In one project this semester, students from his class are helping conservators at the University Art Museum to catalog ancient Egyptian stones that recently began to deteriorate rapidly and lose their hieroglyphics. Scherer, meanwhile, will try to decipher the cause of the damage. This interplay between research and teaching opportunities is ideal, Scherer said. These are beautiful problems in materials science, and it seems to me to be a perfect vehicle for teaching undergraduates about the field. Nassau notes The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544.
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