By That Nigerians thrive beyond the shores of their fatherland is an incontrovertible fact. Whether in sports, tech, politics, academics, the green-white-green flag gets hoisted in the much talked-about “abroad”.
Two Nigerian-Americans, Oyekunle Olukotun and Oluwole Soboyejo, were recently elected into the United State’s National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
The duo made the list of the 104 new members and 24 international members elected to the NAE in March 2021, as announced in a statement by the academy.
Olukotun, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif, earned his place at the academy for his contributions to on-chip multiprocessor architectures and advancement to commercial realization.
Whilst Oluwole, a senior vice president and provost, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Northborough, Mass, was honoured following his contributions to understanding dynamic behavior of materials and for leadership in STEM outreach in Africa.
“Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer,” the academy said.
Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.”
