Dr. Kirsi O.Lorentz, Associate Professor at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) at the Cyprus Institute (CyI).
Kirsi O. Lorentz received her PhD from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College) in 2004, with a focus on human bio-archaeology. Prior to joining the Cyprus Institute (CyI) and its Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) in 2008, Kirsi was the Director of the Wolfson Bioarchaeology Laboratory and tenured Faculty at Newcastle University. At CyI she served as the Chair of the Faculty Council of the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center.
Her current research focuses on synchrotron radiation-enabled bio archaeology, as well as other scientific and technological means to approach key questions about the human past through archaeological human tissues.
Kirsi currently leads two large funded projects with international consortia, including synchrotron radiation facilities: BioMERA – Platform for Biosciences and Human Health in Cyprus: MicroCT and Synchrotron Radiation Enabled Analyses (1 million Euros; 2019-2023; funded by Research and Innovation Foundation, Cyprus; RIF Infrastructure Project; https://biomera.cyi.ac.cy) and FF-MAC – Face to Face: Meet an Ancient Cypriot (>1 million Euros, 2019-2022; funded by Research and Innovation Foundation, Cyprus; RIF Integrated Project; https://face2face.cyi.ac.cy).
She serves as a member of the Republic of Cyprus Delegation to the SESAME Council, as the Vice Chair of the 6 million Eur EU H2020 project BEATS, as the Chair of LAAAMP Strategic Planning Committee for the Middle East, and on various IAEA and ICTP missions and committees.