研究與專長領域

博物館文物修護、博物館環境、博物館文物典藏與管理

工作經歷

2011-2015年　美國奧克蘭加州博物館典藏部部長

1982-2011年　美國奧克蘭加州博物館文物保存修復處處長

1986-2004年　約翰甘迺迪大學教授

1972-1991年　John Burke & Associates 首席維護師

1979-1981年　Camron Stanford 故居保存協會維護監事

1977-1979年　美國奧克蘭加州博物館文物保存修復部技術專員

專業服務

美國文物修復協會（AIC，American Institute for Conservation）

1978年起為會員，1990年起為專業協會會員

• 1996-1999年　AIC董事會專業教育主任

• 1999-2002年　AIC董事會專業小組主任

• 1988-1989年　教育訓練委員會成員

• 1999-2002年　電子媒體專業小組委員會主任

• 2000-2002年　網路任務組成員

• 1998年、2000年、2001年、2003年、2004年、2005年　AIC刊物審稿員

• 2006年-2008年　AIC網站臨時網站管理員和網站編輯

• 2009-2012年　獎項委員會成員 2011-2012年，獎項委員會主席

美國西部藝術文物修護協會（WAAC，Western Association of Art Conservation）

1982年起為成員

1991-1992年　WAAC董事會常務理事

灣區藝術文物修護協會（BAACG，Bay Area Art Conservation Guild）

1981年起為會員，1990年起為名譽會員

1987-1988年　BAACG副主席兼專案主任

1988-1989年　1889-90年，BAACG主席

榮譽事項

• President’s Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding service, American Institute for Conservation (AIC), presented at Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, 2003

• California Preservation Foundation, 2001 Design Award, in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of historic preservation for conservation work on the Sunol Water Temple (SFPUC), 2001

• Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association awarded in appreciation for dedication and service to the historic site restoration project and the cause of preservation, 1999

• Bay Area Art Conservation Guild–Honorary Membership awarded for service to the organization, 1990

發表文章及出版

• Solvents and Solubility, Handbook for Critical Cleaning - Cleaning Agents and Systems, 2nd Edition Chapter 4, pp. 95-113, Kanegsberg & Kanegsberg, Editors, CRC Press, 2010

• History and Application of Cohesion Parameter Theory, The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly, Volume 27, 2009

• Procedures for Insect Fumigation Using Anoxia, The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly, Volume 27, 2009

• Solvents Considered: A Teas Refresher, AIC News, (Health and Safety Committee, 2001 Conference Reprint), 26:5:1, 3-7, September 2001

• Solvents and Solubility, Chapter 2, pp. 21-36 in Handbook for Critical Cleaning, Kanegsberg & Kanegsberg, Ed.,CRC Press, 2000

• Anoxic Microenvironments, National Perk Service "Conserv-o-gram", 1998 

• Anoxic Microenvironments, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Specimens Leaflet, Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 1996

• Current Research into the Control of Biodeterioration Through the Use of Thermal or Suffocant Conditions, AIC News, 18(2):1-4, March 1993

• Precious Jade (the Conservation of the Chang Wen Ti Sacred Jade Pagoda), The Museum of California, 17(2):8-13, Spring 1993

• Vapor Barrier Films, WAAC Newsletter, 14(2):13-17, May 1992

• Conservation Training in the United States, A.I.C. Education and Training Committee: James Bernstein, Christopher Tahk and John Burke, American Institute for Conservation, Washington D.C., 1989, and revision 1995

• X-Ray Florescence Analysis of California Silver, Some Preliminary FindingsSilver in the Golden State, The Oakland Museum History Department, 1986, pp. 99-102

• Solubility Parameters: Theory and Application, AIC Book and Paper Group Annual,  Craig Jensen, Editor;  Austin Texas, 1984 pp. 13-58

相關修復計畫

• National Endowment for the Humanities, Principal Investigator, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California, US, 2019-2018

• Principal Investigator, National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for stabilization, rehousing and digitization of 650 “imperial” Andrew J. Russell glass plate negatives, Oakland Museum of California,2013-2014

• Principal Investigator, Institute for Museum and Library Services Grant for rehousing of the Native American Basket Collections, Oakland Museum of California, 2007-2008

• Principal Investigator, California State Parks Project, Conservation of Furniture and Objects at Jack London State Historic Park, Glen Ellen, CA, 2005

• Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of the Interior, collections conservation assessment, Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV, 2004

• Principal Investigator, National Institute for Conservation Conservation Assessment, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA, 2001

• Principal Investigator, National Institute for Conservation Assessment, Lahaina Foundation, Maui, HI, 1999

