Robert H. Tai is an associate professor of education at the Curry School of Education and Human Development at University of Virginia. Prof. Tai has focused his research agenda on understanding how to better engage youth in science and science learning. Through his work, he has developed tools for measuring youth science engagement in both formal and informal settings. He is currently involved with several research studies including collaborations with the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado. His work has been published in journals such as Science, Science Education, and Journal of Science Research and Teaching. In Summer 2018, the National Afterschool Association name Dr. Tai among its "Most Influential in Research and Evaluation." He is currently Co-Editor of the Science Educator and on the editorial board of the Journal Science Education and Technology.