Ozak-Obazi Oluwaseyi Esu was born on 23 April 1991 and is a Nigerian electrical engineer who is the technical lead at the BRE Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings.
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Ozak Esu previously worked at Cundall in Birmingham, designing the electrical services for buildings.
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Ozak Esu completed her A-Level examinations in mathematics, physics and geography in Lagos.
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Ozak Esu has said that the energy problem in Nigeria inspired her to study engineering at university.
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Ozak Esu's PhD demonstrated the opportunities for instrumenting low-cost sensors in consumer electronics for vibration-based condition monitoring of wind turbine blades.
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Ozak Esu joined Cundall Johnston and Partners in November 2014 as a graduate engineer whilst completing her PhD at Loughborough University.
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Ozak Esu contributed to the technical design, and supervised construction of over sixteen primary and secondary schools across the UK within her first two years at the company.
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Ozak Esu was part of the design team for the Energy Systems Catapult office in Birmingham, awarded the prestigious British Council for Offices 'Fit Out of Workplace' Midlands Regional Award 2017.
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In January 2019, Ozak Esu joined the BRE as technical lead at the BRE Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings.
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Alongside her job, Ozak Esu serves as a guest lecturer at the University of Bath, University of Lincoln, Loughborough University and London South Bank University.
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Ozak Esu dedicates time to initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion, equality, and seek to empower women and minority ethnic groups working and studying in STEM related disciplines.
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Ozak Esu has been involved with campaigns such as Careers in STEM, Portrait of an Engineer, and HM Government Year of Engineering 2018.
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Ozak Esu has featured on Made in Birmingham and Channel 4 Extreme Cake Makers.
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Ozak Esu was the 2017 Institution of Engineering and Technology Young Woman Engineer of the Year.