Events
The Science of Art
Thursday, October 2, 2025
9:30 -11:30 a.m.
Cohen Commons, Room L482, Fourth Floor North
Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road
It is with great pleasure that we announce the establishment of a new endowed research position at the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts at Northwestern University, made possible through the generous support of our donors. To mark this important occasion, we invite you to join us for a special event on October 2, 2025.
The event will feature speakers discussing research highlights of the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts and the Center’s national and international collaborations, highlighting the scholarly directions this endowment will support. We'll celebrate the impact the Center has had on Northwestern students and faculty and present our vision for advancing research, education, and outreach at the nexus of science, engineering, and the visual arts.
Kindly RSVP by Monday, September 29 by emailing mrc@northwestern.edu.
The Center for the Scientific Study of the Arts, a collaboration between Northwestern University and The Art Institute of Chicago, gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Endowment for the Scientific Study of the Arts, the Mellon Foundation, the Sarah Cao Endowed Fund, the Jianfeng and Kaili Family Endowment Fund, the Wang Family Endowed Fund, and the Zhang Family Charitable Fund.
Program
9:30 - 10 a.m.
Coffee
10 - 10:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction from the Center’s co-Directors, Francesca Casadio, Vice President and Grainger Executive Director, Conservation and Science, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Aggelos Katsaggelos, Joseph Cummings Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University
Presentation by Maria Kokkori, Senior Scientist, Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, Associate Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Courtesy Art History), Northwestern University
10:45 a.m.
Coffee break
11 - 11:30 a.m.
Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts and its Chicago Network
Closing Remarks
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