Spotlights
Thomas Colburn
PhD candidate
I was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. We were …
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Megan Rowe
’19
Mechanical Engineering
It’s so easy for me to get lost in my schoolwork every week and forget about taking advantage of …
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Andrea Ramirez
’19
Electrical Engineering
I’m in the midst of interviewing for summer internships …
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Jack Pigott
’18
Mechanical Engineering
#ENGR193 was a great way to bridge the gap between Stanford and the working world …
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Ryan Cohen
’19
Mechanical Engineering
Stanford has given me the freedom to explore different disciplines and fields of engineering, most …
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Tyler Cloyd
’18
Mechanical Engineering
I’ve been told that the professional work environment will be very different from school, but …
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Jesse Streicher
PhD candidate
Mechanical Engineering
When I was in fifth grade, I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma, which hurt my confidence in …
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Joy Franco
PhD candidate
Mechanical Engineering
When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to be an artist …
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Loza Tadesse and Tim Abate
PhD candidates
Bioengineering, Materials Science and Engineering
There’s an information barrier in Ethiopia when it comes to opportunities for education …
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Corey Ashley and Gracie Young
’18
Computer Science
I am Tangle Clan. Born for Salt Water Clan …
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Chip Huyen
BS, MS ’18
Computer Science
I’m from a small village in Vietnam. Stanford University was a distant dream …
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Anja Malawi Brandon
PhD candidate
Civil & Environmental Engineering
I’m a third-year PhD student in civil and environmental engineering …
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Moses Swai
’18
Mechanical Engineering
I’ve always been obsessed with figuring out how things work …
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Caitlyn Miller
PhD Candidate
Bioengineering
I was in 9th grade when my stepdad’s oral cancer returned. I remember feeling helpless because I …
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John Dean
’19
Electrical Engineering
If you look closely, you can find engineering everywhere. I kind of think about it as the magic …
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Rebecca Wong
’19
Electrical Engineering
I have loved math and science since I was little. I’ve also loved dancing and have been doing …
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Marie Johnson
’19
Materials Science and Engineering
As a D1 varsity athlete looking to balance rowing, academics and other interests, the Stanford …
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Kelsey Josund
Stanford Solar Car team lead
’18, coterm
Computer Science
My original plan at Stanford was to go into sustainable energy policy, but I surprised myself by how …
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Max Drach
Stanford Solar Car team engineering lead
’17
Computer Science
The solar car is a hyper-efficient electric vehicle. Solar cells on top generate electricity from …
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Gawan Fiore
Stanford Solar Car Project strategy lead
MS ’18
Computer Science
My job during the international solar car race is to tell the driver how fast the car should be …
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Lysha Matsunobu
’18
Mechanical Engineering
Next year I will be the president of the Society of Women Engineers at Stanford (SWE). I joined SWE …
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Michelle Ramseier
’17
Chemical Engineering
The first Society of Women Engineers (SWE) events I attended as a freshman were “Faculty …
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