Global Recognition: Six Nigerian Scientists Praised by Tinubu After Biden’s Award
President Bola Tinubu has extended heartfelt congratulations to six distinguished Nigerian scientists and engineers who were honored by U.S. President Joe Biden with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). This prestigious recognition, established in 1996, is the highest U.S. government honor for early-career scientists and engineers.
The Nigerian honorees are:
- Azeez Butali: Professor of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of Iowa.
- Ijeoma Opara: Associate Professor of Public Health at Yale University.
- Oluwatomi Akindele: Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- Eno Ebong: Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biology at Northeastern University.
- Oluwasanmi Koyejo: Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.
- Abidemi Ajiboye: Executive Vice Chair of the Case School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University.
In his statement, President Tinubu commended the honorees for their exceptional contributions to science, technology, and engineering, noting that their achievements reflect the vast potential of Nigerians to excel both within Nigeria and globally.
The PECASE awardees are selected from among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by U.S. President Joe Biden. This year’s awardees, announced by President Joe Biden on January 14, 2025, are employed or funded by 14 participating United States government agencies.
