Dr Cyril Maucourant PhD, MSc
Postdoctoral Ï㽶ÊÓƵer
Summary
I am French native, my research background intertwines the fields of materials science, stone conservation, and heritage applied sciences in a broader sense. I did a MSc in Archaeometry at the University of Bordeaux (France) and another one in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums, at University College London.
Along my studies I specialised myself in stone consolidation where I dedicated my research in the development of nanolime-based consolidation techniques with improved performance, to be used for the preservation of built heritage and monuments made of limestone.
In 2022, I completed my AHRC funded PhD studentship at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in collaboration with the British Museum and the Heritage Consortium. From September 2023 I have been offered the position of postdoctoral researcher associate at SHU, contract funded via Sheffield Hallam Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and Innovation Fund.
I am now continuing my research at the Materials Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute where I work at the Centre for Infrastructure Management with Professor Fin O'Flaherty on a nanolime project, which aims at developing state-of-the-art nanolime-based consolidation techniques and protective treatments designed to make the stone heritage more sustainable and resilient to damage induced by climate change.
Teaching
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Stone conservation, nanolime, materials and heritage applied sciences
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AHRC PhD funded project entitled ‘Introduction of nanolime in a museum context: From experiments to applications on British Museum collections, a proposal for a protocol for stone conservation’ (Ref: AH/L503812/1).
Patent application (in process) covering the development of innovative nanolime-based stone consolidation techniques. Papers were recently published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage (Volume 62, July–August 2023, p. 339-348), the No. 1 ranked Conservation journal, and in the Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation Book Series (IEREK Series for Interdisciplinary Studies) to illustrate the research previously achieved.
Took part to ICURe () programs to investigate market opportunities with the view of commercialising aspects of innovative research carried out in the field of nanolime.
SHRIF
The British Museum,
The Victoria and Albert Museum
The commonwealth War Grave Commission
Cliveden Conservation Workshop Ltd
Publications
Journal articles
Maucourant, C., O'Flaherty, F., & Drago, A. (2023). . Journal of Cultural Heritage, 62, 339-348.
Book chapters
Maucourant, C., & O'Flaherty, F. (2025). . In Teba, T., & Di Raimo, A. (Eds.) Conservation of Architecture and Urban Heritage: Indigenous and Global Sustainable Practices. Cham: Springer:
Theses / Dissertations
Maucourant, C. (2022). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by O'Flaherty, F., Mangat, P., Starinieri, V., Sweek, T., & Drago, A.
Other activities
Teaching: give external lectures in stone conservation to MSc students in Conservation at University College London