Richard Carl Bradt (17 November 1938 – 3 January 2019) was an American materials engineer.
[1] He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in metallurgy and began working for Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation.
After four years with Fansteel, Bradt enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for graduate study in materials engineering.
[4] In 1989, Bradt began teaching at the Mackay School of Mines within the University of Nevada, Reno.
Five years prior to retirement, Bradt was named Alton N. Scott Professor of Engineering.