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).  

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

Category:1932 births
Category:Living people
Category:Engineers from Pennsylvania
Category:Scientists from Philadelphia