Michael John Gorman

Michael John Gorman is Founding Director of BIOTOPIA, a new museum linking life sciences, art and design in development at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich, and University Professor (Chair) in Life Sciences in Society at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Previously Michael John was Founding Director of Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin. In 2012 he founded Science Gallery International with the goal of bringing Science Gallery experiences to a global audience. Prior to founding Science Gallery, Michael John was Lecturer in Science, Technology and Society at Stanford University and has held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University, Stanford University and MIT. His new book Idea Colliders: The Future of Science Museums, was published by MIT Press in September 2020.