Dr. Pavlidis delivered his first keynote speech at the XII International Congress on Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Automation (CIMM 2025) in Monteria, Colombia. Alongside Prof. Norato, he educated Colombian undergraduate students on the US graduate school system and how scientific research is performed in the United States. They were both humbled by interacting with students who travelled across Colombia on their own expense. The strongest force in science is not money, but motivation.