Sherrie Wang
I grew up assuming engineering was something I could do largely because of my grandmother …
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Etosha Cave
PhD ’15
Mechanical Engineering
What if we could rewrite the story of waste CO2? What if we could use metal catalysts to reduce …
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Katie Nardi
PhD ’15
Chemical Engineering
To me, being a chemical engineer means keeping the big picture in mind. We work on a really small …
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Helena Scutt
MS ’17
Mechanical Engineering
I hope my story helps other women. I was an undergrad at Stanford while competing on the school …
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Cecilia L. Wilson
PhD ’13
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Think of a sci-fi movie where a spaceship gets hit by enemy fire. An alarm goes off that says …
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Theresa Johnson
PhD ’15
Aeronautics and Astronautics
I believe in using technology for change. My goal is to build products that allow us to connect more …
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Cheryl Cathey
PhD ’89
Chemical Engineering
I went into engineering because I am driven by a desire to solve problems and understand how things …
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Karen Havenstrite
PhD ’11
Chemical Engineering
I grew up in rural Nevada. My dad is a mining engineer, so I spent a lot of time around gold and …
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Ved Chirayath
PhD ’16
Aeronautics and Astronautics
I’m obsessed with finding new forms of life on our home planet. To me, that is one of the most …
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Beth Rieken
MS ’12, PhD Candidate
Mechanical Engineering
I was one of very few women in my lab as I was working on my engineering PhD. As I learned to …
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Olivia Chen
MS ’65
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Being an engineer doesn’t mean you’re limited to engineering. You do management and strategy …
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Ayse Hortacsu
BS ’00, MS ’02
Civil & Environmental Engineering
#IAmAnEngineer and I work to make the world a safer place. I’m on this planet to do some good …
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Charles Bovet
MS ’14
Civil & Environmental Engineering
For me, being an engineer is being a problem-solver. One thing I’ve learned: The bigger the …
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Nikiya Crisostomo
BS ’12, MS ’14
Civil & Environmental Engineering
I was born in the Philippines and lived there until I was 10 years old. One of my most prominent …
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Ahmad Wani
MS ’15
Civil & Environmental Engineering
I think that engineers have a responsibility to leverage scientific research and technology to solve …
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Tony Martinez
BS ’86
Management Science and Engineering
I am an engineer who believes that the engineers who remember the people they are designing for and …
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Laura Marino
MS ’86, Civil & Environmental Engineering; MS ’98
Management Science and Engineering
#IAmAnEngineer, and I believe engineering gives you the foundation to pursue your passion and add …
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Daniel Lopez
MS ’09
Management Science and Engineering
I recently attended the inauguration of new Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne …
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Billy Hwan
BS ’01
Management Science and Engineering
#IAmAnEngineer. I like to redesign systems and make them better than they were before. To me, …
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Joyce Dickerson
BS ’86, MBA ’90
Management Science and Engineering
#IAmAnEngineer and I believe engineering is all about innovation. It’s ‘what if’ anything …
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Clarissa Wong
MS ’13
Management Science and Engineering
#IAmAnEngineer. To me, engineering is about translating great ideas and designs into real …
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Celeste Ford
MS ’80
Aeronautics and Astronautics
I am an engineer. To me, being an engineer means having high impact. I think that is what sets …
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