Mentors: Chris Ray, Rachel Billings

Bio: Raised in Nigeria, Ayo moved to America to finish his higher-level education in engineering.

Currently an alumnus of the Community College of Aurora, he is now pursuing a dual degree in mechanical and electrical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines.

As an aspiring Electrical and Mechanical Engineer looking to work in roles that challenge him to solve real-world problems that better the human race. He has worked on STEM projects since high school, including VEX/FIRST Robotics Competitions and the Stellar Xplorers Program. In college, he served as an American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Board Member, an Honors student, a STEM tutor, and, for 2 years, as Head of Robotics for the Colorado Space Grant Program.

Ultimately, his goal is to pioneer economically viable, sustainable small- to medium-scale energy generation and distribution technologies that create long-lasting, effective positive change in underserved communities.

He is still exploring the STEM field. He has worked as a Data Governance intern at Lockheed and as a design and manufacturing engineer intern at his college. He will be interning as a research assistant at the University, focusing on bioacoustics analysis of the pika population in the Colorado Rockies.