• Patti Grace Smith Fellow, Class of 2025

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Aerospace Engineering, ‘27

• Host Institution: Lockheed Martin

Omoniyi Bankole is currently a sophomore at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. Majoring in Aerospace Engineering, Omoniyi is passionate about the advancement of space technologies that are improving space exploration and scientific discovery. As a rising aerospace engineer, his career aspirations are to make impactful contributions to the aerospace industry through improvements in the performance and capabilities of spacecraft and launch vehicles enabling scientific research and expanding the frontiers of space exploration. Outside of Omoniyi's academic endeavors, he enjoys working out, sports, and playing the electric guitar.