Berg, Lodewijk van den, 1932-

Lodewijk van den Berg (b. March 24, 1932) is a Dutch American chemical engineer, specializing in crystal growth, who flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission as a Payload Specialist.

Lodewijk van den Berg, PhD; born March 24, 1932, Sluiskil, The Netherlands; MS (1961), chemical engineering Technical University, Delft, The Netherlands, MS (1972), PhD (1975) applied science,
University of Delaware in 1972; over 20 years of research and management
experience in preparation of crystalline materials; joined EG&G Corporation in Goleta, California, where he is responsible for the operation of a crystal growing facility; flew on Challenger (1985), conducted investigations in crystal growth, traveled over 2.9 million miles in 110 Earth orbits, and logged
over 168 hours in space