Background
Arden, Bruce Wesley was born on May 29, 1927 in Minneapolis. Son of Wesley and Clare Montgomery (Newton) Arden.
engineering educator computer scientist
Arden, Bruce Wesley was born on May 29, 1927 in Minneapolis. Son of Wesley and Clare Montgomery (Newton) Arden.
Student, University Delaware, 1944. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1949. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1949.
Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1965.
Detail engineer, Allison division General Motors Corporation, Indianapolis, 1950-1951;
assistant professor department computing and communication science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1965-1967;
associate professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1967-1970;
professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1973;
department chairman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1971-1973;
from research assistant to associate director Computing Facilities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1951-1973;
professor, department chairman electrical engineering and computer science, Princeton University, 1973-1985;
Arthur Le Grand Doty professor engineering, Princeton University, 1981-1986;
professor electrical engineering, computer science, dean engineering and applied science, U. Rochester, 1986-1994;
vice provost computing, U. Rochester, 1992-1994;
William F. May Professor Engineering, University Rochester, 1993-1995;
dean emeritus, U. Rochester, since 1994;
William F. May Professor Engineering Emeritus, since 1995. Visiting professor U. Grenoble, France, 1971-1972. Guest professor Siemens Research, Munich, Germany, 1983, also consultant.
Consultant to General Motors Corporation, FordCorp., Westinghouse Company, Radio Corporation of America, Xerox Data Systems, International Business Machines Corporation. Member science council USRA Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, 1973-1979, 82-88. Member sci county USRA Institute Advanced Computer Science, 1982-1988.
Chairman of Commission on anti-ballistic missile data processing National Academy Science, 1966-1971. Member panel Institute Computer Science and Technology, 1980-1986. Member academic advisory council Wang Institute, 1978-1987.
Member study section National Institutes of Health, 1985-1988;reviewer Guggenheim Foundation, 1985-1991.
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Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, 49-50. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Association for Computing Machinery, Universities Space Research Association (board directors 1982-1988), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu. M C.
Married Patricia Ann Joy, August 25, 1951 (deceased 2003). Children: Wayne Wesley, Michelle Joy. Married Margaret Greif, December 2004.