As an African scientist, I have always been outnumbered at conferences
What does the conference mean to these young Fellows? Speaking one-to-one, Tolulope Ologboji, one of the 16 honored NEF Fellows 2018, explained: “As an African scientist, I have always been outnumbered at conferences.” A geophysicist from Nigeria, Mr. Ologboji has been living and working in the US for the past ten years, as his East Coast accent betrays. “I feel so motivated by being here and meeting all these many other African scientists who do such great work. It really feels like a homecoming.” Read more