9 June. The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) has chosen R. Robert Waller as the 2010 recipient of the Carolyn Rose Award for his outstanding worldwide achievements in the field of collection management and conservation.

Dr Waller has a Ph.D. from the Göteborg University Institute for Conservation, Sweden, and until recently was Chief of Conservation at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Canada. He has since started his own company, Protect Heritage Corporation. In 2006 he came to ICCROM as a Fellow; his area of research was management and risk assessment of cultural heritage.

The Rose Award was presented on 4 June at the Society's 25th anniversary meeting in Ottawa, Canada. It recognizes significant contributions to the objectives of the Society.

Member State represented: Canada

updated on: 17 June, 2010