Luis graduated from the Rafael Urdaneta University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After hearing that researches were conducted on the creation of an unlimited energy source, his curiosity brought him to the other side of the globe to learn about one of the most interesting and promising science topics of the 21^st century, nuclear fusion, which enables the harnessing of power gained from the energy produced in ion gases (plasmas) at extremely high temperatures where nuclear reaction can occur.

Luis Aparicio comes from the city of Maracaibo in Venezuela. He had his first encounter with Japan when he was a child due to popular anime shows being broadcasted at that time. His years as an undergraduate student would reinforce his interest in Japanese culture, ultimately leading him to enroll in one of the best universities in Japan. He was always surrounded by Sci-fi movies and television shows thanks to his father. So it was only natural for him to develop a strong curiosity about the concept of nuclear fusion, which is often depicted as the ultimate clean energy source in various science fiction works.

It was during his college years that one of his friends introduced him to Yamada Shigeki from whom he started learning the Japanese language and about Japanese culture in general. Later on, this activity would become an important part of his daily life, even to the point of becoming one of the founding members and collaborators of the first Japanese language school in the city of Maracaibo, Goen Maracaibo, with Yamada Shigeki as Director.

Then, on August 2012, Luis came to Japan for the first time and seized the opportunity to visit Professor Hashizume Hidetoshi and Professor Ito Satoshi at Hashizume-Yusa-Ito Laboratory in the Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering of Tohoku University. It was this trip that made him determined to return to Japan to become a graduate student and to specialize in nuclear fusion reactor technologies.

On his return to Venezuela, Luis enrolled in a master's course in Applied Physics at Zulia University, which gave him knowledge of the scientific method for research and development of new technologies. He then decided to apply for a MEXT Scholarship for graduate students offered by the Japanese Government. Obtaining this, he moved to Japan in April 2014 to enroll in the master's course in quantum science and energy engineering at Tohoku University.

During his first year as a research student at the Hashizume-Yusa-Ito Laboratory, he learned about superconductivity, design of mechanical structures and fundamentals of numerical analysis of mathematical models, the knowledge of which is essential for fusion reactor design.

Luis is currently involved with the Applied Superconductor Team lead by Associate Professor Ito Satoshi. He and his teammates are working on new ways to design superconducting magnets (necessary for the confinement of the plasma) using high-temperature superconductor technology. The overall results from this research effort could help propel nuclear fusion reactor design to the next stage of industrialization of nuclear fusion reactors.