Frederic Bertley Explained

Frederic Bertley
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma Mater:	McGill University Harvard Medical School
Fields:	Immunology, and Education

Frederic Bertley is a Canadian immunologist and science educator. He is currently the President & CEO of COSI (Center of Science and Industry), a science museum in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to COSI, Bertley worked as Senior Vice President for Science and Education at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Career

Bertley earned a bachelor's degree with a focus in physiology, mathematics, and the history of science in 1994 and a Ph.D. in immunology in 1999, both from McGill University. In 2003, he went on to receive his post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.^[1]

After his postdoctoral fellowship, Bertley worked as a scientist at Millennium Pharmaceuticals before joining WilmerHale LLP as a technology specialist in 2004,^[2] In 2008 he became the vice president of the Center for Innovation in Science Learning at the Franklin Institute.^[3] In late 2016, Bertley left the Franklin institute to become the president and CEO of COSI.

Recognition

• Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Service from Otterbein University, 2018^[4]
• George Washington Carver Award, Temple University/The Academy of Natural Sciences, 2017^[5]
• Minority Business Leader of the Year Award Philadelphia Business Journal, 2014^[6]
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy For The Franklin Institute Awards Program: Declaration of Progress: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television and Science, 2013^[7]
• Dell Inspire 100 World Changers, 2012^[8]
• 40 Under 40 Philadelphia Business Journal, 2010^[9]

External links

• TheHistorymakers.com Biography
• The Franklin Institute official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute. Franklin. Senior Vice President of Science and Education. www.fi.edu. 4 August 2016.
2. Book: Williams. Dawn P.. Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. 2006. Toronto. 9780973138429. 62. 4 August 2016. registration.
3. Web site: Bertley. Frederic. The HistoryMakers. www.thehistorymakers.com. 4 August 2016.
4. Web site: Towers Spring 2018. 2020-06-02. Issuu. 4 June 2018 . en.
5. Web site: History. 2020-08-06. GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCIENCE FAIR. en. 2020-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809073647/https://www.carversciencefair.org/history.html. dead.
6. Web site: Announcing the 2014 Minority Business Leader Awards. www.bizjournals.com/. Philadelphia Business Journal. 7 September 2016.
7. Web site: 2013 MID-ATLANTIC EMMY RECIPIENTS. www.natasmid-atlantic.org/. The National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter. 7 September 2016.
8. Web site: Peterson. Lisa. Kicking Off Inspired Gifting this Holiday Season, Dell Announces the #Inspire 100. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011112808/http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/secure/2012-11-20-dell-holidays-inspire-100. 11 October 2016. 7 September 2016. www.dell.com. Dell Inc..
9. "40 Under Forty, 20th Anniversary Edition: Frederic Bertley", Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia, 7 May 2010.