Jobs, Collaborations, and Women Leaders in the Global Chemistry Enterprise

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. He is an ACS Fellow and a POLY Fellow and has authored or co-authored 192 papers, 25 patent publications, co-edited 11 books, and organized or co-organized 25 symposiaat national ACS meetings since 2003. He is also the Chair of the ACS International Activities Committee (2013-2015).Bradley D. Miller (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is the 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 in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. 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 staffliaison to the ACS International Activities Committee.Marinda Li Wu (Ph.D., University of Illinois), the 2013 ACS President, has over thirty years of industrial experience spanning Dow Chemical R&D, Dow Plastics Marketing, and entrepreneurial experience with small chemical companies and startups including Science is Fun! which she founded to engage young students in science and enhance support for K-12 STEM education. She also serves on the University of Illinois Chemistry Alumni Advisory Board, the International Advisory Board for the45th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, and the Board of Directors for the Chinese-American Chemical Society. She holds 7 U.S. patents and has published numerous articles in a variety of journals and magazines.