Position: Postdoctoral researcher
Group Member Since: 2024
Nationality: Spanish
Email: agueda.saenz@unizar.es
Research Interests: Conservation Science, Physical & chemical gels, Analytical techniques, Nano capsules applied to Cultural Heritage, Anti-biodeterioration treatments.
I pursued my degree in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the Complutense University of Madrid (2016) and later I completed a MA in Archaeology at the University of Granada (2017). After a year working in the photographic archive at the University of Seville (2018), I moved back to the Complutense University of Madrid to undertake a PhD about the design and assessment of traditional and novel treatments for the removal of calcareous deposits in archaeological ceramics under the supervision of Prof. Margarita San Andrés, Marta Pérez Estébanez and Mónica Álvarez de Buergo (2022). After a year as Lecturer Professor at the University of La Rioja (2023-2024), I moved to The Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (CSIC-University of Zaragoza) to work on 2D nanomaterials for the conservation of Cultural Heritage. My research interests lie between the encapsulation of nanoparticles, the synthesis of gels, biodeterioration and non-invasive conservation treatments.
Hobbies: In my spare time I enjoy dancing, reading, making pottery, hiking and eating ice cream.
Publications for Dr. Águeda Sáenz Martínez:
Preliminary studies for the removal of carbonate deposits from painted ceramics using chemical solutions, Águeda Sáenz-Martínez, Francisco J Collado-Montero, Josefa Capel-Martínez
Conservar Patrimonio Journal 2024, 46, 7-21
https://conservarpatrimonio.pt/article/view/26050
Testing acid products thickened with xanthan gum for the removal of calcium carbonate deposits on ceramics, Águeda Sáenz-Martínez, Marta Pérez-Estébanez, Mónica Álvarez de Buergo, Margarita San Andrés
Journal of Cultural Heritage 2024, 67, 395-403
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207424000827?via%3Dihub
Chelating agents for the removal of calcareous deposits from archaeological ceramic materials. Compositional evaluation after immersion and physical gel application methods,
Águeda Sáenz-Martínez, Marta Pérez-Estébanez, Margarita San Andrés, Mónica Álvarez de Buergo
The European Physical Journal Plus (EPJP) 2023, 138, 380
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03930-5
Evaluación de tratamientos de limpieza para la eliminación de depósitos calcáreos en cerámicas arqueológicas, Águeda Sáenz-Martínez, Margarita San Andrés, Marta Pérez-Estébanez, Mónica Álvarez de Buergo
La Ciencia y el Arte VIII. Ciencias experimentales y conservación del patrimonio 2022, 289-298
Efficacy of acid treatments used in archaeological ceramics for the removal of calcareous deposits,
Águeda Sáenz-Martínez, Marta Pérez-Estébanez, Margarita San Andrés, Mónica Álvarez de Buergo, Rafael Fort
The European Physical Journal Plus (EPJP) 2021, 136, 798
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01784-3#change-history
Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review,
Águeda Sáenz-Martínez, Margarita San Andrés, Mónica Álvarez de Buergo, Isabel Blasco, Rafael Fort
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry Journal 2019, 19 (3), 107-117
https://www.maajournal.com/index.php/maa/article/view/1060/966
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