Huc Pentinat Llurba is a visiting intern from Spain performing his Bachelor’s Degree Final Thesis in the Bioastronautics and Human Performance Lab at Texas A&M University. He has completed a double Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Industrial Technology Engineering in CFIS, a well-known academic excellence center associated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. With this academic background he has developed problem resolving skills, critical thinking, an analysis and resolution ability, as well as different technology and scientific methods, theories and models. This combination of interdisciplinary knowledge gives him the aptitude to address challenges in aerospace engineering and human performance in space environments.
Apart from the academic aspects, he also stands out in the sports field, remarking his career in pole vaulting -having won the Catalan University Championship of Athletics and competing on a national level in Spain-, as well as the mastery and practice of other sports, like basketball, ski, and other disciplines of athleticism. From this aspect of his character he reaps the benefit of having a resilience attitude and a strong work ethic towards the work he makes, bringing about a forceful drive, with dedication and commitment, consistently putting in effort and attention to details. Huc enjoys living life to the fullest and the thrill of it, always open to new experiences and taking big pleasure in traveling, exploring new cultures and being outdoors, as well as being fond of art in his many expressions, especially in the form of music, photography, paintings and cinema. As it is portrayed in one of his favorite films: “Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are the noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for”.