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June 7-11, 2021
Live On-Line Event
Join us at TRI for the week of June 7th - 11th as we host the first on-line version of the International Conference on Applied Hair Science. This conference will be live streamed. All the presentations will also be available to attendees on play-back on the conference website and the TRI Library.
The International Conference on Applied Hair Science focuses on the science and technology of hair care. Our conference advisory board is made up of prominent industrial and academic scientists representing the hair industry. As always, we look forward to bringing together the best of those creating hair products today with innovators sharing insights into the technologies and methods of tomorrow.
Conference Agenda
All Times Eastern Standard Time
Monday, June 7th
8:30a - 8:45a - Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Session 1 – Hair Biology
8:45a - 9:30a
Plenary: Role of the Scalp Microbiome in Health and Disease: Malassezia, Friend or Foe?
Tom Dawson, A-Star, Singapore
9:30a - 10:00a
How Do Follicles Make Different Types of Hair? A Systems-Biology Approach!
Duane Harland, Ag Research, NZ
10:00a - 10:30a
Understanding Hair Bioenergetics to Modulate Hair Growth
Aishwarya Sridharan, A-Star, Singapore
10:30a - 11:00a
Frontiers in Human Hair Follicle Chemosensation: Hair(y) Matters in the Odor, Taste, and Pheromone Circus
Ralf Paus, University of Miami, Florida, USA
11:00a - 11:30a
Hairfall – A Review of Hair Retention Methods and Insights into Scalp Care
Brian Fisher P&G, Cincinnati, USA
11:30a - 12:00p
Comprehensive Microbiota Analysis Comparison of Oily and Healthy Scalps
Philip Ludwig, BASF, USA
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Tuesday, June 8th
8:30a - 8:35a - Introductory Remarks
Session 2 – Insight Into Hair Structure
8:35a - 9:15a
Plenary: Untangling a Hairy Mess with Molecular-Level Insights From Mass Spectrometry
Evelyne Maes, Ag Research, NZ
9:15a - 9:45a
High-Strain Stress Relaxation: Probing the Main Structural Components in the Cortex of Human Hair
Paul Carpenter, Unilever, UK
9:45a - 10:15a
The Matrix Revisited
Trefor Evans, Crisan Popescu, TRI-Princeton, USA
10:15a - 10:45a
Nano Scale Chemical Characterization of Human Hair Using AFM-IR
Paul Pudney, Unilever, UK
10:45a - 11:15a
Moisture in the Cuticle Sheath: Effects on Hair Mechanical and Cosmetic Properties
Manuel Gamez-Garcia, Ashland, USA
11:15a - 11:45a
The Impact on Physical Properties of Hair After Extracting Lipids with Shampoo Surfactants
Ernesta Malinauskyte, TRI-Princeton, USA
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Wednesday, June 9th
8:30a - 8:35a - Introductory Remarks
Poster Sessions 6 Minute Presentations 8:35a-10:30a
Breakout Sessions Hosted by Paul Cornwell 10:30a-12:30p
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Investigation of Hair Fiber Swelling in Correlation with Ethnicities, Damage, and Cosmetic Treatment
Kimun Park · Croda, USA
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What’s the Best pH for Your Shampoo? It Depends On What You’re Looking to Achieve
Ernesta Malinauskyte, Amy Jarosz, Katerin Mateo · TRI Princeton, USA
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Evaluation, Comparison, and Visualization of Actives Diffusion by Capillary Action in Hair Fibers with FTIR Imaging Spectroscopy
Laurence Senak & Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud · TRI Princeton, USA
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The Effect of Humidity on the Measured Physical Properties of Hair with Varying Chemical Damage
Tim Felts · P&G, USA
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Structural Investigation of Thermal-Induced Changes in the Microstructures of Human Hair
Cristiano Oliveira, Cibele R. R. C. Lima, Ricardo A. A. Couto, Vera R. L. Constantino, Maria V. R. Velasco · University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Protecting Hair from Heat and Sun
Danielle Reimer · BASF, USA
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Hair Fiber Orientation and Alignment Using Polarization Analysis
Robert George & Sebastien Breunot · Bossa Nova Vision, USA
