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3-D printing is one of the pillars of a startup founded by Gabriel Vasquez in Honduras. The venture is called Craft3D, pronounced "crafted," and its mission is to employ technology to better the lives of Hondurans.

Student from Honduras Uses UA as Summer Learning Base

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Student from Honduras Uses UA as Summer Learning Base

Aug. 7, 2017
Under the mentorship of professor Peiwen "Perry" Li, Gabriel Vasquez worked on a research project that incorporated 3-D printing and enhanced his resume as a "science diplomat."

Gabriel Vasquez is studying mechatronics engineering at Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana in his home country of Honduras, and he has big plans to tackle social and environmental challenges on a global scale.

We want to give people the ability to build their own technology projects so Honduras is known not only for our coffee, but also as a country that exports technology," says Gabriel Vasquez.