Shaoyi Qian

Sherman Fairchild Post-Graduate Fellow in Book and Paper Conservation at The Morgan Library & Museum
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Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Sherman Fairchild Post-Graduate Fellow in Book and Paper Conservation
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      - Document and conserve books and works on paper from the Morgan Library collection - Monitor the environmental condition in the galleries, showcases and vaults - Participate in the preparations of loans, exhibitions, and daily lab activities - Conduct a survey on the Morgan’s collection of toys and games, propose housing schemes and perform treatment on selected items. - Document and conserve books and works on paper from the Morgan Library collection - Monitor the environmental condition in the galleries, showcases and vaults - Participate in the preparations of loans, exhibitions, and daily lab activities - Conduct a survey on the Morgan’s collection of toys and games, propose housing schemes and perform treatment on selected items.

    • United States
    • Libraries
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Final-Year Intern in Book Conservation
      • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022

      - Conserved books and works on paper from the NYPL collections - Rehoused items from the NYPL collections - Participated in daily lab activities - Conserved books and works on paper from the NYPL collections - Rehoused items from the NYPL collections - Participated in daily lab activities

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Cathleen A. Baker Fellow in Conservation
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      - Conserved two movable books and one pop-up book from the William A. Gosling Pop-up and Movable Book Collection - Enriched the UM Library website with blog post contributions. - Conserved two movable books and one pop-up book from the William A. Gosling Pop-up and Movable Book Collection - Enriched the UM Library website with blog post contributions.

    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Intern
      • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

      - Identified and documented the morphology of plant fibers found in Chinese paper - Tested the tensile strength of different Chinese papers - Carried out small repairs on Chinese paintings - Made a mock-up piece of the backing and mounting process for Chinese art on paper - Identified and documented the morphology of plant fibers found in Chinese paper - Tested the tensile strength of different Chinese papers - Carried out small repairs on Chinese paintings - Made a mock-up piece of the backing and mounting process for Chinese art on paper

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Mellon Conservation Intern
      • May 2018 - Jul 2018

      - Treated books and prints from the Library's collection - Re-housed a series of England antique fans and manuscripts - Made models of various styles of sewing and endbands for books - Assisted in the installation and de-installation of books in the Dibner Gallery - Treated books and prints from the Library's collection - Re-housed a series of England antique fans and manuscripts - Made models of various styles of sewing and endbands for books - Assisted in the installation and de-installation of books in the Dibner Gallery

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Technician
      • Mar 2018 - May 2018

      - Photo documented and conserved books from the U of I Libraries special collections - Daily lab maintenance - Trained student volunteers - Photo documented and conserved books from the U of I Libraries special collections - Daily lab maintenance - Trained student volunteers

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Liabel Intern
      • Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

      - Conservaed and repaired books from the U of I Libraries general collection - Performed basic conservation treatment on the University Archives Special Collection material. - Used the conservation database to file condition reports and treatment proposals - Conservaed and repaired books from the U of I Libraries general collection - Performed basic conservation treatment on the University Archives Special Collection material. - Used the conservation database to file condition reports and treatment proposals

  • Professor Joaquín Rodríguez-López Group
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Undergraduate Student Researcher
      • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

      - Utilized electrochemical methods for characterization including cyclic voltammetry, microelectrode voltammetry, bulk electrolysis, and constant current methods to test polymeric materials for non-aqueous redox flow battery applications - Assembled flow cells and conduct reaction in the glove box - Assembled Swagelok cells to test the impedance of different concentrations of monomers and polymers in electrolyte - Tested the experiment result with UV-Vis spectroscopy method to identify the possibility of non- ideal outcomes Show less

    • Germany
    • Photography
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Internship Student
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      - Measured and studied the viscosity, density and sensitometry of the paste and find the correlation between different variables. - Made and tested paste with new recipes - Collected pod weight data from podding area. - Used Instron to test the bonding strength between different masks and sheets to try to solve the poor lamination problem. - Measured and studied the viscosity, density and sensitometry of the paste and find the correlation between different variables. - Made and tested paste with new recipes - Collected pod weight data from podding area. - Used Instron to test the bonding strength between different masks and sheets to try to solve the poor lamination problem.

Education

  • The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU
    MS, Art Conservation; MA, Art History, Art History, Criticism and Conservation
    2018 - 2022
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Chemical Engineering, 4.89/5.00
    2014 - 2017

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