Nigerian-born Wendy A. Okolo became the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2015.

At 26, 🇳🇬 Nigerian-born Wendy A. Okolo became the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2015. The Nigerian-born scientist is currently an aerospace research engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA. Let’s celebrate her guys!! #NASA #aerospace