Abdelrazek Elnaggar

Associate Professor
abdelrazek.elnaggar@ejust.edu.eg

Personal Info

B10-F10

01025682345

B10-F10

School of Human Sciences (SHS)

Dr. Elnaggar is an associate professor of Heritage Science and coordinator of the Heritage Science Postgraduate programs in E-JUST since 2017 and worked as lecturer in the Conservation Department at the Faculty of Archaeology at Fayoum University (Egypt). He is the Secretary-General of the Egyptian National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the founding president of the Arabic Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic works (ArIC). He holds a doctoral degree from the Faculty of Archaeology at Cairo University, Egypt with three years Ph.D research in United Kingdom at University College London (UCL), Imperial College and City and Guilds of London Art School. His thesis addressed investigations of the laser applications for the conservation of archaeological organic objects. Dr. Elnaggar was a research fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (USA) and an academic visitor for nine months at the Physics Department of Politechnico de Milano (Italy), and an academic visitor in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL-FORTH), Crete (Greece) and the Natural Histroy Museum in London (UK). Dr. Elnaggar was the chair of the Tenth International Conference of the Lasers Applications in the Conservation of Artworks (LACONA 10) which was held in the American University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) and the co-chair of the annual conference of the Insitute of Archaeology at University College London (UCL), UK in 2012.He has published in many peer-reviewed journals and coordinated various conservation training courses and workshops in collaboration with international institutes including UNESCO, International Council of Museums (ICOM), Natural History Museum (London), UCL (UK), Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt), JICA-GEM Project, New York University (USA) and Polytecnico de Milano (Italy).Dr.Elnaggar is the Principal Investigator of the Italian-Egyptian Bilateral project “Portable Noninvasive techniques for Documentation and analysis of Ancient Egyptian Archaeological Heritage funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Egyptian Ministry of Scientific Research. He is a member of the editorial aboard of Heritage Science Journal and acting as a reviewer to many international peer review journals. Dr. Elnaggar research interests include conservation science and museum studies.

Impacted Journal

 

 
 
          •  A. Elnaggar, M. Leona, A. Nevin and A. Heywood. The Characterization of Vegetable Tannins and Colouring Agents in Ancient Egyptian Leather from the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archaeometry (58), Issue 2, 2016. DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12239.

 

          • Gianluca Pastorelli, Shuo Cao, Irena Kralj Cigić, Costanza Cucci, Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Matija Strlič. Development of dose-response functions for paper degradation by multivariate regression. Polymer Degradation and Stability , Volume 168, 2019, 108944. 

 

          • Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Paul Fitzsimons, Anne Lama, Yvette Fletcher, Paula Antunes and K. G. Watkins. Feasibility of ultrafast picosecond laser cleaning of soiling on historical leather buckles. Heritage Science 4:30 (2016). DOI: 10.1186/s40494-016-0104-3.

 

          • Eman H. Zidan, Sara Mosca, Sara Bellei, Tommaso Frizzi, Michele Gironda, Ibrahim El-Rifai, Hend Mahgoub, Sabah Sadik, Mohamed Gamal Rashed, Iacopo Osticioli, Salvatore Siano, Gianluca  Valentini, Abdelazek Elnaggar, Austin Nevin, Daniela Comelli. In-situ imaging, elemental and molecular spectroscopy for the analysis of the construction and painting of a late period coffin at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Measurement (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.

 

          • Daniele Ciofini, Ahmed Bedeir, Iacopo Osticioli, Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Salvatore Siano. Conservation of ethnographic artefacts: Selective laser ablation of deposits from doum palm fibers Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 27, Pages 143-152.

 

          • Maher Eissa, Louay Said, Abdelrazek Elnaggar. Deir St. Macarius of Alexandria in Wadi El-Rayan, Fayoum: A Forgotten Monastery. SHEDET (3), 2016, pages 1-9.

 

          • Daniela Comelli, Massimo D’orazio, Luigi Folco, Mahmud El-Halwagy, Tommaso Frizzi, Giuseppina Capriotti Vittozzi, Roberto Alberti, Valentina Capogrosso, Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Hala Hassan, Austin Nevin, Franco Porcelli, Mohamed Gamal Rashed, Gianluca Valentini. The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun's iron dagger blade. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. DOI: 10.1111/maps.12664.

 

          •  A. Elnaggar, P. Fitzsimons, A. Nevin, K. Watkins, M Strlič. Viability of laser cleaning of papyrus: Conservation and scientific assessment. Studies in Conservation 60 (S1), 2015, S73-S81.

