FUTO Alumnus, Nkechi Nnadi Earns PhD in Mathematics at University in US
Nkechi Nnadi, an alumnus of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has achieved a significant milestone by earning a doctorate in Mathematics from Wayne State University in the United States. Sharing her academic achievement on LinkedIn, Nkechi revealed that she successfully defended her dissertation, marking the end of her PhD journey. She wrote, “I successfully defended my dissertation titled, Distance in Topological Data Analysis.
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Nkechi Nnadi, an alumnus of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has achieved a significant milestone by earning a doctorate in Mathematics from Wayne State University in the United States.
Nkechi began her academic journey at FUTO, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mathematics, achieving first-class honours with a 4.65 CGPA. Following her bachelor’s degree, she pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Pure and Applied Mathematics at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria, before moving to the United States.
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Sharing her academic achievement on LinkedIn, Nkechi revealed that she successfully defended her dissertation, marking the end of her PhD journey. She wrote, “I successfully defended my dissertation titled, Distance in Topological Data Analysis, yesterday. This 5-year journey has been incredibly rewarding, filled with challenges, growth, and many hours of study. I remember landing in the US in the Fall of 2019, mostly clueless about how things work in the American society. Even the weather felt too chilly for me from day one when I got here, though it was mid-August. I have since learned to adapt."
"Carrying a pregnancy and birthing a baby right in the middle of my program was a great blessing, but it did not make things easier. In all of that, by the grace of God, I have now completed all requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics from Wayne State University. Nothing missing, nothing broken.”
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Nkechi expressed her gratitude for the support she received throughout her journey, stating, “I have received a lot of help in this journey, too many to mention. I’m immensely grateful for the support of my family, friends, dissertation committee, mentors including Professor Blessing Emerenini, and colleagues who have been with me every step of the way"
"My advisor, Professor Daniel Isaksen, was very instrumental in bringing my dissertation to life, and I appreciate his mentorship. I enjoyed a lot of support from my professors, staff, and fellow graduate students in the Department of Mathematics at Wayne State University. I also learned a lot about communicating Mathematics by interacting with my students in the classroom as a Graduate Teaching Assistant.”
Looking ahead, Nkechi is expressed her intent to apply her expertise and contributing to the field of Topological Data Analysis (TDA) to tackle real-world problems.
