Editors’ Biographies
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H. N. Cheng 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. Prior to 2009 he was with Hercules Incorporated where he was involved (at various times) with new product development, team and project leadership, new business evaluation, and analytical research. Over the years, his research interests have included NMR spectroscopy, polymer characterization, biocatalysis, functional foods, pulp and paper technology, and green polymer chemistry. He is an ACS Fellow and a POLY Fellow and has authored or co-authored 206 papers, 25 patent publications, co-edited 13 books, and organized or co-organized 28 symposia at national ACS meetings since 2003. He was the Chair of ACS International Activities Committee in 2013-2015.
Agnes M. Rimando 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. She garnered a number of awards, including ACS Spencer award (2016), ACS Fellow (2014), AGFD Fellow (2014), Federal Laboratory Consortium Excellence in Technology Transfer award (2014), University of the Philippines College of Pharmacy Outstanding Alumni (2011), and USDA ARS Mid South Area Senior Scientist of the Year (2009). She has served on the International Activities Committee since 2011 and is currently the Chair of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Basin. She has authored 164 papers including 10 patent publications. Six patents on pterostilbene have been licensed, resulting in 40+ products currently on the market.
Bradley D. Miller 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. He works with ACS staff and different governance units to create opportunities for chemistry to © 2016 American Chemical Society Cheng et al.; Chemistry without Borders: Careers, Research, and Entrepreneurship ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2016.
address global challenges through in-person and web-based scientific network development, research collaborations, and educational exchange. Miller serves on the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO and in 2009 was appointed to co-chair the ACS 2011 International Year of Chemistry Staff Working Group. He is also the long-time ACS staff liaison to the ACS International Activities Committee. A world traveler and an internationalist, he speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Diane Grob Schmidt 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. Her P&G career spanned 1981-2014 during which she played key roles in such brands as Tide®, Head & Shoulders®, Pert Plus® and Safeguard®. Dr. Schmidt had responsibility for health, safety and environment, and regulatory affairs before retiring from P&G in 2014. She is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati. She is the inventor or co-inventor on myriad patents, in addition to author or co-author on chemistry publications in refereed journals. She has received many awards, including ACS Fellow, Fellow of the Division of Chemical Health & Safety, Henry Hill Award, and Distinguished Scientist of Cincinnati (first woman so honored). She has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the Journal of Chemical Health & Safety. She has been an ACS member since 1968 and held a wide variety of leadership positions, including three consecutive terms on the Board of Directors. As 2015 ACS President, her Presidential theme was “Inspiring and Innovating for Tomorrow”. Her legacy as ACS President includes: U.S. and Global Grand Challenges via impactful programming (Nanotechnology, Energy, BRAIN Initiative/Chemical Measurements/Neuroscience/Chemical Neurotransmission), championing the establishment of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT), advocacy on behalf of ACS members and focus on industry and industrial ACS members.
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