Rockwell is devoted to developing technology for the greater good of humankind. Rockwell is a Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Top 300 Scholar (2025) and Broadcom MASTERS 300 (2021). Rockwell was an ISEF Finalist in 2022, and he has now qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) for six consecutive years. In particular, he is interested in the advancement of nanotechnology and AI for solving global problems. He carried out research on improving the resolution of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) with the ODU STM Lab. He also interned at Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLabs), where he developed alignment systems for the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) experiments supervised by JLabs engineers.

Additionally, Rockwell co-founded the physics club, inspiring many students to discover physics.

Outside of academics, he is an avid swimmer and kayaker, volunteers at his local general hospital, and is training for his private pilot’s license, finding exhilaration in the skies.