Growing up in democratic and beautiful Costa Rica, I often listened to my father’s stories about the role of Americans in World War II and heard in his voice a deep admiration for the United States. His enthusiasm went as far as his keeping in our home a copy of the U.S. Constitution. Today, I am proud to be a U.S. citizen and to have the honor of working for Senator Charles Schumer of New York under the sponsorship of IFT’s Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship.
The Fellowship is part…