Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi

Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi is a Nigerian American roboticist, engineer, and educator. She is the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Robotics from the University of Michigan.

Quotes

• I share this story to emphasize the critical importance for us to be socially conscious and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in our solutions.
  • Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi speaks at PhD commencement
• I do not stand here on my own two feet alone. None of us got here by our individual merit alone, whether it be teacher, friends, family, mentors, or role models, we each have one or multiple people to whom we are grateful for making this moment possible.
• A Michigan Engineer is one who does not just provide scientific and technological leadership, but is also one who is intellectually curious, socially conscious, creates collaborative solutions to societal problems, and promotes an inclusive and innovative community of service for the common good.
• We each have a solemn duty to make positive contributions to the world. Well, my reasons for becoming an engineer were initially frivolous, but they eventually moved into something more meaningful. I want to have a positive impact on the world.
  • Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi speech at her PhD convocation