Society News

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joseph Pavlichko. Joe was a member for 41 years in the New York Chapter. He was a fun loving guy with a big laugh. He was the owner of 7 U.S. Patents, published 30 Technical Articles and gave 50 Technical Presentations.

Joseph became a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) in 1978 and has worked for 30 years as a chemist at Amerchol Corporation in Edison, then was Vice President of Marketing for Croda, Inc, also in Edison, for several years before retiring in 2014. He is the holder of many patents for his work at both companies, and highly respected in his field. While at Amerchol, he served as the 55th President of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in 2000. While at Croda, he was the 46th President of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists in 2004.

The objective of this work was to understand the mechanisms of how these lipids are lost on exposure to external stressors, such as chemical treatments, washing, and UV exposure and to understand how their loss impacts hair strength.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Robert E. Saute, who passed away on March 2, 2019 in Granada Hills, California, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Robert joined the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in 1953 and has been a member ever since. In that time, he has won the SCC Merit Award in 1996; serviced on numerous Committees; Constitution & Bylaws (1986), Publications Committee-Chair (1989), Publications Committee (1990), Strategic Long Range Planning Committee (1997), Constitution & Bylaws (2002), Merit Award-Chair (2012); held a number of Officer Positions; California Chapter Chair (1986), Director, Area III (1988-1990, 1995) and so much more.