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

He is an aspiring Electrical and Mechanical Engineer looking to work in a roles that challenge him to solve real-world problems that better the human race. 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 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.

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.