Joseph S. Krajcik

I direct the CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University where I am a University Distinguished Professor and the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education. Throughout my career, I have focused on working with colleagues and science teachers to design and test project-based learning environments to reform science teaching practices to improve the teaching and learning of STEM. I served as president of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), from which I received the Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award in 2010. In 2020, the National Academy of Education elected me as a member, and I received the prestigious McGraw Prize for Innovation in Pre-K-12 Education. I have published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and books on Project-based Learning and science education. In 2022, I received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Tartu in Estonia. You might think that I spend all my time on academic work. I do love my work, but I also spend time gardening, woodworking, and scuba diving.