Chemistry Without Borders ─ Careers, Research, and Entrepreneurship

It is well known that the world is becoming increasingly globalized. Globalization implies the continual movement of people, money, products, technology, and information across national boundaries over time. This movement can have a huge impact on communication, jobs, business, politics, and technology. Not surprisingly, globalization has generated both challenges and opportunities for the chemistry enterprise. This book focuses on the transnational opportunties for the global chemistry enterprise.

The book is divided into two sections: 1) Transnational Study, Research and Careers, and 2) International Entrepreneurship. Because the emphasis of this book is on internationalization and globalization, anyone interested in the global aspects of the chemistry enterprise will find the book useful. The topics include future chemistry curriculum, global preparedness of students, international education exchange and research opportunities, study-abroad programs, and international research collaborations.

H. N. Cheng (Ph.D., University of Illinois) is currently a research chemist at Southern Regional Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in New Orleans, where he works on projects involving improved utilization of commodity agricultural materials, green chemistry, and polymer reactions.

Agnes M. Rimando (Ph.D., University of Illinois) is a research chemist at Natural Products Utilization Research at U.S. Department of Agriculture in Oxford, Mississippi, where she works on health-promoting bioactives and biobased pesticides from medicinal and herbal crops. She is widely recognized for her discovery of pterostilbene in blueberries.

Bradley D. Miller (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is the ACS Chief International Officer and Director of ACS Office of International Activities. He has worked for ACS since 1999, developing programs, products, and services to advance chemical sciences through collaborations worldwide.

Diane Grob Schmidt (Ph.D., University of Cincinnati), the 2015 ACS President, was an Executive at The Procter & Gamble Company, where she served as a R&D Section Head for 17 years. She retired from P&G in 2014 and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati.