Dr Okolo, the first black woman to bag a PhD in aerospace engineering

Nigerian-born Dr. Wendy Okolo becomes the first black woman to bag a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas.

She's an aerospace research engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center. She is the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.

She is also the Special Emphasis Programs Manager for Women at Ames.