Meet Nigerian Space Scientist Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun
Temidayo Oniosun is a visionary Nigerian space scientist and enterprising trailblazer. He stands at the helm of Space in Africa, a testament to his unwavering commitment to the space and satellite i
Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun
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Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun is a Nigerian space scientist and businessperson. He is the founder of Space in Africa and the former regional coordinator for Space Generation Advisory Council for Africa.
Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun
Born
Temidayo Isaiah Oniosun
6 August 1994 (age 30)
Okaka, Oke-Ogun, Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality
Nigerian
Alma mater
Federal University of Technology, Akure
University of Strathclyde
University of Delaware
Occupation(s)
Businessperson
Space scientist
In 2021, Oniosun was listed as one of Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 for his contributions to the space and satellite industry.
Early life and education
Oniosun was born in Okaka and grew up in Oyo, Nigeria where he had his primary and secondary education. He graduated with a bachelor of technology degree in meteorology from the Federal University of Technology, Akure in 2016 and has a master's degree in satellite applications from the University of Strathclyde Glasgow. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Delaware.
Career
In May 2015, as a student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, he led the University space club to launch a balloon to space in a contest.
In 2016, he was the recipient of the International Astronautical Federation Emerging Space Leadership Award for his work in the space industry.
He was elected the regional coordinator for Africa for the Space Generation Advisory Council in February 2017 and re-elected for a second term in 2019.
Oniosun is a YouthMappers fellow where he led students to create and utilize open data and open source software for geographic information directly related to development objectives in unmapped places of the world where US Agency for International Development (USAID) works to end poverty. In 2017, he led a team to solve the problem of urban waste in Akure, Nigeria.
In 2018, he received the 35 under 35 space industry recognition award by the International Institute of Space Commerce (IISC). In the same year, Oniosun founded Space in Africa as a platform that covers business, technology, discoveries, events and political information on the African space and satellite industry. In April 2018, he was featured on BellaNaija's Under 25 series of young Nigerians under 25 who are influencing and disrupting the world of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Governance and Corporate World.
Oniosun speaks at conferences across the world and regularly appears on various media calling for more government investment in space programs in Africa and leading conversations around the African Space and satellite Industry. He also comments regularly on the African space program on various media.
In 2018, he was a recipient of the International Astronautical Federation Emerging Space Leaders Grant Award and was listed in Newspace People 2018/2019 Global Ranking of the top 200 movers and shakers in Newspace.
In June 2019, he led Space in Africa in raising seed investment from AC Ventures from Florida.
In June 2020, he was selected as part of the inaugural Karman Fellowship programme. The fellows are considered to be change-makers and global leaders who are shaping the future of space.
In July 2020, while speaking on Sunday Extra on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, he explained how African countries are looking to space to solve problems on the ground.
He is an advisor to Proudly Human, an initiative of which is the Off-World Project, a series of habitation experiments in Earth's most extreme environments. Oniosun has led several strategy and policy consulting projects for both government and commercial stakeholders. In 2021 he led the African Union Commission baseline studies on the four-space segments and the socio-economic benefits for the establishment and operationalization of the African Space Agency.
Source: Wikipedia
Introducing Temidayo
Temidayo Oniosun is a visionary Nigerian space scientist and enterprising trailblazer. He stands at the helm of Space in Africa, a testament to his unwavering commitment to the space and satellite industry in Africa.
As the former regional coordinator for the Space Generation Advisory Council in Africa, he has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of space technology adoption on the continent. He is currently a doctorate student at the University of Delaware.
an entrepreneur
Temidayo is the driving force behind Space in Africa, championing data-driven, unbiased consulting in the African space sector while fostering high-level industry collaboration. His leadership empowers the continent with unparalleled industry analysis and a platform that bridges the gap between the present and future of the African space and satellite industry.
a researcher
As a doctoral student at the University of Delaware in the USA, Temidayo has achieved significant milestones, including the development of policy recommendations for the U.S. Government, securing research funding from the National Science Foundation, pioneering the first open-source global space budget report, and leading groundbreaking research on the political economy of space development in Africa with extensive fieldwork across multiple countries on the continent.
a humanitarian
Temidayo stands as a compassionate humanitarian, making a profound impact by donating a multimillion-naira ICT Centre with Starlink internet to the Okaka Community in Oyo State, Nigeria, to address the digital divide. Additionally, his establishment of the Temidayo Oniosun Foundation, which funds research on the state of education in Nigeria and provides scholarships to students in Oyo State's Itesiwaju Local Government, showcases his unwavering commitment to improving the lives of others through education and technology.
an investor
Temidayo is an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual who has dedicated significant time and resources to actively investing in startups. By providing crucial financial support and mentorship to budding entrepreneurs, Temidayo not only fuels the growth of these startups but also contributes to the overall development of the business landscape.
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