Project Partners and Team Members

Project PRIM’ART is based on a strong collaboration between HERCULES laboratory, History Department (University of Évora), the Department of Art History, Faculty of Humanities and Centre for Atomic Physics of the University of Lisbon and the Regional Department of Culture of Alentejo, integrating a multidisciplinary team, with appropriate expertise to analyze the results and promote their dissemination, nationally and international, during the 28 months project.

Team members

1. Évora University (HERCULES Laboratory and History department):

  • Milene Gil

    Milene Gil Duarte Casal
    (Leader
    PI, PhD Conservator–restorer)

  • Ana Manhita

    Ana Manhita
    (PhD, Chemist)

  • Antonio Candeias

    António Candeias
    (PhD, Chemist)

  • Cristina Dias

    Cristina Dias
    (PhD, Chemist)

  • Custodia Araujo

    Custódia Araujo
    (Master, Historian)

  • Dora Teixeira

    Dora Teixeira
    (PhD, Chemist)

  • Maria Antónia Conde

    Maria Antónia Conde
    (PhD, Historian)

  • Teresa Ferreira

    Teresa Ferreira
    (PhD, Chemist)

José Carlos (PhD, Chemist)
Maria Rita Espda de Torres Vaz freire (PhD student, Conservator-Restorer)
Patricia Moita (PhD, Geologist)
Susana Tereso (PhD, Artist)

2. Department of Art History Faculty of Humanities of Lisbon University :

  • Vitor Serrão

    Vitor Serrão
    (PhD, Art Historian)

Patricia Monteiro (PhD, Art Historian)
Vanessa Henriques Antunes (PhD, Conservator-restorer)

3 Centre for Atomic Physics of the University of Lisbon:

  • Marta Manso

    Marta Cunha Monteiro Manso (PhD, Physicist)

  • Sofia Pessanha

    Sofia Pessanha (PhD, Physicist)

Maria Luisa de Carvalho ( PhD, Physicist)
Stephane Longelin (PhD, Physicist)

4. Regional Department of Culture of Alentejo:

  • Deolinda Tavares

    Deolinda Tavares

Margarida Donas Botto

Consultant:

Luis Urbano Afonso (PhD, Historian)

Schoolarships (Bis):

Sofia Pessanha (BI, 2 months)
Custódia Maria Freixal Araujo (9 months)
Joana Costa (5 months)
Catarina Pereira (4 months and half)
Nuno Carriço (3 months)
Ana Cristina Cabaça Manhita (4 months)

In total the working group was made of 21 researchers from 4 Portuguese Institutions, one consultant and 5 BIs scholarships (three of which were given to 3 researchers from the PRIM’ART team after they withdrew from their previous functions). Two researchers (Stephane Longelin and José Carlos Frade) were substituted in 2014 by three others colleagues (Cristina Barrocas Dias, Ana Manhita and Vanessa Antunes).
The first task were coordinated by the History Department of Évora University ( represented by Antónia Conde) and by the Art History Department, Faculty of Lisbon University ( represented by Vitor Serrão) while the others four were coordinated by the Principal Investigator (PI), Milene Gil, who was involved at 100% in the project during the 28months.
Besides the members of the working group, (un)graduate students and experts have contributed sporadically to the developments of the project’s tasks ( please see training and collaborations). Finally, Manuel Ribeiro, a professional photographer was hired for high-resolution technical photography acquisition and edition.