The Cyprus Institute
Nicolette Levy is a second-year PhD student at The Cyprus Institute, specializing in the Science and Technology of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. Currently serving as a research assistant in the Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories, Nicolette is involved in collaborative projects focused on the documentation and analysis of artworks utilizing advanced technical tools. Previous experience includes roles at Pomegranate Hospitality as Maitre D', managing reservations and ensuring a high-end dining experience, and as a graduate teaching assistant at Tulane University where art history courses were taught. Nicolette has also interned at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience and served in leadership roles at Tulane University Campus Programming, overseeing programming, marketing initiatives, and public relations. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science from The Cyprus Institute, as well as a Master of Arts and Bachelor's Degree in Art History and Classical Studies from Tulane University.
The Cyprus Institute
The Institute operates under the aegis of the Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF), which is governed by a Board of Trustees, comprised of leading personalities of the international academic, political and business world; it is currently chaired by Professor Edouard Brézin, former president of the French Academy of Sciences and Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. The principal objectives of CREF are the advancement of knowledge and its humane and benevolent application and the establishment of a new research and educational public-benefit organization which shall generally promote research and education in Cyprus and abroad and shall aim primarily at benefitting the public interest at large. The CyI is being developed by establishing research centers which address challenging problems that are important at both the regional and international levels. Its research centers are developed in partnership with leading institutions in the respective thematic areas. The Energy, Environment and Water Research Center (EEWRC) is developed in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC) in partnership with the Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF), headquartered in the Louvre and the Computation-based Science and Technology Research Center (CaSToRC) in partnership with the University of Illinois. Multi-level founding partnerships with internationally prominent institutions ensure the development of the Centers in close collaboration with world leaders in their respective fields. Additional collaborations with other research and academic institutions together with local authorities further enhance the development.