Spring M. Berman is an associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy and is graduate faculty for Computer Science and Exploration Systems Design at Arizona State University. She is also an adjunct professor in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU. Previously, Berman was a postdoctoral researcher in computer science at Harvard University. She received master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and 2010, respectively. She received a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a Robotics and Intelligent Systems Certificate from Princeton University in 2005.