Rising Star Program
Pradiip was one of the 30 finalists of the Kruger Cowne Rising Star Programme, seeking to send a young leader to space. He almost became the first Venezuelan astronaut and one of the youngest persons to travel to space. Over 60 newspapers, radio stations, and TV channels either contacted Pradiip for an interview or published an article about his Rising Star selection
Pradiip Alvarez is an Astrophysicist, Youth Leader and Social Entrepreneur. He has served as Latin American Director of The Orbital Perspective, Science Contributor at IQ Latino, World Humanitarian Summit Project Assistant at the United Nations, Co-Founder of the Ebola Challenge and VenSA at FSU, International Student Peer Mentor, Master of Ceremonies ofTEDxFSU and President of InternatioNole.