# The Science of Scents & Fragrances: Teen Workshop ![An AI-generated image of a perfume bottle surrounded by flowers and a moth.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4986/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/hmnh/files/ai-generated-8414957_960_720.png?itok=WKuO-wUx) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **February 21, 2026** 02:00PM - 03:30PM EST #### pin\_drop Location **Harvard Museum of Natural History** [26 Oxford Street Classroom B (Third Floor) Cambridge, MA 02138 United States ]() [ Register arrow\_circle\_right ](https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=9) In-Person Workshop Instructor: Kathy Liu, PhD candidate | Aizenberg Biomineralization & Biomimetics Lab $35 members / $40 nonmembers [Register](https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=9) Would you like to create a special scent that makes everyone wonder what you’re wearing? How can you use chemistry to make people turn their heads? Learn about what makes a fragrance smell the way it does with this hands-on workshop led by Harvard science and engineering graduate student Kathy Liu. Look into the psychology and business behind this billion-dollar market and learn about the invisible but powerful science that many of your favorite brands use. This workshop will combine group learning and hands-on creating where you leave with your personal fragrance sample! This class is for teens (ages 12–18). Kathy Liu is a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering at Harvard. She develops stimuli-responsive materials—materials that react to the world around them—for medical and biomimetic applications. The fragrance world combines her fascination with scent perception as remarkable chemical systems built by nature with her passion for broadening the audiences for materials science. See also:- [ Special Events ](/programs-audience/special-events) - [ Kids' Classes ](/event-audience/Kids) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/node/1617051/event-feed.ics) Copy link link