Dr. Arden Bement

Dr.
Arden
L.
Bement
Jr.
is
the
Director
of
the
Global
Policy
Research
Institute
at
Purdue
University.
Prior
to
his
current
position,
he
was
the
Director
of
the
National
Science
Foundation
from
2004-­‐
2010.
He
served
as
a
member
of
the
U.S.
National
Commission
for
UNESCO
and
as
the
vice-­‐chair
of
the
Commission’s
Natural
Sciences
and
Engineering
Committee.
He
is
a
member
of
the
U.S.
National
Academy
of
Engineering,
a
fellow
of
the
American
Academy
of
Arts
and
Sciences,
and
a
fellow
of
the
American
Association
for
the
Advancement
of
Science.
He
joined
NIST
from
Purdue
University,
where
he
was
the
David
A.
Ross
Distinguished
Professor
of
Nuclear
Engineering
and
head
of
the
School
of
Nuclear
Engineering.
He
has
held
appointments
at
Purdue
University
in
the
schools
of
Nuclear
Engineering,
Materials
Engineering,
and
Electrical
and
Computer
Engineering,
as
well
as
a
courtesy
appointment
in
the
Krannert
School
of
Management.
Bement
joined
the
Purdue
faculty
in
1992
after
a
39-­‐year
career
in
industry,
government
and
academia.
His
positions
included:
vice
president
of
technical
resources
and
of
science
and
technology
for
TRW
Inc.
(1980-­‐1992);
deputy
under
secretary
of
defense
for
research
and
engineering
(1979-­‐1980);
director,
Office
of
Materials
Science,
DARPA
(1976-­‐1979);
professor
of
nuclear
materials,
MIT
(1970-­‐1976);
manager,
Fuels
and
Materials
Department
and
the
Metallurgy
Research
Department,
Battelle
Northwest
Laboratories
(1965-­‐1970);
and
senior
research
associate,
General
Electric
Co.
(1954-­‐1965).
He
has
also
been
a
director
of
Keithley
Instruments
Inc.
and
the
Lord
Corp.
and
a
member
of
the
Science
and
Technology
Advisory
Committee
for
the
Howmet
Corp.,
a
division
of
ALCOA.
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
in
metallurgical
engineering
from
the
University
of
Michigan,
and
honorary
doctorates
from
Cleveland
State
University,
Case
Western
Reserve
University,
and
the
Colorado
School
of
Mines,
as
well
as
a
Chinese
Academy
of
Sciences
Graduate
School
Honorary
Professorship.
He
is
a
retired
Lieutenant
Colonel
of
the
U.S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers,
and
a
recipient
of
the
Distinguished
Service
Medal
of
the
Department
of
Defense.
He
has
been
awarded
the
Order
of
the
Rising
Sun,
Gold
and
Silver
Star,
from
the
Empire
of
Japan
and
the
Chevalier
dans
l’Ordre
National
de
la
Légion
d’Honneur
from
the
French
Republic.

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This entry was posted on Friday, January 13th, 2012 by Jason Langsner.