PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 25, 2022) Adeyemi Taylor believes students can only learn some problem-solving abilities at the doctoral level. To ensure that he is armed with the needed skills to enter the workforce, Taylor is pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical engineering through the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) College of Engineering.
Adeyemi Taylor – Faculty RISE Graduate Student
Taylor is in the Faculty Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) for Graduate Research Grant program. RISE supports faculty-mentored graduate student research and innovation activities. The program enables faculty researchers to expand and sustain their research through external grants and contracts while mentoring postgraduate students to become the next generation of experts.
“RISE has aided me in developing problem-solving abilities by completely supporting my Ph.D. program, including courses and different research projects that I have participated in and continue to participate in,” said Taylor.
“Adeyemi Taylor is intelligent and has a pleasant personality. He has excellent communication skills, which have been evident in our interactions. As a Ph.D. student under my supervision, he has demonstrated the perseverance, initiative, and intellectual creativity necessary to successfully complete a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering. I am extremely positive about his research progress and the novel contributions he is making to the body of knowledge,” said Sarhan Musa, Ph.D., who serves as Taylor’s mentor in the program.
Musa is a professor in the electrical engineering department, focusing on engineering technologies. He is also a PVAMU Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) researcher.
Taylor said, “Dr. Sarhan Musa and the leadership of RISE have been a great source of inspiration and support towards my research progress. I am totally grateful for their immense support and assistance even in non-research matters.”
For Taylor, involvement in RISE has positively impacted his education, professional development, and life.
“With help from RISE, I have studied a variety of research methodologies, honed my data analysis abilities, and am now equipped with the information, tools, and resources to apply to a wide range of scenarios, notably in the renewable energy sector,” he explained.
After completing his studies in electrical engineering, the international student from Nigeria plans to explore new intellectual territories and push the frontiers of renewable energy by joining the ranks of a “top tier” research institution.
With his experience in RISE, Taylor is prepared me for this next juncture, “I’ve been able to build critical communication abilities in both writing and speaking because of the various symposium and research workshops, including conferences funded and conducted by RISE,” said Taylor.
Taylor encourages more graduate students to participate in research through the RISE program. “Don’t make excuses, get results, be productive, and do not settle for less,” says Taylor, “we all have what it takes to be great and excel in life wherever we find ourselves.”
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Karen B. Cotton, MS, MA