Mario Gomez Jenkins is a native born Costa Rican that went to school in George to study engineering. He initially started off with a degree plan for mechanical engineering, but eventually ended up with a second degree in aerospace engineering. In 2015, Jenkins was awarded the best technical paper in the student sector.
Jenkins returned to Costa Rica where he started his work on Proyecto Irazu. The project is the first Costa Rican space mission in the nation's history. The plan is to attach monitors to trees in the northern forests of Costa Rica to monitor climate change. Jenkins said that the project would either prove or disprove whether or not climate change in real. The trees will intake carbon dioxide, and once they take in the CO2, they will grow. Jenkins' device will be able to measure the tree to the 3rd millimeter. He plans on making a more accurate device in future based on the results.
Jenkins wants to prove that technology is real and coming to Costa Rica. His satellite will be manufactured in Costa Rica to create jobs and new opportunities.
Mario Gomez Jenkins is currently creating history in Costa Rica. He is on the doorstep of two frontiers: the Costa Rican space community and the final. His progress is affecting the Central American society.
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