As with all aspects of the jewelry industry, gemology is a changing science in terms of the kinds of gem materials being examined and the methods and equipment being used to study them. This seminar will look back at the development of gem-testing laboratories, their current scientific activities, and directions they may take in the future as new identification and grading challenges present themselves.
Location:
Meeting Room 201-203
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Presenter
Dr. James Shigley is a distinguished research fellow at the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, California. Prior to joining GIA in 1982, he studied geology as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, and later received his doctorate in geology from Stanford University. He helps direct GIA’s research activities on the identification of diamonds and colored gemstones.
