Margaret Priest is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina Asheville, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History with minors in Chemistry and Studio Art. In the fall, she will join the Patricia H. and Robert E. Garman Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State University as a University Fellow and M.A./M.S. candidate in the Conservation of Art and Cultural Heritage / Conservation Science and Imaging.
Margaret’s interdisciplinary background informs her work at the intersection of science, ethics, and material culture. Her academic and research interests include the synthesis and characterization of conservation materials and the ethics of collecting art. Margaret is currently a Research Lab Assistant under Dr. Jeromy Rech at the University of North Carolina Asheville, developing an alternate synthesis route for the polymer PTQ10 using thiazolothiazoles as linkers toward developing organic solar cells.
Outside of her professional work, Margaret enjoys vegan cooking and photographing her dogs (Finn and Juno) to bring balance and enjoyment to everyday life.
Press
Univeristy of North Carolina at Asheville–An Extension of the Classroom (Article)
Contact
mpriest@alumni.unca.edu