First Black Woman to Earn a U-M Robotics PhD

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Written By Theo Edwards

University of Michigan - May 4, 2024

On Saturday, Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi spoke at the University of Michigan College of Engineering Graduate Ceremony.

She is the first Black woman to earn a U-M Robotics PhD. at the University of Michigan

Born to Nigerian immigrant parents, she came to U-M's mechanical engineering PhD. program decorated with academic honors-such as her MVP award from the University of Illinois' Pi Tau Sigma chapter, the mechanical engineering honor society.

Wami Ogunbi opens up about the importance of advocates and mentors in enabling her to achieve—and delivers a message about the importance of inclusion.

While speaking, she shared what inspires her to be an engineer, especially what it means to be a University of Michigan engineer.

Credit: The University of Michigan Robotics Department
Theo Edwards

Theo Edwards has over twenty years of diverse Information Technology experience. He spent his days playing with all things IBMi, portal, mobile application, and enterprise business functional and architectural design.

Before joining IBM as Staff Software Engineer, Theo worked as a programmer analyst and application specialist for businesses hosting eCommerce suite on IBMi platform. He has been privileged to co-author numerous publications such as Technical Handbooks, White paper, Tutorials, Users Guides, and FAQs. Refer to manuals here. Theo also holds a degree in Computer Science, Business Administration and various certifications in information security and technologies. He considers himself a technophile since his engagement at Cable & Wireless then later known SLET.

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