Dr. George Dodd - Biography

Dr. Dodd's nose for science started long before be began his formal education. Even as a child, he could detect smells of all sorts long before other people could. This unique ability grew into a passion, and Dodd began training as a perfumer while still in high school in Dublin in the 1950's. He switched his focus to the science behind the smells at Trinity College, where he conducted intensive research on the sense of smell that included a preliminary study of the electronic nose.

Dodd graduated in 1965 with a thesis on the chemistry of essential oils, and was immediately offered lucrative positions throughout the perfume industry. But his nose for knowledge led him to continue his studies. He wound up in Oxford, working as an assistant to the pioneering biochemist Hans Krebs. Later that year he began research in molecular enzymology under the direction of George Radda, which led to a Doctorate degree in 1968.

Next stop for Dr. Dodd was the corporate world, as he signed on as a research scientist for Unilever, an international manufacturer of leading food, home care and personal care brands. There, Dodd developed the foundations of his "electronic nose" and began working in the area of smell receptors. He moved on to lengthy career in academia and research, lecturing in biochemistry at the University of Warwick, where he founded and directed the Warwick Olfaction Research Group, the only international multi-disciplinary smell research group in the UK.

In 1994, Dr. Dodd put his extensive knowledge of the science of scent to work opening the world's only one stop aromascience and perfumery business on the coast of Scotland. Dodd's pioneering perfumery created the first whiskey and chocolate-scented perfumes, among other notable "firsts" and "onlys." But now, the scent scientist has taken on another quest - to use his immense knowledge of how scent affects the human body to create perfumes that don't just smell good - they DO good.

Dodd found a molecule in vanilla that, when smelled, actually boosts the libido. This led to the creation of the first medicinal perfume, called Scentuelle. Among his many roles, Dr. Dodd acts as a consultant and Director of Research and Development for The Orion Group Ltd. His extensive knowledge of aroma molecular chemistry has led to the development of scents that assist with everything from weight control to smoking cessation to promoting relaxation. His ultimate goal is to take these "healing scents" to the next level, developing perfumes to aid people with schizophrenia and other mental health problems.

Read a fascinating interview of Dr. George Dodd in the March 2008 issue of Sniffapalooza Magazine at www.sniffapaloozamagazine.com

Website: www.aromasciences.com
Email: george@naturalperfumes.com