She is the Chief Scientist for TaikiUSA, a leading beauty contract manufacturer.  She joined Taiki in 2021 to help develop new products based on polymer nanofibers. She has been working with electrospun polymer nanofibers for over 20 years and has been on the forefront of new product innovation, particularly as it applies to nanofibers in personal care applications. 

Prior to joining Taiki, she worked for over 10 years at a startup focused on scaling up the electrospinning process and developing nanofiber products for a variety of industries, including personal care and medical devices. Along with Prof. Jürgen Lademann of the Charité, she developed and patented a new product for decontaminating the skin using nanofibers, which won an innovation award at the Sepawa Congress in 2017. 

Dr. Frazier received her B.A. in chemistry and biology from Malone University and her PhD in chemistry from the University of Akron.  Her dissertation research involved electrospun polymer nanofibers under the direction of Dr. Daniel Smith and Dr. Darrell Reneker. 

A Senior Scientist at GOJO Industries, he specializes in the formulation of hand soaps, heavy-duty hand cleansers, and hand sanitizers. His prior work was as a Senior R&D Chemist at Dystar Hilton Davis – Development of processes for the synthesis of cosmetic dyes and lakes. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. in Chemistry and at Xavier University. He has been a SCC member since 2019.

Sydney works as an R&D Chemist for Dayglo in Cleveland, OH. She works with multiple product lines including fluorescent cosmetic pigments, conventional and fluorescent dispersions, graphic arts and many more. She also assists with Quality Control, and Manufacturing in scale-up batches, and ensures the quality of a scale up is the same, if not better. Sydney earned a Bachelor of Science & Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toledo. She majored in Cosmetic Science & Formulation Design with a minor in Chemistry. Sydney has been a member of the SCC since 2021.

Mandy is an experienced leader, cosmetic chemist, and collaborator.  She is passionate about translating customer needs into innovative solutions and has developed nearly 100 formulations ranging from product improvements to new innovative solutions within the skin care, handwash, and antimicrobial space.  Shortly after earning her B.S. Chemistry degree from Penn State, she joined GOJO formulating products 18 years ago and is currently R&D Director of Formulation Sciences. 

Mandy has been an active LESCC board member since 2008 and has held all positions throughout those years. She is excited about the opportunities ahead for LESCC members in the coming years.