Fiorella Maria Arias Bonilla

Fiorella

Position Title
Visiting Student

Bio

Final-year Biotechnology Engineering student from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, specializing in Agricultural Technologies, Climate Change Adaptation, Scientific Diplomacy, and Space Life Sciences. Recognized as a Young Latin American Leader in Biotechnology (Allbiotech) and an Emerging Space Leader (IAF).
Co-founder of Orbital Space Technologies, the first Central American company dedicated to microgravity biological research. Led the award-winning MUSA Project and contributed to the development of Costa Rica's Bioeconomy Promotion Law to foster sustainable development.
Currently, She is a Visiting Scholar at UC Davis, focusing on gaining expertise in hydroponic systems for developing bio regenerative Life Support Systems applied to space and Earth agriculture.