Michael Smith has worked as an exploration geologist with Shell Oil Company and has taught Earth science and geoscience in private and public schools and at the University of Delaware. He directed the EarthComm and Investigating Earth Systems curriculum projects, and is currently working on the Annual Conference for NSF K-12 Mathematics and Science Curricula, Project CUES middle school earth systems curriculum, and the AGI High School Environmental Science curriculum project. Mike earned a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in Geology from Rice University, and a B.A. in Geology from the College of Wooster.