Susan Costello received her BA in chemistry from College of the Holy Cross and her MS from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. After graduating, she completed fellowships at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard Art Museums and the Worcester Art Museum. Currently, she is a conservator of objects and sculpture at the Straus Center where she is responsible for the examination, treatment and technical study of three-dimensional objects spanning the collection. Her research interests include the preservation of plastic objects and ancient art with a focus on Chinese bronzes and Greek ceramics.