Robert Okojie

Robert Sola Okojie is a Nigerian-American electrical engineer and inventor. He is a senior researcher at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he has developed silicon carbide-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensors for use in extreme environments. In 2020, he was inducted into the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame in recognition of his inventions and contributions to aerospace engineering. Early life and education

Okojie was born in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, Nigeria. He attended Ibadan Boys High School before moving to the United States to pursue higher education. He holds over 20 patents relating to high-temperature devices, including several licenses for commercial use that could reduce spacecraft weight, and thereby launch cost and fuel consumption, while leaving additional space for scientific payloads.