• Principal Investigator, National Institute for Conservation Assessment, March Field Air Force Museum, Riverside, CA, 1998

• Principal Investigator, Institute for Museum Services, installation of nitrate cold-storage systems, and photographic collection rehousing, Oakland Museum of California, 1993-1997

• Principal Investigator, UNESCO, Cultural Heritage II, design and installation of conservation laboratory, Port Royal and Kingston, Jamaica, 1996

• Principal Investigator, Organization of American States (OAS), Spanish Town Museum conservation education & planning project, Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, 1996

• Principal Investigator, UNESCO project JAM/91/008 - Cultural Heritage II, assessment of the state of conservation and laboratory facilities, and develop guidelines for conservation training in Jamaica, 1994

• Principal Investigator, Institute for Museum Services Survey Grant for general survey of facility and collections at the San Jose Historical Museum, San Jose, CA, 1998

• Principal Investigator, Institute for Museum Services Survey Grant for general survey of facility and collections at the Amador Museum and Chew Kee Historic Chinese Store, Amador County, CA, 1987

• Principal Investigator, U.S. National Park Service survey of Figureheads and maritime sculpture at The National Maritime Museum, and treatment of Figurehead on The Balclutha, San Francisco, CA, 1986

數位計畫

• Project Manager, Institute for Museum Services Grant for information technology development, collections digitization, and Integrated CMS, Oakland Museum of California, CA, 2010-2013

• Migration of AIC and CoOL websites from Stanford University to AIC server, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, 2010

• Principal Investigator, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, XML markup and transform of JAIC (Journal of the American Institute for Conservation) for online publishing, 2000-2001

• Development and management of website for the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), 1998-2002

• Development and maintenance of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Virtual Library USA Museums website, 1996-2011

• RDMS Development programming (Acius 4D) for Oakland Museum of California Conservation Department, 1990-1994

• Guest on Nation Public Television series The Computer Chronicles “Computers and the Arts,” discussing the use of digital imaging in museum conservation, 1987

專題講座及學術活動

• Moving Treasures — Thoughts about OMCA move in 2005, 國立故宮博物院 / National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., 2019

• 機器中的鬼魂: 關於保存電子系統和數據的思考, 國立故宮博物院 / National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., 2018 

• Preservation of Electronic Systems — Part II: From Computers to Babel, Bay Area Art Conservation Guild & Computer History Museum, Palo Alto, CA, 2017

• Workshop on Modified Atmosphere Principles and Procedures for Museum Pest Control, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan R.O.C., 2008

• Workshops on Modified Atmosphere Pest Control, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., 2007

• Workshops on Solubility Parameter Theory, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., 2007

• Workshop on Modified Atmosphere Principles and Procedures for Museum Pest Control, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan R.O.C., 2006

• Collections Care Workshop on Anoxic Pest Control, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2005

• Building a Low-Cost Anoxic Pest Eradication System, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, 2002

• Use of XML, XSLT and Databases for Conservation Documentation, Electronic Media Group Session, AIC Annual Meeting 2001, Dallas TX, 2001

• JAIC Online: From XML to HTML via XSLT with lots of #@%* in between), Electronic Media Group Session, AIC Annual Meeting 2001, Dallas, TX, 2001

• Solvent Substitution: Theory and Tools for Safer Choice, AIC Health & Safety Committee Presentation, AIC Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 2001

• Searching for the Ox: Personal Encounters with Impermanence, WAAC Annual Meeting, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SF, CA, 1999

• Anoxic Enclosures and Microenvironments for Museum Storage and Exhibits, (International Academic Projects), Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1998

• Anoxic Enclosures and Microenvironments for Museum Storage and Exhibits, (International Academic Projects), Yale University, New Haven CT, 1997

• Anoxic Enclosures and Microenvironments for Museum Storage and Exhibits, (International Academic Projects), National Park Service, Intermountain Cultural Resource Center, Santa Fe NM, 1997

• Anoxic Enclosures and Microenvironments for Museum Storage and Exhibits, (International Academic Projects), San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego CA, 1996

• Unwanted Visitors, Recent Advances in Pest Control, American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, 1996

• The Conservation of Geological Materials (London Academic Projects Symposium), San Diego Museum of Natural History, 1995

• Current Research into the Control of Biodeterioration, American Institute for Conservation 20th Annual Meeting, Buffalo NY, 1992

• Impermeable Barrier Materials: those wild and wacky foil laminates & what they can do Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, 1991

• Conservation of the Quake-Damaged Chang Wen Ti Sacred Jade Pagoda, Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting, Catalina CA,1990

• Earthquake-mitigation Mountings for Large Objects on Display, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1989

• A Few Unusual Object Treatments, Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting, Hawaii, October 1989