A Nigerian woman, Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi, has broken an international record as the first black woman to bag a PhD in Robotics Engineering at the University of Michigan in the United States.
Speaking at the university’s College of Engineering convocation, Dosunmu-Ogunbi, a daughter of Nigerian immigrants, spoke on the support she received in realising her aspirations.
Dosumu-Ogunbi: “I do not stand here on my own two feet alone. None of us got here by our individual merit alone, whether it be teacher, friends, family, mentors, or role models, we each have one or multiple people to whom we are grateful for making this moment possible.”
She stated further that she wants to be remembered as the University of Michigan’s first black woman to get a PhD in Robotics Engineering and she wants to use her knowledge in to improve the lives of others.
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