Maria Letizia Amadori, graduate in Geology at the University of Urbino and specialized in Geochemistry at the University La Sapienza of Rome. After being a researcher for more than a decade at the National Research Council in Rome, she is researcher and professor of Chemistry of Cultural Heritage at Department of Pure and Applied Sciences of University of Urbino. She deals with cultural heritage materials and conservation issues. Her main research interests and competencies concern the application of traditional and advanced techniques to the study of stones, ceramics, paintings and polychrome artworks. She is involved in several national and international projects. She has published more than 140 scientific papers, in national and international journals and two monographs.