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Princeton, NJ (June
21 , 2004) --
TRI/Princeton, an international leader in hair and cosmetic
chemistry research, is proud to announce that Aikaterini Mavraki
of Imperial College London, UK, has won the Best Paper Award
from TRI's First International Conference on Applied Hair
Science. The $3,000 prize, provided by Wella AG, was given
to Ms. Mavraki for her presentation on "The Effect of
Moisture on the Glass Transition Behavior of Hair," which
was co-authored by Dr. Daryl R. Williams. The paper explored
a simple and novel method for determining the temperature
and relative humidity dependence of the glass transition for
natural materials.
 Winner:
Ms. Mavraki (pictured at right) received her B.Sc. in Physics
from Queen Mary College in London. In 1998, she was accepted
into the University College in London where she earned an
M.Sc. degree in Radiation Physics with medical applications.
From there, she worked in the Logistics department of IPSOS-UK
as a Technical Services Executive for two years before applying
for a Ph.D. at Imperial College London. She is currently in
the second year of her Ph.D. studies under the supervision
of Dr. Williams in the department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemical Technology. She focuses her research on the study
of natural fibers, particularly human and animal hair; her
thesis, which is supported by the Research Council of Engineering
and Physical Sciences (EPSRC) and Unilever UK, is entitled
"The Effects of Environment and Microstructure on the
Mechanical Behaviour of Natural Fibres."
Conference:
The Conference, which was attended by 175 participants,
was a phenomenal success and provided key members of the cosmetic,
raw ingredient, and hair care product industries with the
unique opportunity to learn about new techniques, methods,
and tests from their peers. The proceedings of the Conference
will published in a special edition of the Journal of Cosmetic
Science.
TRI's
2nd International Conference on Applied Hair Science will
be held in 2006; dates, location, and abstract submission
information will be released during the summer of 2005.
TRI/Princeton
was founded in 1930 as the Textile Research Institute to help
the American textile industry stay competitive. Over the decades,
TRI has evolved into a full-service research and testing facility,
specializing in hair, fibers, porous materials, polymers,
and films. TRI provides research solutions to a wide variety
of domestic and international industrial companies, governmental
organizations, and academic institutions.
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