Temiloluwa Akande
STEM Scholars
STEM Scholar
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Year Graduated
2024
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Affiliation
Student
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Hometown
Lagos, Nigeria
Biography
Temiloluwa is a member of the fourth cohort of the Karsh STEM Scholars program and a chemical engineering student from Lagos, Nigeria. She is motivated to pursue research in chemical engineering or materials science and engineering, fundamentally researching how nanotechnology and characterization techniques can be applied to real-world problems. With her degree, she wants to research materials that can be applied to daily living and environmental challenges. She was attracted to the Karsh STEM Scholars program because of its drive to diversify and increase the number of people in the STEM field. She also believes that going to Howard University has provided her with great opportunities.