Maths Shark: Brilliant Lady becomes first black woman to graduate from top US university in nuclear engineering News from South Africa

• Charlyne Smith is the first black woman to graduate from the University of Florida with a PhD in nuclear engineering
• She celebrated the achievement in a Twitter post and said she was honored
• Smith graduated from Coppin State University with a degree in chemistry and mathematics in 2017

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Charlyne Smith, a native of Jamaica, is the first black woman to graduate from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. She makes history as the only and first black woman in the university’s 168-year history.

Smith grew up in St. Catherine and is a former student of St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town. She has now fixed her gaze on the nuclear research reactor called Slowpoke at the University of the West Indies (The UWI).

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A black lady from Jamaica was the first to do a PhD in nuclear engineering at a top American university. Image: Charlyne Smith
Source: UGC

We celebrate the academic milestone

Smith celebrated the performance in a tweet, saying:

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“I’m very honored to be the first black woman to make history to complete a #PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida on #Jamaica’s Independence Anniversary Day,” she said.

First degree

Smith received a scholarship for her PhD from Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, which she graduated with degrees in chemistry and math in 2017, the Jamaica Observer said.

She received the National Science Foundation’s coveted Graduate Research Fellowship in 2018 to study at the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and has never looked back.

In the service of their nation

After completing her doctorate, she turned her gaze to her homeland, more precisely to Slowpoke, the only nuclear research reactor in the Caribbean based at the International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), which is primarily responsible for training and not for training serves energy-related applications.

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Smith believes the reactor should be used to improve access to reliable energy and educate people about the true potential of nuclear power to alleviate fears and move towards a better future.

Ghanaian graduates with 1st class in law

In another success story, the Ghanaian student Kwame Adusei graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Ghana Law School after another achievement in his life.

Adusei joined the ranks of students who graduated first class in law from the prestigious Ghanaian university.

Going to his LinkedIn page to announce the success and announcing that he was excited and extremely grateful for making it this far, he said:

Source: Briefly.co.za