The Clemson community has helped Precious Eyabi build her confidence and motivated her journey into STEM. She states that “From faculty to my peers, there has been no lack of help whenever
I needed it”. Prior to her arrival at Clemson University, she was born in Cameroon and moved to the United States when she was just a baby. She then obtained her diploma from South Carolina Connections Academy. Clemson has been in her family as her mother, her greatest mentor, graduated from Clemson University with a PhD. In Computer Science. Being introduced to coding from her mother started her deep passion for coding which allowed her to continue her passion here at Clemson University as a senior, obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.
She has an interest in high-speed thin-film photodetectors and partners with Dr. Lianfeng Zhao in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on this research interest. This area of research focuses on the emerging thin-film materials and device concepts of the next-generation electronic and photonic devices. Along with her research interests, she continues to lead a program to teach coding concepts through the utilization of drones to middle and high school students. She has expressed that the program is fun and very rewarding. “Inspiring the next generation is no small task as it is what will define our future,” Precious stated. This program encourages students to code and learn new ways of utilizing this by way of drones. She has seen students who did not have a particular interest in the beginning excel in coding. This program connects with her as this is what sparked her interest in coding from her grade school. She also has a passion for helping inspire students to pursue STEM fields as careers by ways of the Drone Program that she leads.
