"I'm very honored to be among this year's GRFP recipients," said Ogunmolasuyi. "My research involves quantifying the mechanical and microstructural effects of impurities deposited from past volcanic events and fossil fuel combustion on polycrystalline/glacial ice. My next steps will include incorporating machine learning techniques to understand and predict the mass balance of ice sheets. It is exciting to work on cutting-edge climate research."
GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. NSF Fellows are anticipated to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering, according to the organization.
"Ayobami is an outstanding student who is making excellent progress on his experimental study on the effects of impurities and stress state on the creep of ice. He is also undertaking various modelling studies in collaboration with Professor Colin Meyer at Dartmouth and Dr. T.J. Fudge at the University of Washington. I expect great things from him," said Ian Baker, the Sherman Fairchild Professor of Engineering and one of Ogunmolasuyi's two faculty advisors at Dartmouth, along with Meyer.
Ogunmolasuyi received his bachelor of science in engineering with a specialization in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he was the recipient of the Richard A. Henson Scholarship.
GRFP recipients benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance, opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited US institution of graduate education they choose. These individuals are crucial to maintaining and advancing the nation's technological infrastructure and national security as well as contributing to the economic well-being of society at large, according to NSF.
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