Tinubu Praises Six Nigerian scientists, engineers Honoured By US President, Joe Biden
President Bola Tinubu has praised six Nigerians among 400 recipients of President Joe Biden's Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, PECASE, in the United States.
President Bola Tinubu has praised six Nigerians among 400 recipients of President Joe Biden's Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, PECASE, in the United States.
The recipients include, Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University;
The recipients include, Ijeoma Opara, Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health, Yale University;
Azeez Butali, Gilbert Lilly Endowed Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa
and Oluwatomi Akindele, Postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Others are Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University; Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive Vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University.
This prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
However, this year’s recipients, announced by outgoing President Biden on January 14, 2025, are employed or funded by 14 participating US government agencies.
Commending the honourees, President Tinubu praised the trailblazing Nigerians over their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering, adding that their recognition for exceptional talents underscored the country's vast potential to excel both at home and globally.
Tinubu, then, urged the recipients to share their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Others are Eno Ebong, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University; Oluwasanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University; and Abidemi Ajiboye, Executive Vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University.
This prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
However, this year’s recipients, announced by outgoing President Biden on January 14, 2025, are employed or funded by 14 participating US government agencies.
Commending the honourees, President Tinubu praised the trailblazing Nigerians over their remarkable achievements in science, technology and engineering, adding that their recognition for exceptional talents underscored the country's vast potential to excel both at home and globally.
Tinubu, then, urged the recipients to share their multidisciplinary expertise to benefit Nigeria’s development efforts under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
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