Shark Brain: Brilliant Man Graduates with PhD in Applied Maths from Stellenbosch University

• A social media user, James Azam, has graduated with his doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics from Stellenbosch University
• His research work focused on ''modelling outbreak response interventions for decision-making", which is relevant to the prevailing times
• Azam has motivated netizens as many headed to the comment section of his LinkedIn post to congratulate him

After years of dedication, a man identified on social media as James Azam has now graduated with his doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics from Stellenbosch University.

His dissertation titled ''modelling outbreak response interventions for decision-making" is relevant to the current "climate", with COVID-19 being the most immediate consideration.

Azam wants to use the experiences he's gathered over the past few years to make meaningful contributions to the pandemic response decision-making and public health policy through infectious disease modelling and data analytics.

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Expressing gratitude for the help he got

''I look forward to establishing myself as an expert in this area of research and consultancy,'' he shared on LinkedIn.

Azam has credited God for the achievement while expressing gratitude towards those who supported his journey and success.

''I am grateful to God for His favour, grace, and mercy throughout this journey. I’m also indebted to my supervisors ...,'' he said.

His achievement has inspired scores of people on social media. YEN.com.gh selected some of the reactions below:

Emmanuel Agyare commented:

''Congratulations, Dr.James.''

Akwasi Prempeh said:

''Congratulations, boss.''

Mahmoud Lukulay Jnr commented:

''Congratulations, brother.''

Emmanuel K. SIKAVI said:

''Congratulations, sir.''

Nandipha Malangeni said.

''Great work. Congratulations, sir.''

After Overcoming Obstacles, African-American Woman Becomes First Person in Her Family to Earn PhD

In a similar story, YEN.com.gh previously reported Newark native, Kiiera Robinson, has finally obtained her doctoral degree after overcoming multiple obstacles that came her way.

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Robinson has made history as she becomes the first person to earn a PhD in her family.

The proud woman took to social media to make the achievement public while indicating that it took her hard work.

Lady Celebrates Becoming a Lawyer

YEN.com.gh previously reported that Briya Brown has become a first-generation attorney in her family after passing the bar, and she achieved this through hard work.

As a Black woman and the first person in her family to attain this feat, Brown said she achieved it with ''no guidance or handouts''.

Recounting her success story, she said: ''I passed the Bar exam. God said it, I believed it and declared it, and it is done!

''It was quite a challenge to work, study, and take this rigorous exam virtually during a global pandemic, and my computer crashed twice! I passed the Bar exam yall! And on the first attempt! He is a mighty God,'' she said.

Source: YEN.com.gh