VENUE:       DWI – Leibniz Institut für Interaktive Materialien, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52074

15:00           ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION

15:30           OPENING AND INTRODUCTION

16:00           DWI – EXPERTISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETS HAIR RESEARCH
                    Silica meets hair care
                    Xiao Min Zhu, DWI – Leibniz Institute, Germany

16:30           FLIM applied to the study of responsive polymers & hair fibers
                    Silvia Centeno Benigno, DWI – Leibniz Institute, Germany

17:00          The fiT infrastructure
                   Sven Stegemann; DWI – Leibniz Institute, Germany

17:30           DWI TOUR

19:30           GET-TOGETHER DINNER

VENUE:       Parkhotel Quellenhof, Monheimsallee 52, 52062 Aachen

Focus: Structure & Texture Hair

09:00           Plenary Lecture: New structural insights into cuticle and cortex of human hair
                    Bernd Nöcker, Kao Europe Research Laboratories, Germany

09:45           Unique journeys for textured hair
                    Sabrina Marchioretto, Dow Silicones, Belgium

10:05           Repairing hair: The performance of organic acids in consumer centric routines
                    Daijiazi Zhang, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, France

10:25           Coexisting in the changing climate
                    Cristina Bonell, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Spain

10:45           COFFEE BREAK

11:15            Plenary Lecture: Chemical bonds and hair behavior
                    Crisan Popescu, consultant for hair care industry and wool industry, Germany

Focus: Sustainablity and Innovativ Materials

12:00           LCA-based sustainability product assessments
                    Joachim Kremer, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Germany

12:20           Low environmental footprint algae oil for hair and scalp benefits
                    Melanie Marcant, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Belgium

12:40           Novel sustainable & natural derived approaches for lamellar and silicone free
                    hair conditioners systems  containing scleroglucan
                    Emmanuel Everaert, Cargill Beauty, France

13:00           LUNCH BREAK

14:00           RHEANCE® One - The gentle and sustainable alternative
                    to conventional surfactants
                    Peter Schwab, Evonik Operations GmbH, Germany

14:20           Design of a new deposition aid for sustainable shampoo: from
                    cationic cellulose to cationic dextran
                    Cindy Delvallé, Dow Silicones, Belgium

14:40           Poster session

15:40           SOCIAL EVENT

19:30           CONFERENCE DINNER
                    Erholungs-Gesellschaft Aachen- Reihstraße 13, 52062 Aachen

Focus: Genetics and Analytics

09:00           Plenary Lecture: From invisible follicle biology to visible fiber quality
                    Nawel Baghdadli, L'Oréal Research and Innovation, France

09:45           Multi-disciplinary approach to quantify oxidative hair damage: proteomics,
                    spectroscopy, tensile strength and DSC measurements
                    Jing Hodes, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Germany

10:05           Changes in tensile properties of human hair with pH: investigating
                    effects of carboxylic acids on the intermediate filaments and the matrix
                    Thomas Davies, Dia-Stron Ltd, UK

10:25           Difference in performance of hair care products on different hair types
                    Ines Sellami, SGS Insitute Fresenius, Germany

10:45           COFFEE BREAK

11:15           Plenary Lecture: Genetic causes for diverse hair phenotypes
                    Regina Betz, Uni Bonn, Germany

12:00           Hair damage characterisation using Dynamic Vapour Sorption Tg measurements

                    Volatiana Razafindramanana, Surface Measurement Systems

12:20           Animal hair classification using electron microscopy and AI

                   Tamas Haraszti, DWI Leibniz Insitute for Interactive Materials, Germany

12:40           AWARDS / CLOSING REMARKS

13:00           LUNCH AND END OF SYMPOSIUM