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William Church is a forward-thinking educator and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of STEM education, robotics, and emerging technologies. His primary research areas include integrating physical computing and artificial intelligence into K-12 and undergraduate curricula to foster deeper conceptual understanding and engagement. Church’s most influential contribution, “Physics With Robotics — Using LEGO MINDSTORMS In High School Education” (2010, 60 citations), demonstrates how hands-on robotics activities can help students develop a robust understanding of physics principles through investigation, data analysis, and engineering design. This foundational work has informed countless educators seeking to bridge theory and practice. More recently, Church has been pioneering the use of cutting-edge tools in education, as seen in “Introducing Reinforcement Learning to K-12 Students with Robots and Augmented Reality” (2023) and “Re-Design Introductory Engineering Course for Tinkering with Generative AI” (2024). These studies explore how students’ perceptions of AI evolve when they are given opportunities to tinker and build with generative models. By consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the classroom, Church is helping to shape a new generation of engineers and scientists who are comfortable with both the physical and digital worlds.