Robert H. Tai is an assistant professor of science education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. His current research includes statistical studies of the impact of high school learning experiences as measured through student performance in introductory college science. In addition, Mr. Tai’s research also includes the study of eye-gaze behaviors as a measure of scientific expertise and the study of the transition from graduate student to research scientist. Mr. Tai’s past work includes analysis of ethnic/racial differences in high school science education persistence and gender differences in physics education. Among his publications is an edited volume entitled Critical Ethnicity: Countering the Waves of Identity Politics (1999). Mr. Tai currently teaches science education for pre-service elementary school teachers, an area he developed an interest in through his work at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. Mr. Tai has also served as an editor of the Harvard Educational Review. Prior to entering academia, Mr. Tai was high school physics teacher for three years in Illinois and Texas.