Michelle DiMeo

Michelle DiMeo is vice president of collections and programs and Arnold Thackray Director of the Othmer Library. She brings over 15 years of cultural heritage leadership to this role, gained through additional experience at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and Hagley Museum and Library.

Michelle’s research focuses on the history of women, science, and medicine, specializing in 17th-century England. She is the author of Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Sister (University of Chicago Press, 2021), part of the Institute’s Synthesis Book Series. Since 2025, she has served as associate editor of Endeavour, an international journal dedicated to the history and philosophy of science. Her previous teaching experience includes positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh University, Georgia Tech, and the University of Warwick, where she received her PhD in 2009.