Ben Koo is the Director of Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP) at public science center of The Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a PhD in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University. Ben has been the director of SEPUP since December 2019. He began his career in science education teaching middle and high school students in Oakland, California, and subsequently worked for 11 years at the Science and Health Education Partnership at the University of California, San Francisco, to develop, implement and support research of a variety of science education programming in both formal and informal settings. His current and past work has focused on developing and implementing creative, engaging, and culturally relevant science education programming and curriculum to empower students and teachers.