Soroosh Sorooshian is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth System Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. He is also currently a director of the Center of Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS). Within this center, he works alongside his team to provide global rainfall estimation derived from satellite data. His journey began at UCLA when he graduated in 1978 with a concentration in systems engineering. He then moved to a program at the University of Arizona where he focused on hydrology. Throughout this journey, he details the obstacles of moving from Iran to the United States at a young age and how he was able to supersede these impediments with an attitude of resilience. In terms of research, his past efforts included flood forecasting on the national level. Currently, his focus has now shifted to the cross-connect between remote sensing and hydrology. After receiving funding from NASA, he has developed numerous machine learning tools, neural networks, and pioneered the application of satellite networks with PERSIANN. He includes that many people misunderestimate the amount of factors that come into play for weather prediction despite the load of data they use. Although on the outside it may seem simple, he emphasizes the complex nature of such “chaotic systems”. He cites the current state of the weather in Southern California which has, against expectations, become one of the wettest rainy reasons on record. Switching focus to PK-12 climate education, he acknowledges the ease of access to information in today’s day and age. He adds that it is important to embody a sense of balance when informing kids of climate change, sustainability, and related topics. In other words, he hopes that teachers can paint a balanced perspective in relation to these topics; One that doesn’t paint the world in a doomed manner, but rather in a manner that can be changed with the help of action. On the concept of action, he stresses that the production of material from science should not only be used to be studied but rather as a foundation for taking action and making a change. In closing remarks, he voices to PK-12 students that despite the numerous tools of distraction at their age, they should focus on building themselves to be a role-model for the next generation.