Prof. Salih Çepni completed his undergraduate education in Mathematics and Science at Karadeniz Technical University (1986), his master's degree at the University of New Brunswick (2006), and his doctorate at the University of Southampton (1994). He was appointed to Karadeniz Technical University, Fatih Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science as an Assistant Professor in 1993. Çepni, who became an Associate Professor in 1997, became a Professor in the field of Mathematics and Science Education in 2003. Prof. Çepni currently works for Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education. Prof. Çepni has many articles published in journals indexed in national and international directories. Prof. Çepni's research areas include science education, mathematics education, physics education, chemistry education and biology education.

Dr. Lilia Halim is a former Professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She graduated from King’s College London in Science education. Her research interests are teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, STEM education and informal STEM education.