Christophe Laudamiel
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Christophe Laudamiel is a Contemporary French Perfumer, M. Sc. Chem., born in Clermont-Ferrand (France, 1969) and living in New York City.
Teaching Fellow, he then started a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Cambridge, MA. He dropped out of the PhD program after one year to become teaching assistant in Chemistry at Harvard University
in 1992. In 1994 he joined the Procter & Gamble Creative Perfumery School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK). He received his Creative Perfumery Degree in 1997 from the Procter & Gamble
European Center in Brussels (Belgium) where he was soon after promoted Senior Perfumer. In 1999, he received the Procter & Gamble Special Recognition Award for his work in fragrance creation, especially in fabric softeners, and for his discoveries of new fragrance molecules and technologies.
In 1999-2000, he concomitantly and voluntarily learned fine-fragrance creation with ueberfamous perfumer Pierre Bourdon at Fragrance Resources. In year 2000, he joined International Flavors & Fragrances in Manhattan where he polished his skills with perfumers Carlos Benaim, Sophia Grojsman
and Pierre Wargny.
Education
After winning the French National Chemistry Olympiads in 1986, and completing Mathematiques Speciales P' at Lycee Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand in 1988, Christophe Laudamiel graduated Valedictorian with a Master's Degree in Chemistry from the European Higher Institute of Chemistry in Strasbourg (EHICS, France, 1991). As a Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble
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Teaching Fellow, he then started a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in Cambridge, MA. He dropped out of the PhD program after one year to become teaching assistant in Chemistry at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1992. In 1994 he joined the Procter & Gamble Creative Perfumery School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK). He received his Creative Perfumery Degree in 1997 from the Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
European Center in Brussels (Belgium) where he was soon after promoted Senior Perfumer. In 1999, he received the Procter & Gamble Special Recognition Award for his work in fragrance creation, especially in fabric softeners, and for his discoveries of new fragrance molecules and technologies.
In 1999-2000, he concomitantly and voluntarily learned fine-fragrance creation with ueberfamous perfumer Pierre Bourdon at Fragrance Resources. In year 2000, he joined International Flavors & Fragrances in Manhattan where he polished his skills with perfumers Carlos Benaim, Sophia Grojsman
Sophia Grojsman
Sophia Grojsman is a perfumer who has created some of the best known fragrances in the world for the past thirty years. Many of the perfumes created by her are based on the scent of rose...
and Pierre Wargny.