Chemistry without Borders

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.

• Foreword Preface 1. Chemistry without Borders: An Overview Transnational Study, Research, and Careers2. Global Landscape: Chemistry-Related Transnational Mobility and Global Talent Innovation 3. Chemistry in a Global Economy: Can Our Curriculum Meet the Challenge? 4. School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology of Tianjin University: A Demo Project as an International Center of Excellence in China 5. Building a Global Technical Workforce 6. Connecting the Dots: Interdisciplinary Relationships Case Study in 21st Century Global Workforce 7. Science in Diplomacy and Global Relations: "Good Guys Only Win if They Work Together" 8. Water: Global Issues, Local Solutions 9. Bibliography on International Education and Exchange International Entrepreneurship10. Lessons in Translating University Research to the Marketplace 11. A Brief Guide for the Chemistry Entrepreneur 12. How To Start a Business and Thrive in the Global Market: A Story from U.S./Taiwan/China 13. International Entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Road 14. Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Brazil: Entrepreneurship in a Stimulating Scenario 15. The Creation of a Globally Sustainable Generic Pharmaceutical Model16. From Chemistry Student to Chemical Entrepreneur and Public Company CEO 17. The Development of a Global Small Chemical Business with International Marketing and Outreach 18. International Prototype Development 19. It's a Competitive World out There: Factors for STEM Venture Success Editors' Biographies Indexes