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Arden L. Bement, Jr.

American metallurgical engineer and science administrator
Also known as: Arden Lee Bement, Jr.
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Arden L. Bement, Jr. (born May 22, 1932, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an 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...

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