Rio Mardani Suhardi is studying the teacher program in mathematics at the University of Rochester.

He currently serves as a mathematics teacher at SMP Negeri 8, Batam. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from Universitas Riau Kepulauan. His passion lies in delving deeper into STEM education, and he is determined to improve the quality of education at his school. Moreover, he has plans to offer STEM education workshops for mathematics teachers through a teacher association forum in his city. Through these workshops, he hopes to create greater awareness of the importance of STEM education within the community.