Robert Okojie
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Robert Sylvester Okojie is a Nigerian-American engineer.
After graduation from Ibadan Boys' High School (1980)[1] in Oyo State, Nigeria, Okojie traveled to the United States to attend college in 1986.[2]
Career
Okojie joined the silicon carbide research group at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland in 1999.[3] He holds over 20 patents relating to high-temperature devices, including several licenses for commercial use that could reduce spacecraft weight,[4] and thereby launch cost and fuel consumption, while leaving additional space for scientific payloads.[2]
He demonstrated the world's first thermally stable ohmic contact metallization on silicon carbide at record-breaking temperatures for extended periods of time.[3] Paving way for high temperature sensors and electronics at these temperatures that can substantially improve safety and efficiency, as well as directly impacting the air quality around airports.[3]