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1971 | 1992-94 BSc, 1995-96 BSc Hons in Physical Geography, University of New England, NSW, Australia. 1997-2001 PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Seit 2001 Kunsttechnologisches Labor HKB Bern
Seit 2006 Kunsttechnologisches Labor SIK Zürich Schweiz. Institut für Kunstwissenschaft Zürich (Teilzeit, Ko-operation mit HKB)
Forschung am SIK, Zürich CH: Projekte Ferdinand Hodler und Cuno Amiet.
FORSCHUNGSPROJEKTE
Degradation an Hinterglasmalerei
PUBLIKATIONEN
Peer reviewed articles
ZUMBUEHL S. AND SCHERRER N.C. (2010): Die Auswirkungen der morphologischen Strukturveränderungen auf die Materia-leigenschaften von Dispersionsfarben. Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung, 24 (1), 76-87.
ZUMBUEHL S., SCHERRER N.C., BERGER A. AND EGGENBERGER A. (2009): Early Viridian pigment composition - characterisation of a (hydrated) chromium oxide borate pigment. Studies in Conservation, 54 (3), 149-159.
SCHERRER N.C., ZUMBUEHL S., DELAVY F., FRITSCH A. AND KUEHNEN R. (2009): Synthetic organic pigments of the 20th and 21st century relevant to artist’s paints: Raman spectra reference collection. Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 73 (3), 505-524. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.11.029
KILCHHOFER M., SCHERRER N.C. (2008): Konserveriung von Malereien auf Lehmputzen. Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung, 22 (2), 343-354.
ZUMBÜHL S., ATTANASIO F., SCHERRER N.C., MÜLLER W., FENNERS N AND CASERI W. (2008): Solvent Action on Dispersion Paint Systems and the Influence on the Morphology – Changes and Destruction of the Latex Microstructure. In: Learner, T, et al. (eds.), Proceedings on “Modern Paints Uncovered”, London May 16-19, 2006, a symposium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, Tate, and the National Gallery of Art. The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 257-268.
BERGER, A., SCHERRER, N.C. AND BUSSY, F. (2005): Equilibration and disequilibration between monazite and garnet: Indication from phase-compositions and quantitative texture analysis. Journal of metamorphic Geology, 23, 865-880.
ZUMBÜHL, S. AND SCHERRER, N.C. (2003): Aktive Passivierung der Degradation cellulotischer Strukturgefüge. Zeitschrift für Kunsttechnologie und Konservierung, 17 (1), 387-396.
SCHERRER, N.C., ENGI, M., CHEBURKIN, A., PARRISH, R.R. AND BERGER, A. (2002): Non-destructive chemical dating of young monazite using XRF: 2. Context sensitive microanalysis and comparison with Th-Pb laser-ablation mass spectrometric data (LA-PIMMS). Chemical Geology, 191 (1-3), 243-255.
SCHERRER, N.C., GNOS, E. AND CHOPIN, C. (2001): A retrograde monazite-forming reaction in bearthite-bearing high-pressure rocks. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographsiche Mitteilungen, 81 (3), 369-378.
ENGI, M., SCHERRER, N.C., BURRI, T. AND BERGER, A. (2001): Metamorphic evolution of pelitic rocks of the Monte Rosa nappe: Constraints from petrology and single grain monazite age data. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographsiche Mitteilungen, 81 (3), 305-328.
SCHERRER, N.C., ENGI, M., GNOS, E., JAKOB, V. AND LIECHTI, A. (2000): Monazite analysis; from sample preparation to microprobe age dating and REE quantification. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 80 (2), 93-105.
SCHERRER, N.C., FISCHER, M.J., GALE, S.J., DRYSDALE, R.N. AND HEIJNIS, H. (1998): Secular variations in palaeomagnetism during the Middle Quaternary in northern Australia. In Berg, K. (ed.) Musselbrook Scientific Expedition 1996. Royal Geographical Society of Queensland, Brisbane, 131-148.
DRYSDALE, R.N., GALE, S.J., FISCHER, M.J. AND SCHERRER, N.C. (1998): The chemistry of karst waters, northeastern Barkly Tableland, northwest Queensland. In Berg, K. (ed.) Musselbrook Scientific Expedition 1996. Royal Geographical Society of Queensland, Brisbane, 97-124.
GALE, S.J., DRYSDALE, R.N., SCHERRER, N.C. AND FISCHER, M.J. (1997): The Lost City of North-west Queensland: a test of the model of giant grikeland development in semi-arid karsts. Australian Geographer, 28 (1), 107-115.
Abstracts, unpublished reports, programming
SCHERRER N.C. (2011): Laser dependent shifting of Raman bands with phthalocyanince pigments.
Book of abstracts: RAA2011, 6th International Congress on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, Parma (Italy), 5-8 September 2011, 203-204. ISBN: 978-88-97162-20-9
ZUMBUEHL, S., FERREIRA, E.S.B., SCHERRER, N.C. AND SCHAIBLE, V. (2010): The non-ideal action of binary solvent mixtures on oil and alkyd paint. Cleaning 2010 – New Insights into the Cleaning of Paintings, Preprints containing the abstracts of the international conference, Valencia 26-28 May 2010, 43-44.
