Pearce is currently working on the NSF project #1837421 - an augmented-reality app created to connect rural youth to STEM experiences in their local learning system.

He originally went to school for mechanical engineering but quickly pivoted into STEM and climate change education. Originally from Massachusetts, he now works and lives in Maine as a STEM Education Specialist for MMSA, a non-profit focused on STEM learning and professional development in Maine and across the US.