Victoria Chibuogu Nneji
Personal Information
Country of Birth: Nigeria
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Columbia University BS Applied Mathematics 2014; Duke University Graduate School MS Mechanical Engineering 2017; Duke University Pratt School of Engineering ME 2015; UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Research Fellow Biostatistics 2011; Duke University PhD Robotics 2019
Professional Life
Field of Study: Computer Science
Institution/Corporation: Duke University
Degrees & Memberships: Member: Board of Trustees of American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA, (2018-2020), Mayor's Task Force on Poverty & Education City of Durham (2014-2018), Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI, 2019), Institute for Operations Research & Management Science (INFORMS, 2018), AIAA (2017), Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES, 2016), Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineersw (IEEE, 2016), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2015-2017), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE, 2015-2016), Society for Industrial & Applied Matematics (2012-2014)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2021, Sibling of the Year , the Arc of the Triangle; 2019, Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship in Commercial Spaceflight; 2018, Best Paper Award, Human Performance Modeling Technical Group; 2018, Women in Aerospace Symposium; 2017 PhD engineering Fellow, National GEM Consortium; 2017 Traffic Safety Scholar, Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities; 2015 GE Global Research Scholar; 2015 Pratt Graduate Fellowship; 2014 Code Camp Fellow, Square (Block); 2014 Science & Society Scholar, Duke University; 2011 Anita Borg Systers Pass It On Award, Anita Borg Institute; 2010 Google Anita Borg Scholar, Google (Alphabet); Coca-Cola Scholar; Gates Millenium Scholar/Fellow
Achievements: partner of Special Olympics of North Carolina; 2020 co-founder &Director The Monica Chibuogu Nneji Foundation Inc a nonprofit poverty alleviation through health equity , educational advice & community empowerment foundation; research is on robotics, automation, human-centered design & autonomous transportation; founded AKALAKA an information, education, & support organization for people caring for their siblings