Civic Scientist Lecture Series - When the Jobs in the Nation Change, So does the Job of the Scientist
The director of the National Science Foundation discusses the changing role of scientists in the United States.
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Nov 09, 2006 07:00 PM
Nov 09, 2006 08:30 PM
Nov 09, 2006 from 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm |
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| Where | The Baker Institute at Rice University |
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Arden L. Bement became director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2004. Before he joined NSF, he was a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where he had been director since 2001. Within NIST, he oversaw an agency with an annual budge of $773 million and an onsite research and administrative staff of 3,000. He is the David A. Ross Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering and the head of the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University. He also currently serves as a member of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO and is vice chair of its Natural Sciences and Engineering Committee.
The Civic Scientist Lecture Series are a series of talks by leading scientists who have impacted public policy. The goal of the series is to expose scientists and future scientists to the idea that their roles expand outside of the laboratory.
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- Arden L. Bement
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