SCHERRER N.C. and FERREIRA, E.S.B. (2009): Cobalt blue spectral - cobalt blue deep - Pigment Blue 74 in artist’s paints: one more argument against authenticity? In: Madariaga, J.M. (ed): Book of Abstracts, 5th Int. Conf. on Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, 14th-18th Sept. 2009, Bilbao (Spain), 20-21.
ISBN: 978-84-9860-273-9
FERREIRA, E.S.B., BOON, J.J., van der HORST, J., SCHERRER, N.C., MARONE, F. and STAMPANONI, M. (2009): 3D synchrotron x-ray microtomography of paint samples (Proceedings Paper). Proceedings SPIE, Vol. 7391, 73910L. Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology II, Munich, 15 July 2009. dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.827511
ZUMBUEHL S., SCHERRER N.C., EGGENBERGER U., BERGER A., GROSS M. AND FERREIRA E.S.B (2009): Early viridian pigment composition found in paintings by Van Gogh and contemporary artists: Chemical and morphological characterisation of a
vitreous (hydrated) chromium oxide borate pigment. EU-Artech Symposium on Van Gogh and Contemporaries, Amsterdam, NL,
14 - 15 May 2009.
SCHERRER N.C., ZUMBUEHL S., DELAVY F., FRITSCH A. AND KUEHNEN R. (2008): Synthetic organic pigments of the 20th and 21st century relevant to artist’s paints: FTIR and Raman spectra reference collection. GeoRaman 08, 8th International Conference on „Raman Spectroscopy Applied to the Earth Sciences – Sensu Latu“. Ghent, Belgium, 2-6 June 2008.
ZUMBUEHL, S., ATTANASIO, F., SCHERRER, N.C., MUELLER, W., FENNERS, N. AND CASERI, W. (2006): The solvent action on dispersion paint systems: influence on morphology and latex microstructure. Modern Paints Uncovered Symposium, May 16-19, 2006, Tate Modern, London.
SCHERRER, N.C. (2005): EMPA Assistant, your customisable electron microprobe analysis assistant. A Filemaker Pro Appli-cation, developed in co-operation with the Electron Microprobe Laboratory, Inst. of Geology, Univ. Bern.
SCHERRER, N.C. & ZUMBUEHL, S. (2004): Untersuchung der Echtheit ausgewählter Beschriftungstechniken, unpubl. Report, Schweizerische Landesbibliothek, Bern, Switzerland.
GNOS, E., SCHERRER, N.C., ENGI M., BERGER, A. PARRISH, R.R. AND CHEBURKIN, A. (2002): Comparative study of dating monazites using XRF-microprobe, electron microprobe and laser-ablation mass spectrometry. GSA Northeastern Sec-tion, 37th Annual Meeting, Springfield MA, March 25-27, 2002.
SCHERRER, N.C., CHEBURKIN, A., ENGI, M. AND PARRISH, R.R. (2001): Micro-dating of monazite by new XRF-microprobe technology applied to polymetamorphic rocks of the Monte Rosa Nappe. Journal of Conference Abstracts, 6, 685. (Oral presentation EUG XI, Strasbourg, France.)
SCHERRER, N.C. (2001): Behaviour of monazite and evolution of polymetamorphic pelites from the Monte Rosa nappe, Western Central Alps, Italy. PhD Thesis, University of Bern, Switzerland.
SCHERRER, N.C., CHEBURKIN, A., ENGI, M. AND PARRISH, R.R. (2001): Micro-dating of monazite by new XRF-microprobe technology applied to polymetamorphic rocks of the Monte Rosa Nappe. The Allan White Symposium, 11-12 January 2001, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
ENGI M, BERGER, A., ROSELLE, G.T., GRANDJEAN, V., AND SCHERRER, N. (2000): Metamorphic evolution of the central alps: significance of the subduction channel. 31st International Geological Congress, August 2000, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
ENGI M., CHEBURKIN, A. AND SCHERRER, N. (1998): An XRF-Miniprobe for Chemical Dating of Young Monazites and Trace Element Analysis of Minerals. Metamorphic Studies Group (MSG) meeting December 1998, London.
SCHERRER, N.C., DIAMOND, L.W. AND LINDEN, U. (1998): BIBLIOBANK Version 2.0 for FileMakerPro: Database for bibli-ographic references in earth sciences. Internal technical report. Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Universität Bern, Switzerland.
SCHERRER, N.C., FISCHER, M.J., GALE, S.J., DRYSDALE, R.N. AND HEIJNIS, H. (1997): The palaeomagnetism of speleothems of Middle Quaternary age from northern Australia. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Speleology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 10th-17th August 1997, 1, 73-75.
SCHERRER, N.C. (1996): The Application of Palaeomagnetic Techniques to Speleothems. B.Sc.(Hons.) Thesis, The University of New England, Armidale, Australia, 159 pp.
