The National Science Foundation awarded a $745,504 CAREER grant to Rice University to study the impact of external photoevaporation on planet formation. Over 5 years starting April 1, 2024, the project will leverage a large dataset from young star clusters to measure protoplanetary disks, the starlight impinging on them, and material streaming away, in order to quantify how external photoevaporation destroys disks and limits the time and materials available for planet formation. The research aims to develop a scaling relationship between UV flux and external disk photoevaporation to inform planet formation models. The award also includes an educational component to provide active-learning teacher training and astronomy-inspired curriculum for Houston K-12 schools, as well as skills development in observational lab courses at Rice.