Today we introduce to you Ms. Phillips Monifa Louise (PhD) , the very first black woman to get PhD degree in Physics from University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Phillips Monifa is a hardworking and intelligent lady. She believes it was a great achievement for her to have accomplished so much in her carrier taking into consideration she have chosen to take up a profession people believe is dominated by men when she twitted:
Monifa Phillips, PhD
@monifa_monifa
This week I was the very first black woman to graduate from the Uni of Glasgow with a PhD in Physics.
I'm a proud Black British woman from LDN. I made space for myself in a predominantly white, male field. It was hard, but with the support of my family & my community, I did it.
Within the period Monifa was doing her PhD degree programme she was an Associate Electronics and Engineering team at Venner Shipley LLP.
Before then Dr Monifa was a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Learning Enhancement and Academic Development Service at University of Glasgow. She had also been a Lab Demonstrator at the same University.
Earlier days of her educational carrier saw her taken up the role of a Postgraduate Student Representative for Physic and Astronomy at this same Institution and was once a Roboplant team member at University of Sheffield.
Her PhD research thesis was on Spectroscopic Investigation of Resistance Switching Mechanisms in Pulsed Laser Deposited Metal-Oxide Thin Films.
Ms Monifa Phillips hope to become a Patent Attorney.
Meanwhile the management of University of Glasgow has sent her a congratutary message using their official Twitter account, claiming they are determine Monifa will not be the last to achieve such feat. They even let her know that Scottish Parliament congratulate her in a motion.
Her PhD research thesis was on Spectroscopic Investigation of Resistance Switching Mechanisms in Pulsed Laser Deposited Metal-Oxide Thin Films.
Ms Monifa Phillips hope to become a Patent Attorney.
Meanwhile the management of University of Glasgow has sent her a congratutary message using their official Twitter account, claiming they are determine Monifa will not be the last to achieve such feat. They even let her know that Scottish Parliament congratulate her in a motion.