EACH student helps to develop a novel system for art analysis

At the end of 2025, the Cultural Heritage work group of the Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Tartu, published an article, “Laser ablation APCI-HRMS method for the analysis of cultural heritage materials,” introducing the novel laser ablation-based APCI-HRMS system that the group developed for the chemical analysis of cultural heritage objects.

One of the contributors to the development of the analytical system was Victor Augusto Xavier da Silveira, a former student of the EACH programme. During his studies at the University of Tartu, Victor was involved in the testing of the system, and he was one of the key persons helping to build the transfer line connection to the APCI-MS.

This collaboration gave the Cultural Heritage work group a strong boost to move forward with their development project, and at the same time, it allowed a student to be part of building new, cutting-edge technology.