Author name: Elara Voskian

Elara Voskian is a materials conservation scientist and certified eco-remediation specialist with 12 years of field experience developing plant-based rust dissolution systems. She holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Surface Chemistry from ETH Zürich and has collaborated with heritage preservation trusts to restore iron artifacts using fermented citric analogs and chelating lichens. Her peer-reviewed protocols are used by 37 restoration labs worldwide.