The Chair’s message for...
April 2010















Dear CT-SCC Members,

During the Independence Day Holiday weekend, I enjoyed the very hot
weather, backyard cookouts, and a fireworks display. My neighbor next
door was kind enough to invite us to a driveway fireworks show. Fireworks
produce the four primary effects: noise, light, smoke, and floating
materials which in some cases would be confetti. Fireworks may be
designed to burn with colored flames and sparks including red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver. Displays are common throughout
the world and are the focal point of many cultural and religious
celebrations.

While we were enjoying the kid friendly ground works fireworks display,
there were other houses in the neighborhood blasting off the more
exciting aerial firework devices. I am pretty sure that these firework
devices were not legal in the State of Connecticut; however I did love
watching the kid friendly display and more exciting explosions
interspersed in the background.

For the fall schedule, the Connecticut Chapter of the SCC has our own
brand of hypothetical firework displays planned. In September at Marisa’s
in Trumbull, we will ignite our first presentation Practical(ly) Viscometry
with Dr. Charles (Chuck) Jones. Dr. Jones is a distinguished scientist from
Dow Personal Care. Dr. Jones presentation will offer some practical tips
for measuring viscosity and some pitfalls or common mistakes that
people make when measuring viscosity.
  
In October, our next firework show, The Scientific Seminar will be held at
Zotos International Inc in Darien. This year’s theme is entitled “Trends:
What’s Moving Your Industry? We will have presentations regarding the
trends that are relevant and our roles in this industry. The Scientific
Seminar schedule will be slightly different from previous years. The
program will start 9:30 am for registration with the first presentation
starting at 10:15 am.
  
Our last display will take place at Vazzy’s 19th Hole in Fairfield. Our
speaker Gail Vance Civille will present sensory perceptions on the
consumer's interaction with the sensory properties of a product - the look,
the feel, the taste, the smell and the integration of sensory properties
just like firework displays, product packaging and product texture has an
influence on the consumer/product interaction.
Firework displays highlight colors, light, noise, smoke and floating
materials. The CT-SCC fall program will also highlight may colors, lights,
hypothetical smoke and sounds. Join the CT-SCC this fall for a sensory
enjoyment you will not forget.

John Mahon
Society of Cosmetic Chemists – Connecticut Chapter Chair 2010

Last updated on September 2, 2010.
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