User:IanLongo

Ian E. Longo (20 December 1992, Ian is a Canadian-born graduate student, researcher and photographer. Born in Toronto, Ontario he now resides in Kingston, Ontario. Currently a Masters student at Queen's University he is involved in various projects. However, he is most known for his work at the Royal Ontario Museum's Infrared Reflectography analysis of the paintings of Paul Kane (alongside George Bevan)1 and his work in the Cataraqui Cemetery's Monument Preservation Project2.

Early life and education
Ian initially attended St. Clement's Catholic Elementary School in Toronto, Ontario from Junior Kindergarten through to Grade Five. He then transferred to the public school system and attended John G. Althouse Middle School for the gifted enrichment program where, in addition to other studies, he learned to play the clarinet and performed in various locations in the Greater Toronto Area. Ian then attended Bloordale Middle school for his final two years of middle school before entering high school. It was during these middle school years that he entered the Robotics competition at the Ontario Science Center and auditioned for and was chosen to perform with his clarinet, in the Toronto Youth Band at Massey Hall (through the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Ontario). In addition to the clarinet, Ian also plays the saxophone and piano. Ian has also studied Tae Kwon Do since the age of four and is an accomplished third dan black belt.

Ian attended Father John Redmond C.S.S and R.A.C. for the entirety of his high school years, specializing in Drama as part of the theater arts program. It should be noted that Ian studied abroad for the first semester of his Grade Eleven year; it was here, in Italy, that Ian initially learned to speak Italian quite proficiently and develop a profound appreciation for the Classics. During the summer of the same year, he studied in France and Spain taking courses in preparation for his Grade Twelve year. In June of 2010 Ian graduated from Father Redmond and in September of that same year began his studies at Queen's University, first as an undeclared Arts & Science student and then by the following year he was majoring in Classics.

Ian's early life has also included extensive travel which he still enjoys doing. Beginning at a very early age, Ian has traveled, with his family, across Canada and to various locations in the United States. As well, he has gone to Mexico and the Dominican Republic for many visits. Across the Atlantic Ocean, he has visited England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Germany and Spain.

Work and Research
Ian's work is based primarily around photography which includes multi-spectral photography, near-infrared reflectography, ultraviolet photography, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) digital photogrammetry and remote aerial photography.

Some of his work has been featured at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario (September 2014 to May 2015).

Awards and honors
Ian has mainly received awards and honors pertaining to his undergraduate career at Queen's University, including the Entrance Scholarship, a position in the Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowship (USSRF)and the Matariki Undergraduate Research Network (MURN).