Nigerian-born Wendy Okolo leads NASA flight safety research, honored by US Embassy
US Embassy in Abuja commends Nigerian-born aerospace engineer Wendy Okolo for pioneering flight safety research at NASA Ames. Okolo, first Black woman to earn PhD in aerospace engineering from UT Arlington at 26, leads NASA's aircraft monitoring and control systems research. Her work advances global aviation safety. Embassy highlights her achievements as part of recognizing Nigerians' STEM contributions in the US. Okolo's research focuses on optimizing flight control systems for advanced aerospace technologies.