Erika Bergman is a submersible pilot, a virtual reality engineer, and an enthusiastic ocean explorer. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Oceanography while working as a marine diesel engineer and a steam ship engineer. In 2013 she was named a National Geographic Explorer for her "Classrooms Under the Sea" Expedition -- live streaming video from submersibles. She is now the Chief Pilot for Aquatica Submarines and a Producer for National Geographic. Weaving together her passions for submersible engineering, rich media storytelling, and outreach, she founded GEECs, Global Engineering & Exploration Counselors, providing a network of engineering camps and mentorship to girls around the world
In November of 2018 Aquatica Submarines shipped a three person submarine, Stingray 500, across frosty North America on the back of a truck then over the rolling winter seas of the Gulf of Mexico to Belize aboard the R/V Brooks McCall. Our destination was a site located 7 miles into Lighthouse Reef – a perfect sinkhole in […]
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