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Clinical Scalp Evaluation: 3D Mapping
Matthieu Jomier · Newtone Inc., USA
Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud · TRI Princeton, USA
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Artificial Intelligence for Assessing Hair Assembly Features
Gabriela Daniels, Slobodanka Tamburic, Sergio Benini, Jane Randall, Tracey Sanderson, Mattia Savardi · London College of Fashion, UK
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The Versatile Applications of FTIR Spectroscopy In Clinical Evaluations: From Hair to Scalp
Rezma Shrestha & Samuel Gourion-Arsiquaud · TRI Princeton, USA
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Energizing Hair Life Cycles From 3 Technology Platforms
Abigail Casey · Evonik, USA
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The Effectiveness of LOC/LCO Method on Moisture Locking in Textured Hair and Its Impact on Breakage and Other Hair Properties
Chantal Adlam, Katerin Mateo, Ernesta Malinauskyte · TRI Princeton, US
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UCARE™ Extreme Polymer, a Bio-Based & Biodegradable Breakthrough
Nisaraporn Suthiwangcharoen, Cindy Delvallé, Lyndsay Leal, Michaeleen L. Pacholski, Shannon Golden, Jennifer Koenig, Giuseppina Lavinaro · Dow Chemical, USA
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New to the World, 100% Natural Derived & Sustainable Citrus Fibers for Structuring, Stabilizing and Texturizing Skin and Hair Care Applications
Emmanuel Everaert & Joël Wall · Cargill, France
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Root to Tip Hair Damage Repair
Lidia Kulcsar, Ashland, USA
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Knowledge Transfer from the Technical Fibre World: A Few Ideas to Share with the Hair Fibre Scientific Community
Yann Leray · Dia-stron Ltd., UK
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Evaluation of the Alterations Promoted by Cosmetic Treatments In Hair Microstructures by X-Ray Measurements
Cibele Lima · University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Thursday, June 10th
8:30a - 8:35a - Introductory Remarks
Session 3 – Hair Insults & Protection
8:35a - 9:15a
Plenary: Learning From the Technical Fibre World on Cyclic Fatigue, Statistical Analysis Models and Fibre Anisotropy
Dr Sébastien Joannes, Mines ParisTech, PSL University, Centre des Matériaux (CMAT), France
9:15a - 9:45a
Human Pollution Exposure Correlates with Accelerated Ultrastructural Degradation of Hair Fibers
Thomas Bornschlögl, L’Oreal, France
9:45a - 10:15a
Evaluation of the Interaction of Guarana (Paullinia Cupana) Extract Compounds with the Hair Fiber and Its Benefits for the Hair and Scalp Care
Marcella Gabarra, São Paulo University, Brazil/TRI
10:15a - 10:45a
UV Oxidation of Hair – New Mechanistic Insights
Jennifer Marsh, P&G, USA
10:45a - 11:15a
In Situ Structure Evolution of Virgin and Treated Hair During Stretching
Laura Sabatier, Université Paris-Saclay, France
11:15a - 11:45a
Physicochemical Properties of Textured Hair
Roger McMullen, Ashland Specialty Ingredients, USA
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Friday, June 11th
8:30a - 8:35a - Introductory Remarks
Session 4 – New Methods
8:35a - 9:15a
Plenary: Simulating Light Scattering from Hair for Computer Graphics and Appearance Prediction
Prof Steve Marschner, Computer Science Department, Graphics & Vision Group, Cornell University, USA
9:15a - 9:45a
New Capability Development to Characterize, Measure and Enhance Deposition of Benefit Agents from Shampoos
Lyndsay Leal, The Dow Chemical Company, USA
9:45a - 10:15a
Improvements in Fibre Decrimping Metrology: Applications and Insights into the Low Load Mechanical Properties of High Curl Type Fibres
Becky Lunn, Diastron Corp., UK
10:15a - 10:45a
A New Engine for the Long-Lasting Shaping of the Hair Without Oxidative Damage
Lucien Bildstein, L’Oreal, Paris
10:45a - 11:15a
Influence of Ethnicity and Damage Levels on Fragrance Substantivity on Hair
Rebeca Gasparin, Symrise, Brazil
11:15a - 11:45a
Assessment of Hair Care Products on Human Scalp with In Vivo Confocal Raman Spectroscopy
Iryna Kruse, proDERM, Germany
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