Meet Eniola Shokunbi: The 12-Year-Old Who Secured $11.5M for Her Innovative Classroom Air Filters

12-Year-Old Eniola Shokunbi Receives $11.5M in Funding for Air Filter Invention - Because of Them We Can

Her invention eliminates over 99% of airborne viruses! Eniola Shokunbi was in the fifth grade at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, when her teacher tasked the class with creating a solution to future pandemic issues that might arise in schools, Shoppe Black reports. Drawn to the need for better air quality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eniola set her sights on developing an air filter system. Utilizing a low-cost comb…

Meet Eniola Shokunbi: The 12-Year-Old Who Secured $11.5M for Her Innovative Classroom Air Filters

Credit: Eniola Shokunbi/eniolashokunbi.com A 12-year-old Nigerian-born student, Eniola Shokunbi, is set to change the way air quality is managed in schools across the United States of America with her groundbreaking innovation. Eniola, a sixth-grader from Middletown, Connecticut, secured an impressive $11.5 million in funding to implement her low-cost air filter system in schools. Thanks to approval from the Connecticut State Bond Commission, En…