The work done at the Harvard Art Museums’ Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies has been extra visible these past few months: The center’s pioneering technology was behind the museums’ recent Rothko exhibition, which used digital projections to recreate hues that had faded since the paintings were made.

Now, the center will have a new director: Narayan Khandekar. The senior conservation scientist in the Straus Center’s analytical laboratory since 2001, Khandekar replaces Henry Lie, who retired from the post at the end of last year.