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Alejandra León-Castellá was born in Costa Rica in 1958.
She studied education and has specialized in Learning through inquiry, Science Communication, Observational Astronomy, and Everyday Mathematics (University of Costa Rica, University of Michigan, U.C. Berkeley, Exploratorium Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception, among others).
She has been CIENTEC Foundation’s CEO since 1988. CIENTEC is a Costa Rican NGO that works with public and private institutions to promote science engagement, science communication and improvement of Science and Math teaching.
The Foundation has been declared of “National Interest” (2007) by the government and recognized for as an agent for improvement in Science Education by the Third State Report on Education in 2010. The CIENTEC’s Science radio programs were awarded the 2005-2006 Prize for Scientific Journalism.
In León-Castellá’s work, she constructs networks with other institutions in the country and international partners, to improve science education and promote science engagement outside classrooms and in everyday life.
In 2017, she was awarded the prestigious RedPOP Prize for Science Popularisation, the “Red de Popularización de la Ciencia y la Tecnología” Network’s highest recognition for contributions in the field.
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