Rachna Mathur

Rachna Mathur is a STEM educator and a computer engineer with over 20 years of combined experience in teaching children and adults integrative STEM with a focus on coding, AI, robotics, as well as classical Indian dance, Kathak. She is currently leading STEM and Semiconductor & Microelectronics education strategy at ASU Preparatory Academy while also pursuing a doctorate at ASU's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Her research focuses on elementary-age STEM education through storytelling. Rachna's diverse experiences and expertise in art, education, and engineering are often interconnected and reinforce critical thinking, critical inquiry, and problem-solving skills through diverse perspectives. 

​Prior to the world of education, Rachna spent 10+ years at Intel working on challenging projects as a Software Engineer/Architect and in Software Product Marketing. After a short stint in London, she pivoted her career to support education and art companies. She served as Director at ID Tech's summer STEM camps and as an Academy & Marketing Director at prominent Indian dance schools in Austin and Phoenix where she helped to grow company operations, managed instructor staffs, implemented their software platforms, and most importantly, taught whenever needed!  

Rachna eventually founded her own education non-profit and consulting company, STEMology Club, in 2019 to address the STEM learning gap in Arizona starting with her daughter's early elementary grades where no after-school or in-school integrative STEM programs existed. In addition to after-school classes and camps, Rachna focuses on STEM educational research, professional development, consulting, school design, and STEM advocacy through public speaking.