Arden L. Bement Jr.

Arden Lee Bement Jr. (born May 22, 1932) is an American engineer and scientist. He has served in executive positions in government, industry and academia . He is a former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Advanced Technology, Chief Technical Officer of TRW, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Arden L. Bement Jr.
Arden L. Bement Jr. in 2010
Born	(1932-05-22) May 22, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Colorado School of Mines University of Idaho University of Michigan
Scientific career
Fields	Material Science and Engineering, Nuclear Engineering
Institutions	General Electric Company, Battelle Memorial Institute, MIT, DARPA, Office of the Secretary of Defense, TRW, Purdue University, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Following the end of his six-year term at NSF, on June 1, 2010 he became the founding director of the Global Policy Research Institute and Chief Global Affairs officer at Purdue University.

Other websites

• Biography on the NSF website
• Press release about Purdue GPRI appointment