Consider Dr. Francisca Nneka Okeke, a Professor of Physics from Nigeria. She headed up the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNN (University of Nigeria) from 2003-06 before becoming Dean of Physical Sciences (2008-10). She has supervised more than 40 students on their Ph.D. and M.Sc. successes. A member, or fellow, in more than a dozen professional bodies, such as the International Astronomical Union (IAU), she’s made contributions to the study of the electrojet phenomenon, atmospheric physics and, with her ionosphere studies, she hopes to develop a better understanding of climate change, as well as finding precise sources of earthquakes and tsunamis. And all this is because she had a lab in Africa…