 

          • Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Paul Fitzsimons, Austin Nevin, Iacopo Osticioli, Mona Ali, Kenneth Watkins. Investigation of Ultrafast Picosecond Laser System for Cleaning of Metal Decorations of 17th C. Gloves of King Charles I. e-Preservation Science 12 (2015)14-19.

 

          • Gianluca Pastorelli, Costanza Cucci, Oihana Garcia, Giovanna Piantanida, Abdelrazek Elnaggar, May Cassar, Matija Strlič. Environmentally induced colour change during natural degradation of selected polymers. Polymer Degradation and Stability. Volume 107, 2014, Pages 198–209.

 

          • Abdelrazek Elnaggar. Storage Issues in Egyptian Heritage: risk assessment, conservation needs and policy planning. Egyptian & Egyptological Documents, Archives and Libraries (EDAL), Vol 4, 2013/2014, pp.155- 164.

 

          •  Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Hams Mohamed, Gamal Mahgoub, Mona Fouad. Laser cleaning of excavated Greco-Roman glass: removal of burial encrustation and corrosion products. Studies in Conservation, Volume 55, Number Supplement 2, p.80-84 (2010).

 

        • Elnaggar, A. Sahab, S. Ismail, G. Mahgoub, M. Abdelhady. Microbial study of Egyptian Mummies: an assessment of enzyme activity, fungicides and some mummification materials for the inhibition of microbial deterioration. E-conservation Magazine, 16 (2010).  

International Conference

 

          • Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Marco Leona, Austin Nevin and Ann Heywood. Characterization of Vegetable Tannin and Coloring Agents of Ancient Egyptian Leather in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Poster presented at the 17TH Triennial conference of the International Council of Museum-Conservation Community (ICOM-CC). 15-19 September 2014, Melbourne, Australia .

 

          •  Abdelrazek Elnaggar, P. Pouli, A. Nevin, M.A. Fouad, G.A. Mahgoub. Laser cleaning of burial encrustation and aged protective coating on Egyptian leather; optimization of working conditions. LACONA VIII Proceedings, the 8th International Conference on Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks (LACONA VIII, 21-25 September 2009, Sibiu, Romania). Published in: Radvan et al. (eds), 2011, Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-58073-1.

 

          •  Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Paul Fitzsimons; Austin Nevin, Iacopo Osticioli; Mona Ali, Ken Watkins. Laser cleaning trials on a gilded and polychromed 13th century ceiling using nanosecond and picosecond lasers. The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts. 2012 IIC Congress, Vienna, Austria.

 

          • Daniela COMELLI, Massimo DORAZIO, Luigi FOLCO, Mahmud EL-HALWAGY, Tommaso FRIZZI, Roberto ALBERTI, Valentina CAPOGROSSO; Abdelrazek ELNAGGAR, Hala HASSAN, Austin NEVIN, Franco PORCELLI, Mohamed G. RASHED, and Gianluca VALENTINI. Portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry unveils the meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun iron dagger blade. IMEKO International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Torino, Italy, October 19-21, 2016.

 

          • Souty Adel, Gamal Mahgoub, Iacopo Osticioli, Valentina Capogrosso, Austin Nevin and Abdelrazek Elnaggar. The technical Analysis of an Oil painted 19th C. Dome in Cairo: Relationship between discoloration and environment. Poster presented at Technart conference, 27-30 April 2015, Catania, Italy.

 

          • Eman H.Zidan, Sara Mosca, Sara Bellei, Austin Nevin, Gianluca Valentini, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Siham Ramadan, Souty Adel, Maher Eissa, Tommaso Frizzi, Michele Gironda, Ibrahim El Rifai, Hend Mahgoub, Sabah Sadik, Mohamed Gamal Rashed, Abdelazek Elnaggar, Daniela Comelli. MultiAnalytical Study of The construction and painting of a Late Period Sarcophagus in The Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Poster presented at Technart conference, 27-30 April 2015, Catania, Italy.

 

          • W. Noshy, H. Ezzat, I. El-Rifai, H. Mahgoub, A.Elnaggar, D. Comelli, A. Cesaratto, G. Valentini, R. Cubeddu, A. Nevin, and A. Ektessabi. The Characterization and Conservation Treatment of an Important Album Photograph Using Advanced Imaging Techniques and Novel Reintegration Methods (Case Study). CO-MA: Safeguarding Image Collections. Issues in the management of photographic collections. Nizerland, 31 October 2013, Brussels, Belgium.

 

 

          • Paul Fitzsimons, Ken Watkins, Zoe Allen and Abdelrazek Elnaggar. Ultra short pulse laser cleaning of gilded surfaces. Poster presented at LACONA X (Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks) conference, Sept 6 - 11, 2011, London, UK, .

