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