Mr. Rice has been a career science educator since 2002. He earned his BS in Chemistry at UC Berkeley and his MA in Education from CSUN. But what makes his heart beat every day are the wonders of our universe and helping students learn to harness the power of their minds to enjoy and protect those wonders. He is proud of a number of career achievements, including supporting two different teams to placing in the California Nano Systems Institute’s Nanovation Competition. He get excited when he gets to reconnected with former students to hear about their success in college and beyond. If Mr. Rice is famous for anything, it’s for being an intense nerd who knows way too much about way too many things. He also can be found running in big circles around the Valley or playing guitar until his fingers fall off.