Eric Bergman Biography

Eric Allen Bergman Biography

Research Interests

  • Earthquake location
  • Global seismological studies
  • Structure and seismotectonics of continental collision zones
  • Mid-ocean ridges systems and subduction zones
  • Intraplate seismicity and state of stress
  • Lateral heterogeneity of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle

Personal

Married to Susan Saarinen, one child, Katrina.

Education

  • 1969-1970: Prescott College
  • 1972-1973: University of Maryland (Physics)
  • 1975-1977: B.S. University of Arizona (Geophysics)
  • 1978-1984: Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Geophysics)

Thesis

Intraplate Earthquakes and the State of Stress in Oceanic Lithosphere (Sean Solomon, advisor)

Employment History

  • 1996 to present: Owner, Global Seismological Services
  • 2000 – 2015: Research Associate, Center for Imaging the Earth’s Interior, University of Colorado at Boulder
  • 1990 – 1996: Research Geophysicist, USGS, Global Seismology & Geomagnetism
  • 1986 – 1990: Associate Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1984 – 1986: Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications