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11th International Conference on Applied Hair Science: Full Scientific Program Released This Week
We are very excited this week to be able to launch the full scientific program for the 2024 Hair Conference.
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11th International Conference
on Applied Hair Science
June 12th & June 13th, 2024
The Oyster Point Hotel, 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701
🔴 Live Stream & Playback Available for Virtual Attendees
Countdown to Conference
If you are interested in viewing all the presentations from the 10th International Conference on Applied Hair Science, held in 2022, please visit the TRI Library
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Conference Agenda
All Times Eastern Standard Time
Session 1 - Hair Biology
Wednesday, 12th June
Moderated by Mike Davis (Procter & Gamble)
Introduction to Conference
Trefor Evans, TRI Princeton, USA
Plenary Science Sells: How the evolution of hair care journalism led to 2024's ingredient-obsessed consumer and cosmetic-chemist celebrities
Emily Dougherty (Journalist)
The sequelae and moderators of influence of dandruff on mental health among mainland Chinese adults
Christian Chan (Hong Kong University)
The impact of wash frequency on hair and scalp health
K.C. Locker (Procter & Gamble)
Comfort Break
Dynamics and organization of the viable skin microbiome
Zemer Gitai (Princeton University)
Exogen revisited: Why we should care about empty telogen hair follicles
Gill Westgate (Consultant)
Posters - Part 1
Session 2 - Insights Into Hair Structure
Moderated by Dr Philippe Barbarat (Consultant)
Plenary Spitting hairs: A biomechanics analysis
Professor David Taylor, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Hair Breakage: An SEM study
Trefor Evans (TRI Princeton)
New structural and mechanical insights into the cortex of human hair
Bernd Knocker (Kao Germany GmbH)
Investigation of the Structural Properties and Behavior of Frizzy Hair
Roger McMullen (Ashland Inc.)
Strange sheep twins and the mystery of hair shaft shape
Duane Harland (AgResearch)
A Kirchhoff rod model for the morphogenesis of Curved Hair
Manuel Gamez Garcia (Fairleigh Dickinson University)
Posters - Part 2 & Networking session + Cocktail reception
Session 3 - Hair Insults & Protection
Thursday, 13th June
Moderator to be announced
Plenary Consumer damage reality – multiple damage sources
Jennifer Marsh (P&G)
Influence of particle parameters on deposition onto healthy and damaged human hair. A fundamental study
Phoebe Tham (A-Star, Singapore)
Damage and conditioning on the hair surface
Yu Liu (Birmingham University, UK)
The structural specificities of hair melanins in dark bases
Grégoire Naudin (L’Oreal)
The effect of humidity on the fatigue behavior of hair in a constant strain experiment
Becky Lunn (Dia-Stron)
Nanometric complexes of negatively charged surfactants and cationic dextran polymer: Morphology and deposition on hair
Hammad Faizi (Dow)
Session 4 - New Methods & Technologies
Moderated by Trefor Evans (TRI Princeton)
What can we learn from the kinetics of moisture sorption by hair
Crișan Popescu (Consultant)
Moisture uptake and hairs’ structural changes investigated by small angle neutron scattering
Giacomo Mariani (L'Oreal)
Repeated Hair Combing: Analysis of the Length Distributions of Fiber Fragments as a sensitive tool to assess hair resilience towards grooming and the efficacy of lubricating agents
Thomas Davis (Bossa Nova Vision)
Unlocking hair secrets: Altering scalp hair composition to mimic body hair for in vitro hairy skin models
Ernesta Malinauskyte (TRI Princeton)
Plenary The evolution of keratin proteomics
Dr Jeff Plowman (Ag Research)
Further Reading
Prepare for the conference by keeping up with the latest announcements
Register for the Conference
If you wish to join us in June for our conference, please use the registration form to save your spot.
Please contact us if you encounter issues registering or have questions about the conference.
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