Aleksandra Popowich

Aleksandra is a fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the Department of Scientific Research. Her research interest is at the intersection of art and science, using analytical chemistry to study cultural heritage objects, artist materials, trade, and more. At The Met, she studies the many uses of proteins, lipids, and gums in works of art using mass spectrometry. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Alberta and a BSc in chemistry from the University of British Columbia.