Mrs Efstratia Verveniotou

Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD

2008- Present
Conservator/Lab Manager, Palaeontology Conservation Unit, Natural History Museum

2007-2008
Teaching Assistant, Cardiff University

2007-2008 MSc in Care of Collections, University of Cardiff

2004-2007 BSc in Conservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology, University of Cardiff

2000-2005 BA in History and Archaeology, University of Ioannina

Conserving a wax model of a mosquito larva currently on display in the Darwin Centre

Day-to-day running of the Palaeontology Conservation Unit.
Providing a safe and risk free working environment so that facility users can always perform to the highest standards.
Liaising with the Head of Conservation for the purchase of new and replacement equipment as well as everyday stock for the needs of the PCU and baseline projects of the Palaeontology Department.
Ensuring an ongoing support for stock requests by the staff of the Palaeontology Department.
Carrying out the microscope audit and providing technical support for the Palaeontology Department.
Designing and implementing sound conservation strategies for specimens and providing viable and reasonable environmental recommendations for their storage, display, handling and general care.
Providing support to collection care projects undertaken by the PCU.
Carrying out variant Oddy testing for evaluating materials used in conservation, storage and display.
Assisting in the supervision of volunteers.
Participating in tours of the PCU by visiting groups.
Pest monitoring for the basement, ground and first floor of the Palaeontology Department.
Undertaking baseline preparation and replication work at the direction of the Head of the PCU.

Bello S.M., Verveniotou E., Cornish L., Parfitt S.A. ( 2011 ) 3-Dimensional microscope analysis of bone and tooth surface modifications: comparisons of fossil specimens and replicas. Scanning 33(5) : 316-324 .