Marta Manso is a researcher at LIBPhys and a collaborator at VICARTE, both part of NOVA School of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on the development of analytical methodologies for the study and preservation of cultural heritage, with an emphasis on industrial and scientific heritage.

She holds a PhD and a degree in Physics from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Lisbon. Since 2006, she has worked in the field of cultural heritage, encompassing graphic documents, painting, tiles, and metals, in collaboration with various national and international institutions, both public and private, in the fields of history, conservation and restoration, and materials science, including museums, archives, and scientific laboratories.

She is also an assistant professor at the Department of Art and Heritage Sciences of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon, where she is dedicated to training new professionals.

Her mission is to contribute to the safeguarding of industrial and scientific heritage, promoting its study, appreciation, and integration into society’s collective memory.