For the past seven years, Michael has worked with the National Geographic JASON Project as writer, online curriculum architect, content specialist, and broadcast talent for sixty live satellite broadcasts. Michael spent his graduate years in Woods Hole and worked as a research assistant to the Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Gyorgyi. After leaving the marine science laboratory and his post as a night school instructor at the Boston University School of Nursing, Michael spent eight years teaching a variety of elementary, middle, and high school science subjects. Moving from the classroom, he focused his attention on the development of educational materials which to date has included co-authorship on over 40 K-12 textbooks, consultant on numerous publications and authorship on over 25 trade books.   

Michael's work goes beyond the boarders of the standard classroom. He trained Arab educators in the Middle East as part of the Peace Accord. He also attended the Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on Emmy nominated show, The Science of HIV. He has written and developed curriculum for an assortment of organizations including PBS series Scientific American Frontiers, Discover Magazine, The Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, and Children's Television Workshop. He developed the Discovery Channel Camp in Atlantis and co-designed the exhibit hall of the Cape Cod Children’s Museum.

Michael has hosted (and cohosted) 60 live broadcasts of the JASON Project that has reached millions of students worldwide. In addition, his national and international speaking engagements keep him busy, continually presenting to diverse audiences on topics that range from motivation to brain science. In December 2005, he had the honor of presenting live to 20,000 students at Detroit's Ford Field in a motivational presentation designed to keep kids in school and consider careers in technology. During the spring and summer of 2007, Michael created and performed an interactive stage experience entitled GeoMania! to crowds at the National Geographic Auditorium in Washington, DC.

Michael worked for five summers as a research assistant to the Nobel Prize winner, Albert-Szent Gyorgyi.

Michael was a member of the production and writing team nominated for a National Daytime Emmy Children’s Special, for “The Science of HIV,” 1998.

Michael was selected to be a part of a multinational team working in the Middle East as part of the Jordanian/Israeli peace accord, helping develop science print and video curriculum for Arab school systems.

Michael was curriculum architect for the JASON Academy Online Graduate Level Courses that were awarded the EdNET 2003 Pioneer Award, honoring the JASON Foundation for contributing to growth of educational market through technology and telecommunications.

Michael was awarded the Key to the City of Birmingham, Alabama for his work with local school children.

Michael hosted 30 live half-hour broadcasts of the JASON Project in 2005 from the disappearing wetlands of Louisiana reaching an audience of over one million students. In 2006, he worked with Bob Ballard and hosted a hands-on science segment in 30 broadcasts from the National Geographic studios in Washington DC.

In 2007 and 2008, Michael has worked extensively with the NYC Department of Education, presenting and training educators preschool, elementary and middle school teachers.