A 22-year-old African-American man has been awarded a UK Rhodes scholarship and will receive a free master’s degree from the University of Oxford.
Tayo Sanders II, a bright 22-year-old guy, has been granted the coveted United Kingdom Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford and pursue a master’s degree.
Tayo graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the United States with a bachelor’s degree in materials science. He received the Rhodes Trust Scholarship from the United Kingdom, which will allow him to pursue a Ph.D. without first earning a master’s degree.
Tayo, a first-generation student and the first graduate in his family, will spend three years at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom pursuing a doctorate in biomedical engineering.
Additionally, he stated that as part of his research, he will be examining flexible electronics made possible by innovative materials and manufacturing processes.
Successful applicants for the University of Oxford’s Rhodes Trust Scholarship get a living stipend of £17,310 annually in addition to a full tuition waiver to complete their postgraduate studies.For further information on how to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship HERE.
According to the website of his university, Tayo had always aspired to become a scientist. He was enthralled with the animated series “The Magic School Bus,” which followed a fictional primary school class on field trips to improbable locations such as the past, the solar system, and the human body in an anthropomorphic bus.
He stated that as a Rhodes Scholar, he will work to lower the cost of renewable energy for the general public. Tayo stated that as part of his doctoral studies, he will do research on solar cells at Oxford University.
It’s an area that need further attention. We should act sooner rather than later if we can lower the cost of solar cells and make them more affordable,” he stated.
As the first person in his family to graduate and receive a scholarship, Tayo said his accomplishment is proof that anyone can achieve with the correct support structure in place.
“I believe it’s evidence of my organization and the fact that wonderful people exist everywhere.” He remarked, “I’ve worked hard, but there were people here supporting me.”
Tayo became a published researcher in nanotechnology while still a student. Nanotechnology is a relatively new field that manipulates individual atoms and molecules by combining elements from physics and chemistry.
“At the nanoscale, it’s a whole different world. “The largest area to investigate is nanoscience,” he stated. In addition, he was awarded a Goldwater Scholarship and has worked in the University of Strasbourg’s nanomaterials lab in France.
The University of Wiscosin-Eau Claire triathlon team had him as a co-captain. In addition to taking part in the Honors Program, he co-taught a portion of Honors 100, the program’s first-year seminar.
Tayo intends to one day follow in his professional footsteps and possibly become a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire again. He claimed that education would have been his choice if he had chosen a major other than physics.
