The United States Mission in Nigeria on Friday took to the social media on Friday to celebrate Dr Wendy A. Okolo, a scientist @NASA Ames Research Center.According to the post, Dr Okolo leads research on flight safety and controls optimization.

“Nigerian American Dr. Wendy A. Okolo (@wendy_okolo) is breaking barriers in aerospace! At 26, she earned her Ph.D., and now at @NASA Ames Research Center, she leads research on flight safety and controls optimization”, the statement reads.