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Purdue sophomore Adetayo Adesanya is aiming high, both in the world of track and field and in the classroom.

 
Purdue sophomore Adetayo Adesanya is one of eight Purdue men to win a Big Ten High Jump Championship.
 
Purdue sophomore Adetayo Adesanya is one of eight Purdue men to win a Big Ten High Jump Championship.
 
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April 2, 2008

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    • WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The phrase "Aim High" has varying meanings to Purdue sophomore Adetayo Adesanya. As a high jumper on the Boilermakers' track and field team he takes it very literally, trying to go as high as humanly possible on every attempt. As an electrical and computer engineering technology major at Purdue, the phrase pertains to his academic goals and aspirations. Recently, Adesanya has been successful on both fronts, winning the gold medal at the 2008 Big Ten Indoor Championships and winning the Undergraduate Student Technical Research (USTR) competition at the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) convention.

    "I try to focus on every opportunity that comes my way in life," said Adesanya. "From this competition in academics, to the Big Ten Championships, I do my best to see these occasions as a reason to succeed and I do everything in my power to do so."

    Standing at six feet, nine inches tall and 175 pounds, Adesanya takes the description "tall and lanky" to new proportions. However, his frame is perfect for his event of choice and helped make him the eighth Boilermaker in school history to win a Big Ten championship in the high jump. Adesanya surprised the conference at the men's championships, hosted by the University of Wisconsin on March 1-2, upsetting two-time Big Ten champion Ryan Fritz of Penn State with a height of 2.14 meters (7-00.25). He helped the Boilermakers to their best finish at the indoor championships in school history as they piled up 102 team points and a second-place showing.

    "Tayo (Adesanya) has had a lot of rapid success in his short career here, both in the classroom and here in track and field," said head coach Jack Warner. "He made huge strides as a freshman, and now as a sophomore he's had a chance to figure some more things out both academically and athletically. He's a very opportunity-driven individual and I hope he continues to make the most of all he comes up against."

     

     

    At the start of the 2007-08 school year, Adesanya started his research in anticipation of a series of competitions. He entered the NSBE's USTR competition, preparing a presentation on wireless sensor node development. The USTR is a competition in which each contestant must research a subject of their choice and then create a poster and present it to a panel of judges. The judges selected three undergraduate students from each of the six NSBE regions across the country and each went to the national convention in Orlando, Fla. There they had to present their poster form display of their research to the appointed judges, who judged on quality of research and ability to communicate it well. With his victory, Adesanya was honored at the convention with a hardwood plaque and a $1,000 educational scholarship, in front of thousands of NSBE members from across the country.

    Under the supervision of PH.D Professor Jeffrey J. Evans, Adesanya conducted his research by monitoring the quality of data being transmitted between wireless sensors and the mock receiver used in lab. He applied his findings to real life potential usage, such as farmers using these notes to detect water levels in their crops. He proposed to use the sensors to alert farmers when certain areas needed irrigation, rather than just irrigating the whole crop regularly.

    "I didn't feel like my research was the most complex," he said. "I just feel like I was able to get my point across to the judges in the most appropriate and plain manner."

    "Adetayo did a nice job of executing the data collection assignment he was given," added Evans. "He also helped identify and overcome issues and challenges associated with the test apparatus. His ability to document, then communicate his results and experiences to the convention judges won them over."

    Adesanya now enters the 2008 outdoor track and field season, where he looks to continue his high-flying success. He has his sights set on another stellar Big Ten showing, qualifying for his first NCAA Mideast Regional Championships and a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, to be hosted by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. In the end it seems "Aim High" has just one meaning for Adesanya; end up on top.

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