Background
Bergan, Pal Gudmund was born on October 29, 1943 in Trondheim, Norway. Son of Anders and Johanna Bergan.
Bergan, Pal Gudmund was born on October 29, 1943 in Trondheim, Norway. Son of Anders and Johanna Bergan.
Master of Science, Norwegian University of Technology, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University California Berkeley, 1971. Doctor Science honorary, Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, 1998.
Associate professor Norwegian University of Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1971—1979, professor, 1979—1986. President Det Norske Veritas, Oslo, 1986—1997, director research, since 1997. Board directors Vite Inc., Palo Alto, California, ChemTag As, Oslo.
Member international advisory group Chernobyl Fund, London, since 1998. Chairman National Committee on Promotion of Proteins, Norway, since 1997.
Chairman Governmental Commission Nuclear Area, Oslo, since 2000. Chairman advisory committee Strategic Research in Norway, since 2000. Member of Norwegian Academy Technology Sciences, Norwegian Polytechnic Association, International Association Computational Mechanics (founder).
Married Sally Brown, June 20, 1970. Children: Jon, Pal Andreas.