MEET DR. WENDY OKOLO: FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BAG A PHD IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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Nigerian-born Dr. Wendy Okolo becomes the FIRST BLACK WOMAN to bag a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas.

She's an aerospace research engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center

She is the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas at Arlington. She is also the Special Emphasis Programs Manager for Women at Ames.


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