MichaelJ.Padilla,Ph.D.
Professor
DepartmentofScienceEducation
UniversityofGeorgia
Athens,Georgia
MichaelPadillaisaleaderinmiddleschoolscienceeducation.HehasservedasaneditorandelectedofficerfortheNationalScienceTeachersAssociation.HehasbeenprincipalinvestigatorofseveralNationalScienceFoundationandEisenhowergrantsandservedasawriteroftheNationalScienceEducationStandards.
AsleadauthorofScienceExplorer,Mikehasinspiredtheteamindevelopingaprogramthatmeetstheneedsofmiddlegradesstudents,promotesscienceinquiry,andisalignedwiththeNationalScienceEducationStandards.