An ECI Series
Summer, 2025 TBA
Durham, NC
Attendance at this conference is restricted to those fully* vaccinated against Covid-19.
Your registration will not be considered complete until your proof of vaccination is uploaded via the registration portal and verified by ECI staff. Acceptable proof includes copies of a U.S. CDC vaccination card or a certificate/document (listing your full name as it appears on your government issued ID) issued by the relevant health agency in your country of residence along with a government issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license or passport. Please do not upload a QR code as proof because ECI does not have a compatible QR code reader due to region difference. If you have questions about these requirements, please email Kathy@engconfintl.org
* Two doses of an FDA or WHO authorized Covid-19 vaccine plus appropriate boosters, received at least 14 days prior to the conference OR one dose of an FDA or WHO authorized single dose Covid-19 vaccine, received at least 14 days prior to the conference.
We are all in this together. Thank you for being part of our community and following these policies. We look forward to see you in person very soon.
About This Conference
Cosmetic formulation design is a multidisciplinary and challenging area of focus for the cosmetic industry. It involves not only the incorporation of scientific understanding from colloidal science and complex fluids to generate products with good stability profiles and effective active delivery but also needs to take into account and engineer-in the correct rheological, tribological and surface/interfacial properties to ensure delightful sensory responses.
Current challenges in creating truly differentiated products in a highly competitive landscape and the new social and regulatory pressures to move towards greener and more sustainable solutions have created new advances in cosmetic formulation design incorporating both academic and industrial research advances in green chemistry, biosurfactants, advanced characterization, etc. This conference, for the first time, will bring together leading industrial and academic research groups working in this area to highlight some of these key advances. The conference will be global in nature and will allow effective networking among industrial and academic scientists to further promote collaboration to further advance this highly applied research area.
The conference will cover:
– Theory and modeling
– Synthesis, formulation and manufacture
– Characterization and novel experimental techniques-microstructure, interactions, rheology
Specific topics that will be covered include:
– Green and novel biosurfactants & biopolymers for cosmetics
– Microbiome and formulation implications
– Stimuli responsive or smart complex fluids and gels
– Rheology, tribology and sensory linkages in cosmetic applications
– Enhanced deposition and complex coacervation
– Advances in characterization
– Hair applications
– Skin applications
– Make-Up applications
Conference Organization
Conference Chairs
Samiul Amin, University of Miami
P. (Som) Somaundaran, Columbia University, USA
Organizing Committee
Steve Adamy, Church & Dwight, USA
Carlos Bosques, Evolved By Nature, USA
Gareth McKinley, MIT, USA
Siva Muthukrishnan, L’Oreal, USA
Anat Shilaoch, Unilever, USA
Khusboo Singh, Amway, USA
Venue Information
Situated on the campus of Duke University, the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is convenient to all points in the Research Triangle area and downtown Durham.
The term “Triangle” was first coined to refer to an area anchored by three major universities: Duke University in Durham (and later North Carolina Central University), the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The three joined in the 1950’s to help create Research Triangle Park, centered in southeast Durham. Today, the term is used to refer to a five-county metropolitan statistic area or census laborshed, or a 3,000 square mile, six-county, 26-community planning region.
Durham is most well known for being the home of Duke University, and its many attractions including the Nasher Museum of Art, sports events, and the Duke Lemur Center, which hosts the largest collection of lemurs outside of Madagascar. The Durham Performing Arts Center puts on a number of performances throughout the year including Broadway shows. The Museum of Life and Science contains a number of interactive science-related exhibits.
At the Sarah P. Duke Gardens on Duke University’s West Campus you can discover exotic blooms as well as local beauties growing side by side. Just beyond the gardens, you’ll find the beautiful Duke Chapel. Duke’s West Campus is also home to the magnificent Nasher Museum of Art whose galleries feature many local artists as well as exhibits on national tours.
North Carolina wine can be tasted at a local vineyard, Rock of Ages Winery. For a different tasting experience, visit the Triangle Brewery in downtown Durham. Sample their Belgian and American style brews and request a tour of the brewery.
For baseball fans the minor-league Durham Bulls play at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The baseball stadium is surrounded by the restored warehouses of the American Tobacco Campus.
Durham also boasts many wonderful restaurants thanks to a thriving colony of imaginative chefs. The town has been ranked as the “Foodiest Small Town in America.” Nearly 40 Durham restaurants and chefs have earned reputations in high profile media sources such as Bon Appétit, Gourmet, The New York Times, and Food & Wine. To search for a restaurant visit Durham Dining.
For further information about the area please visit the following links:
Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau
Transportation
The Washington Duke Inn is located just 20 minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
- Driving Directions
- For information on ground transportation including taxis, shuttles and private cars visit The Raleigh-Durham Airport Site.
General Information about ECI
Engineering Conferences International (ECI) is a not-for-profit, global engineering conferences program, originally established in 1962 that provides opportunities for the exploration of problems and issues of concern to engineers and scientists from many disciplines.
The format of the conference provides morning and late afternoon or evening sessions in which major presentations are made. Poster sessions will be scheduled for evening discussion as well. Available time is included during the afternoons for ad hoc meetings, informal discussions, and/or recreation. This format is designed to enhance rapport among participants and promote dialogue on the development of the meeting. We believe the conferences have been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums.
All participants are expected both to attend the entire conference and to contribute actively to the discussions. The recording/photographing of lectures and presentations is forbidden. As ECI conferences take place in an informal atmosphere, casual clothing is the usual attire.
Smoking is prohibited at ECI conferences and conference functions.