Susana França de Sá

Susana França de Sá

ORCID: 0000-0003-2445-9361


Susana França de Sá completed her Ph.D. in Conservation Science at the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2017), studying the preservation of polyurethane foams and films. Since 2018, she is an Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Conservation and Restoration at NOVA. Her research interests include the conservation of modern and contemporary artworks and objects from the cultural heritage in plastic, rubber and synthetic films. Her research is mainly focused on ageing studies of these materials, and their preservation in both storage and exhibition environments. She was a member of the research projects O Triunfo da Baquelite - Contributos para uma História dos Plásticos em Portugal, funded by FCT, and one of the founders of DCR's first spin-off, NEON Art Conservation Lda. (2018), which aims to offer conservation and restoration services for 20th and 21st centuries cultural heritage.

Susana França de Sá

Susana França de Sá

ORCID: 0000-0003-2445-9361


Susana França de Sá completed her Ph.D. in Conservation Science at the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (2017), studying the preservation of polyurethane foams and films. Since 2018, she is an Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Conservation and Restoration at NOVA. Her research interests include the conservation of modern and contemporary artworks and objects from the cultural heritage in plastic, rubber and synthetic films. Her research is mainly focused on ageing studies of these materials, and their preservation in both storage and exhibition environments. She was a member of the research projects O Triunfo da Baquelite - Contributos para uma História dos Plásticos em Portugal, funded by FCT, and one of the founders of DCR's first spin-off, NEON Art Conservation Lda. (2018), which aims to offer conservation and restoration services for 20th and 21st centuries cultural heritage.