Arden L. Bement, Jr.
Arden Lee Bement, Jr. (born May 22, 1932 ) is an American engineer and scientist. He is a former Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), and had previously served as Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Following the end of his six-year term at NSF, on June 1, 2010 he became the founding Director of the new Global Policy Research Institute at Purdue University.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bement holds an engineer of metallurgy degree from the Colorado School of Mines, a master's degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Idaho, a doctorate degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Michigan, an honorary doctorate degree in engineering from Cleveland State University, an honorary doctorate degree in science from Case Western Reserve University, and an honorary doctorate degree in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Prior to his appointment as NIST director, Bement had served as the David Ross Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering and head of the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue. He joined the Purdue faculty in 1992 after a 39-year career in industry, government, and academia, which included the following positions:
- 1954-1965, General Electric Company
- 1965-1970, Battelle Northwest Laboratories
- 1970-1976, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: professor of nuclear materials
- 1976-1979, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Director, Office of Materials Science
- 1979-1980, United States Department of Defense: Deputy Undersecretary for Research and Engineering
- 1980-1992, TRW: vice president of technical resources and of science and technology
[edit] Awards and honors
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1983)[1]
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004)[2]
- Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (2009)[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Dr. Arden L. Bement Jr.". National Academy of Engineering. http://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/Directory20412/29702.aspx. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "NSF director Arden Bement awarded Japan's Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star," Physics Today. May 8, 2009.
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| Preceded by Rita R. Colwell |
Director of the National Science Foundation 2004 - May 2010 |
Succeeded by Subra Suresh |
Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- 1932 births
- American nuclear engineers
- American scientists
- Colorado School of Mines alumni
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Living people
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
- National Science Foundation
- People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Purdue University faculty
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun
- University of Idaho alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
