Andrew Bergan
Senior Research Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center
Newport News, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Bergan is a Senior Research Engineer at NASA Langley with over a decade of experience leading aerospace structures research and development, specializing in composite structures, fracture mechanics, fatigue, and structural testing. He has authored more than 50 publications, earned three best paper awards and the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal, and blends deep technical expertise with program leadership. A highly capable developer, he brings 15+ years of Python and Fortran experience for scripting, numerical simulation, and high-performance computing that accelerate experimental and FEA workflows. His background spans academia and industry—from a PhD in Mechanical Engineering to roles at Sentient Science and founding an automotive diagnostics startup—demonstrating both research rigor and product-focused pragmatism. Known for translating complex material behavior into validated models and test methods, he routinely couples hands-on experimental insight with scalable computational tools. Based in Newport News, VA, he combines NASA-grade engineering with an entrepreneur’s appetite for turning concepts into working systems.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering at Drexel UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
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Github Skills (23)
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triangular7
python7
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mongodb6
cygwin6
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nasa/abaverify
Jun 2016 - Jul 2019
Contributions:4 releases, 81 commits, 4 PRs in 3 years 2 months
acbergan/acbergan.github.io
Feb 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:31 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
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