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|                   | Dr. Arthur Bienenstock 
   
 
 Leadership across the frontiers of scientific knowledge is an economic and 
  security imperative for our nation.  The Associate Director for Science, 
  Dr. Arthur Bienenstock, assists the Director in leading the White House effort 
  to ensure that the United States continues to maintain global leadership in 
  science, mathematics and engineering research, and that science continues to 
  provide support for the successful resolution of important problems in the areas 
  of health, agriculture, the economy, energy, social well-being, education, and 
  national security.  The Division focuses on maintaining a Federal research 
  program that is based on excellence and strongly coupled to education.    
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