future, we can enable more sustainable conservation, better risk management, and more considered decisions regarding investments, energy, accessibility, and use.

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič is a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and an Honorary Professor of Heritage Science at University College London (UCL).

At UCL, he served as Deputy Director of the Institute for Sustainable Heritage from 2007 to 2019 and designed the Master’s programme in Heritage Science. In collaboration with the University of Oxford and the University of Brighton, he co-founded the Centre for Doctoral Education in “Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA)” at UCL in 2014, which trained 60 young doctors of heritage science between 2014 and 2022. He actively participates in the development of the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS). He has published over 180 scientific articles and serves on the editorial boards of three international journals.

He has executed over 60 national and international projects with a total value exceeding 100 million euros, including leading the development project for the Centre of Excellence for Green Heritage Science.

In 2015, he received the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Science Award.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

The American-Slovenian Educational Foundation (ASEF) is a foundation that connects Slovenian students, researchers, and professionals around the world, providing them with research and educational opportunities. Through the ASEF Speaker Series, it organizes monthly lectures by top experts who present their research work and interesting findings.

The Heri Sci Society – Young Professionals for Heritage Science Slovenia is a non-profit organization that brings together young researchers from various fields related to cultural heritage. It encourages interdisciplinary approaches that connect natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and digital sciences, thereby contributing to a better understanding and preservation of cultural heritage.

We warmly invite you to attend!

The program is co-financed by the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad and the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth.

Ameriško-slovenska izobraževalna fundacija (ASEF) v okviru ASEF Speaker Series organizira novo poljudnoznanstveno predavanje. Tokrat bo predaval dr. Matija Strlič, redni profesor analizne kemije na Univerzi v Ljubljani in častni profesor dediščinske znanosti na Univerzitetnem kolidžu London. Predavanje nosi naslov Kompas dediščinske znanosti: Kako interdisciplinarnost povezuje stroke in riše vizijo prihodnosti, ki bo potekalo v četrtek, 27. novembra, ob 18:30 v Prešernovi dvorani (ZRC SAZU), Novi trg 4, Ljubljana. Na predavanje se je potrebno prijaviti.

O PREDAVANJU

Dediščinska znanost je kroven pojem, ki povezuje dediščinske in z njimi povezane stroke in poudarja pomen interdisciplinarnosti. Je mlado in hitro razvijajoče se področje, njeno jedro je razumevanje, ohranjanje in upravljanje kulturne dediščine – od analize materialov in procesov razgradnje do razumevanja dediščinskih vrednosti, družbenih pomenov in pravic skupnosti do dediščine.

V predavanju bomo osvetlili interdisciplinarne temelje te vede, ki segajo v čas Faradayejevih kemijskih opazovanj v 19. stoletju, ter izpostavili primere etičnega in premišljenega sodelovanja med strokovnjaki iz naravoslovnih in družboslovnih ved, inženirstva ter humanistike, kjer lahko na podlagi modelov argumentiramo učinkovitejše ohranjanje dediščine ob manjšem ogljičnem odtisu. S pogledom v prihodnost lahko omogočimo bolj trajnostno ohranjanje, boljše upravljanje tveganj ter bolj premišljene odločitve o vlaganjih, energiji, dostopnosti in rabi.

O PREDAVATELJU

Prof. dr. Matija Strlič je redni profesor analizne kemije na Univerzi v Ljubljani in častni profesor dediščinske znanosti na Univerzitetnem kolidžu London.

Na slednjem je v letih 2007–2019 deloval kot namestnik direktorja Instituta za trajnostno dediščino in zasnoval magistrski študij dediščinske znanosti. V sodelovanju z Univerzo v Oxfordu in Univerzo v Brightonu je leta 2014 na UCL soustanovil Center za doktorsko izobraževanje »Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA)«, v okviru katerega se je med letoma 2014 in 2022 izšolalo 60 mladih doktorjev dediščinske znanosti. Aktivno sodeluje pri razvoju Evropske raziskovalne infrastrukture za dediščinsko znanost. Objavil je več kot 180 znanstvenih člankov in je član uredniških odborov treh mednarodnih revij.

Izvedel je več kot 60 nacionalnih in mednarodnih projektov v skupni vrednosti prek 100 milijonov evrov, med drugim vodi projekt razvoja Centra odličnosti za zeleno dediščinsko znanost.

Leta 2015 je prejel nagrado Ambasador Republike Slovenije v znanosti.

O ORGANIZATORJIH

Ameriško-slovenska izobraževalna fundacija (ASEF) je fundacija, ki povezuje slovenske študente, raziskovalce in strokovnjake po svetu ter jim omogoča raziskovalne in izobraževalne priložnosti. Preko ASEF Speaker Series vsak mesec organizira predavanja vrhunskih strokovnjakov, ki predstavljajo svoje raziskovalno delo in zanimive ugotovitve.

Društvo Heri Sci – Mladi strokovnjaki za dediščinsko znanost Slovenije je neprofitna organizacija, ki združuje mlade raziskovalce z različnih področij, povezanih s kulturno dediščino. Spodbuja interdisciplinarne pristope, ki povezujejo naravoslovje, družboslovje, humanistiko, inženirstvo in digitalne znanosti ter prispevajo k boljšemu razumevanju in ohranjanju kulturne dediščine.

Vljudno vabljeni!

Program sofinancirata Urad Vlade Republike Slovenije za Slovence v zamejstvu in po svetu ter Urad Republike Slovenije za mladino.