 

        • Elnaggar, M. Strlic, A. Nevin, Nanjing Zhao, D. Anglos and A. Elserogy. Multi-analytical study and assessment of laser cleaning of an Egyptian 20th century canvas painting. Poster presented at TECHNART conference, Berlin, April 26 - 29, 2011.

Funded Research Grants

      • Principal investigator (PI): the Italian-Egyptian Bilateral Project “Archaeological Egyptian Heritage and Materials: advances in noninvasive portable spectroscopy and imaging analysis” (2013-2015) within the executive programme of scientific and technological cooperation between the Italian republic and the Arab republic of Egypt. The project is in partnership between the Faculty of Archaeology (Fayoum University, Egypt) and Politecnico di Milano (Italy). For the purpose of scientific examination as part of conservation diagnostics, laboratory tools are necessary which are portable and non-invasive with application of novel portable spectroscopy and imaging devices for the analysis, monitoring and documentation of Egyptian archaeological materials. Devices selected for the project include luminescence time-resolved and spectrally-resolved imaging cameras, XRF and Raman spectrometers and visible multispectral camera, which provide an insight into material composition and conservation conditions of cultural heritage objects in a non-invasive way. They will be applied to the analysis of paintings, pigments and organic and inorganic objects from the Egyptian culture (manuscripts, icons, papyrus and wall paintings), considering model based samples, real museum objects and case studies of cultural heritage monuments or archaeological sites. The long-term output of the project would be to establish a Mobile Laboratory for the diagnosis of the threatened Egyptian Cultural Heritage and to enhance technological innovation in conservation research in Egypt by creating professional expertise in analysis of archaeological materials.
      • The Key Person of Egyptian partner of SEAHA – EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology based on University College London (UCL), UK (2014). SEAHA – the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology – is about learning, discovering, innovating and forging new knowledge in the stimulating field of heritage science. Heritage science is about understanding, interpreting, conserving and managing cultural heritage.
      • (2015-2017) Co-investigator: the bilateral project “The Coptic Papyri in the Egyptian National Library: (Historical and technical study). In partnership between Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum Universty (Egypt) and Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des textes, section Grecque et de l’Orient chrétien (France).
      • The main researcher in the research project at Objects Conservation Department, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, US) - senior-level (2011-2012). Technical Study and condition aspects of the Egyptian leather collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC, USA). The aim of this research project is to investigate ancient Egyptian leather material and understand the leather processing for assessment of the deterioration conditions and track of earliest use of vegetable tanning of ancient skins. Various analytical techniques where applied using SEM-EDX, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), FTIR, HPLC and Multi-spectral Imaging.
      • Principal investigator (PI): Academic Collaboration and Exchange (FACE) Joint Project “DanishEgyptian Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange on Textiles, Tourism and Cultural Heritage Conservation, Preservation and Management (Egypt-Dermark 2016-2107.). Danish-Arabic Partnership Programme (DAPP), Fund for Academic Collaboration and Exchange between Denmark and the Arab World. In partnership between Fayoum University, ICOM-Egypt and the Centre for Textile Research (CTR), Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen (Denmark). 

               

National Conference

  •  

Courses Teaching

E-JUST:

  • University Requirements Course (LA108: Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture) - for Undergraduate Students. 2018/2019.

 

Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University

- Conservation of organic objects

- Materials and Technology of ancient Egyptian organic objects.

- Conservation of Manuscripts.

- Research methods.

- Archaeological reading in English

- Conservation of Textile.

- Analysis and Investigation of Archaeological materials.

