Brian Bergman

Brian Bergman is an experienced researcher and manager in the field of material science, particularly focusing on tire applications. From June 2010 to May 2017, Brian served as an R&D Manager at Michelin, where responsibility included managing a team dedicated to designing and industrializing metallic reinforcement and textile cord designs. Prior roles at Michelin included Senior Research Engineer, where a significant focus was on developing metallic reinforcement designs for enhanced tire endurance and fuel economy, as well as formulating new elastomeric barrier materials. Earlier in Brian's career, a postdoctoral researcher position at Furman University involved work on surface modification of conducting polymers. Brian holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Montana and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.