Lawrence M. Principe is Professor of the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, and Professor of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University.

Professor Principe received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies from the University of Delaware. He also holds two doctorates: a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Ph.D. in the History of Science from Johns Hopkins University.

In 1999, the Carnegie Foundation chose Professor Principe as the Maryland Professor of the Year, and in 1998 he received the Templeton Foundation’s award for courses dealing with science and religion.

Johns Hopkins has repeatedly recognized Professor Principe’s teaching achievements. He has won their Distinguished Faculty Award, the Excellence in Teaching Award, and the George Owen Teaching Award.

In 2004, Professor Principe was awarded the first Francis Bacon Prize by the California Institute of Technology, awarded to an outstanding scholar whose work has had substantial impact on the history of science, the history of technology, or historically-engaged philosophy of science.

Professor Principe has published numerous papers and is the author or co-author of three books, including The Aspiring Adept: Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest.