The Harvard Crimson is reporting that Patricia Cornwell has donated $1 million to establish a conservation scientist position at Harvard University. Cornwell is the bestselling author of a mystery series featuring forensic examiner Kay Scarpetta. The search for a scientist to fill the position, to be known as the Patricia Cornwell Conservation Scientist, will begin as soon as the endowment is complete, said Henry Lie, director of conservation at the Harvard Art Museum. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will match Cornwell’s gift.
As noted by the reporter, this is not the first endowment by the author. Cornwell has also given to other universities, including $1 million to the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City to open a “Crime Scene Academy,” which will train students and law enforcement officials in forensics.
The scientist chosen to fill the new position at Harvard will join a team of several experts in the analytical lab of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. The new researcher will continue work currently being done at the center, which focuses on the close examination of art materials to determine artistic techniques and conservation methods.
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