Dennis Bartels

Dennis Bartels is the Executive Director of the Exploratorium. As a science education and policy expert, he was appointed to the Education Working Group for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in 2009, and in 2010 he was one of two educators named to the Oceans Research and Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP), which provides independent advice and guidance to the more than 20 federal agencies of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Dr. Bartels has testified before United States congressional committees including the House Science Committee. He was elected an AAAS Fellow (on Education), and he is also a Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). In addition, he speaks internationally on science and mathematics education. Dennis holds a Ph.D. in education administration and policy analysis from Stanford University.