Commander Igbinosun is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a 2003 graduate of the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Astronomy with a minor in Japanese, while being a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp (NROTC) midshipman. She commissioned as an ensign that year; shortly afterwards, she completed pilot training in Corpus Christi, TX where she was winged and designated as a Naval Aviator in 2005. She also earned a Master of Science in Earth and Space Sciences (2013), a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics (2015), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Astrobiology (2019) from the University of Washington.
Operational tours include active duty and reserve assignments with the Revelers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR-54) and the VR-55 Minutemen, respectively. Igbinosun served in a variety of billets including training officer, operations officer, and maintenance division officer in addition to completing Fleet Logistics Support Wing missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as a transport aircraft commander of C-130T aircraft. Igbinosun reported as Operations Officer of the Office of Naval Research Reserve Component Science and Technology (ONR NR S&T) unit 109 and the Naval Air Warfare and Weapons (Code 35) Assistant Military Deputy (AMILDEP) in September 2018. After serving in ONR NR S&T 109, Igbinosun reported as XO of ONR NR S&T 206 and was promoted to Code 35 MILDEP (Reserve Component) in February 2022. Later that year, she returned to active duty and reported to the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Virginia as the Active Component Code 35 MILDEP where she served as the Code 35 Deputy Department Head and the Directed Energy Division Director. In October 2023, Igbinosun assumed command of ONR NR S&T 206 as the Commanding Officer. In 2025, CDR Igbinosun mobilized to Active Duty and reported to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to serve as the Base Executive Officer.
Outside the military Igbinosun completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) after completing her dissertation and plans to continue her civilian career with NASA.
Igbinosun is a qualified Naval Aviator with over 1000 flight hours in the C-130T aircraft and has been awarded the ONR Senior Scientist of the Year award, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal, the Armed forces Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal in addition to personal and unit awards.
Last Updated: 27 June 2025