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Arden L. Bement, Jr.

American metallurgical engineer and science administrator
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Arden Lee Bement, Jr.
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May 22, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. (age 91)
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Arden L. Bement, Jr. (born May 22, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.) American metallurgical engineer who served as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2004 to 2010. Bement attended the Colorado School of Mines, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering (1954). He went on to earn a master’s degree (1959) at the University of Idaho and a doctorate (1963) from the University of Michigan. His early career in private industry included positions as a researcher at the General Electric Co. (1954–65) and manager of the metallurgy research department at Battelle Northwest Laboratories (1965–70; now Pacific Northwest ...(100 of 335 words)

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