Francis Stonier and his colleagues walk in front of the People's Great Hall of Chongqing in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 19, 2026. Since arriving in Chongqing in 2019 to take up a teaching post, U.S. scholar Francis Stonier has become a well-known local figure. Over the past few years, he has devoted himself to promoting STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) interdisciplinary education and free science outreach for rural school students.