Dr. Matt Wilkins is the Founder and CEO of Galactic Polymath LLC, an education studio that turns current research into high-quality, open-access lessons for grades 5–12. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, he now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His diverse background includes receiving his PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a postdoc at Vanderbilt, building houses with AmeriCorps, conducting biological research in seven countries, and teaching at all levels from elementary school to graduate education.