- Museology at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University 

Non Regular Seminars


      • Coordinator and Instructor of the Training course: Museum Mangement: Resources Mobilization and Museum Sustainability: 30th April - 2nd May 2019 at E-JUST Cairo Center in the Smart Village, in collaboration with ICOM Egypt and UNESCO Egypt Commission
      • Coordinator and Instructor: Emergency Response in Museums and Community Engagement. Training Course for Children University in collaboration between Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research (ASRT), Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) and Egyptian National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM Egypt). 24TH July 2018, E-JUST, Alex, Egypt.
      • Co-Coordinator: Cross Disciplinary Research (Egyptology & Computer Vision; Geology, Geophysics & Remote Sensing Technology) as Contribution to Heritage Science (Instructors: Dr. Machiko SATO; Dr. So HASEGAWA & Prof. Takao Kikuchi). Workshop organized in 6TH Sep 2018, at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alex, Egypt.
      • Coordinator and Facilitator of the Round Table On the Future of Museums in Egypt and Arab Region, 23rd May 2018, Conference Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Organized by ICOM MDPP (Committee of Museum Definition, Prospects and Potentials), in alliance with ICOM Egypt, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST).
      • Coordinator and Instructor of the Training Course InferaRed Spectroscopy OF Cultural Heritage Materials in Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alex, Egypt, 15-16 January 2018., Egypt.
      • Coordinator and Instructor of Preservation of Manuscripts training course, The National Center of Restoration and Conservation of Manuscripts and Parchments, Kairouan, Tunisia, 24th - 29th December 2016. In collaboration between the Tunisian Ministry of Education and Training, ICOM Egypt and ICOM Tunisia, Tunisia.
      • Coordinator and Instructor of Preservation of Photographic Materials training course, Bait ElSennari, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Cairo, 20th 30th September 2016, Egypt.
      • Member of the conference organizing committee: The current state of Arab Museums: for creating an Arab Observatory. At Pardo Museum (Tunisia), 2-4 May 2016. Organized by ICOM Arab in collaboration with the Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization. (Alecso), Tunisia.
      • Co-Coordinator: Alex Museums Day symposium at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 29th March 2016, in collaboration between ICOM Egypt and Manuscripts Museum of Biliotheca Alexandrina.
      • Coordinator: Training course Advances in scientific imaging of artworks organized by Heritage-Aid Mobile Lab (Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Egypt). Nov 2015, Egypt
      • Instructor: Training course Museum preparedness in time of armed conflict Organized by UNESCO, ICOM Arab and Balamand University (Lebanon) from 26-28 November 2015, UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut (Course joined by 25 museum professionals and administrators from 10 Arab countries) , Beirut, Lebanon.
      • Coordinator and instructor of the training course "Conservation Science-V: Cleaning methodologies and scientific evaluation'' at the Grand Egyptian Museum-Conservation Centre. 10th -19th Dec 2015. Under the patronage of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) GEM-CC Project, Egypt.
      • Session Chair: Legal, Governmental, Environmental and Security Challenges for Preserving Cultural Heritage: the Egyptian and International Perspective. Preserving Egypt Cultural Heritage Workshop. 13-14 October 2015, Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt. Newton-Mosharafa Fund, in collaboration between Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK), British Council Egypt, Grand Egyptian Museum and STDF (Science and Technology Development Fund, Egypt).
      • Instructor: Raising the efficiency of the professionals in the preservation of Archaeological Heritage and Management of Cultural resources for sustainable development plans. The Egyptian National Committee of UNECO in collaboration with ISESCO (Islamic Organization for Education, Science and Culture). 12-14 Oct 2015, Cairo, Egypt.
      • Coordinator: Environmental Conditions and Long-term Preservation in the Egyptian Museums advanced training in preventive conservation. Workshop instructed by: Prof. Hannelore Roamich (Chairman of the Conservation Center- Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and Coordinator of ICOM-CC Glass & Ceramic Working Group). In 31 December 2014 at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization., Egypt.
      • Instructor in the training course "Writing Academic papers'' at the Grand Egyptian MuseumConservation Centre. 25th -26th Dec 2013. In collaboration with Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA GEM-CC Project). ï‚· Instructor: Training Course of “Museum disaster preparedness and risk mitigation in the event of disaster or conflict. In cooperation with various national, non-governmental and international organizations (UNESCO, Egypt Ministry of State for Antiquities, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Egyptian Earth Construction Association, ICCROM, ICOM and Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation). 15-30 December 2013. Cairo, Egypt.
      • Coordinator of the training course: Non-destructive Scientific Imaging of Egyptian artefacts. At the Grand Egyptian Museum (Egypt) in collaboration with Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA GEM-CC Project) and Politecnico Di Milano (Italy). 2013, Egypt

Other Technical Publications

<ul> <li>Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Cori Wegener, Rohit Jigyasu, Barbara O. Roberts and Jerry Podany. Under Lock and Key? Collection readiness and response in times of conflict. 10th of February and the 15th of March 2011. London (United Kingdom). Dialogues for the New Centuries, the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). https://www.iiconservation.org/sites/default/files/dialogues/under-lock-and-key-en.pdf</li> </ul>
  • Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Cori Wegener, Rohit Jigyasu, Barbara O. Roberts and Jerry Podany. Under Lock and Key? Collection readiness and response in times of conflict. 10th of February and the 15th of March 2011. London (United Kingdom). Dialogues for the New Centuries, the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). https://www.iiconservation.org/sites/default/files/dialogues/under-lock-and-key-en.pdf