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Dr Scott Orr
Room 406
14 Upper Woburn Place
Central House
London
WC1H 0NN
Tel: +44(0)2031086480
Appointment
- Lecturer
- Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources
- Faculty of the Built Environment
Biography
Scott was appointed Lecturer in Heritage Data Science at the
UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage in 2019. An engineer with broad
interests, he has a research masters and doctorate in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage, and
Archaeology under the supervision of Professor Heather Viles from
UCL and the University of Oxford, respectively. This work emphasised
collaboration with heritage organisations in the public and private sector. From
2018-19, he was a Researcher at the University of Oxford’s School of Geography and the Environment and
College Lecturer in Physical Geography at St Catherine’s College, during which
time he worked with Historic England
and Historic Environment
Scotland to develop guidance for building professionals on moisture
measurement in the historic environment.
Research Summary
Scott’s research within heritage science uses data-driven
methods to further understanding, improve management, and widen participation
within the heritage sector. He primarily works on assessing climate impacts on
buildings, the use of non-destructive tools, and incorporating value and
perception into scientific evaluations.
He is currently the UK Coordinator for the KNOWMORE Network
– a two-year initiative funded by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office to
encourage scientific collaboration between researchers in UK and Belgium
working on stone-built heritage.
He was the Organising Committee Chair for the 2nd
International Conference on Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage, and
Archaeology held in Oxford in 2016.
Teaching Summary
Scott is a Lecturer in Heritage
Data Science and Assistant Course Director on the MSc
in Data Science for Cultural Heritage. This programme pioneers a new way of
teaching data science through application in a cross-disciplinary context.
He leads on several modules within, including an Introduction to Heritage Science, Here Data Mapping and Visualisation, Heritage Building Information Modelling, and Heritage Data Management.
Academic Background
| 2018 | DPhil | Doctor of Philosophy – Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology | University of Oxford |
| 2015 | MRes | Master of Research – Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology | University College London |
| 2014 | BAppSc | Bachelor of Applied Science – Chemical Engineering | University of Toronto |
