Biotechnology Institute Staff
Paul A. Hanle, Ph.d.
President
Dr. Paul A. Hanle is president of the Biotechnology Institute, the national organization dedicated to biotechnology education. Founded in 1998 and based in Arlington, Va. the Biotechnology Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage, excite and educate the public, particularly students and teachers, about biotechnology and its immense potential for solving human health and environmental problems.
Prior to holding this position, Dr. Hanle was chief executive officer of two scientific institutions. He was executive director of the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore from 1987 through 1995. In 1996, he became president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the nation's first museum of natural history and a leading center of environmental research, where he served for four years. At the Science Center and the Academy, Dr. Hanle launched new initiatives including major national exhibits on women's health and mathematics and a volunteer-based environmental education program on aquatic ecology. At the Academy he led a campaign that raised $23 million in new endowment for research and created a new program of exhibits.
Dr. Hanle served on educational advisory boards for the State of Maryland's Systemic Initiative and Morgan State University's Minorities in Science Program. He also served on Pennsylvania's 21st Century Environment Commission and advocated for federal projects in Washington to increase understanding of science and environmental conservation through interactive programs.
From 1974 to 1987, Dr. Hanle was with the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, where he was a curator, chair of the space department, and associate director for academic affairs. At the Smithsonian he launched the popular Air and Space/Smithsonian magazine, led a major research project with Johns Hopkins University, and published numerous articles, books and research reports on technology transfer and history of science.
Dr. Hanle earned a Ph.D. in the History of Science and Medicine and an M.S. in Physics from Yale University. He received his A.B. in Physics from Princeton University in 1969. He was a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton during the academic year 1983-84.
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