About the Instructor

Ricardo Diez, Ph.D. is currently an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University where he teaches two cosmetic science courses in the Master of Business and Science.

He has more than four decades of experience in consumer product companies and raw material manufacturers in the cosmetic industry. (Procter and Gamble, Chanel, Miranol, Stepan and Witco.) He has direct, hands-on experience in the synthesis, identification, and manufacturing of many of the materials used to make emulsions.

He has spent many years developing and investigating emulsion using the Lamellar Gel Network Model with a variety of identification techniques. He also has practical experience in the development and use of nano and microemulsions.

Policies and Copyright

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One registration provides you with individual entry with one computer/phone login at a single site. View the system requirements (.pdf)