Dr. Norman Bergrun holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Cornell University. He is a former scientist at Ames Research Laboratory, NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), predecessor of Ames Research Center, NASA. He also worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (now Lockheed Martin). After a short tour of duty with Nielsen Engineering and Research, he founded Bergrun Engineering and Research, parent of Bergrun Research founded in 1999. Dr. Bergrun, is the author of two books, Tomorrow's Technology Today and Ringmakers of Saturn.