Spotlights

Engineering is a challenging field. I think anyone who chooses to pursue an engineering career …

The Stanford Society of Women Engineers (SWE) works to empower female engineers through industry and …

I’m a black mechanical engineering scholar from Ferguson, Missouri. A small town known for being …

When I was really young, I couldn’t stand math, but something kind of clicked for me going into …

I got involved with the Stanford Society of Black Scientists and Engineers (SBSE) my freshman year …

My dad is Venezuelan and my mom is American. Because I’m of mixed race, I think I’ve learned a …

My parents are Cuban, and I was born and raised in Miami, Florida. My dad was a truck driver and my …

I’m from a mixed-race background. My mom hails from Los Angeles, but her mom is from Colombia and …

I don’t think I would have gone through with an engineering major at Stanford if it weren’t for …

When I first arrived at Stanford, I thought I was going to major in mechanical engineering, but …

I identify both as a Native and as an engineer, but those two worlds don’t always overlap. I’m …

I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, far away from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota where …

I was born and raised on the Navajo reservation in a small town called Shiprock near the Four …

I am Navajo. I was born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona, a town bordering the Navajo Nation. I …

I am participating in the Summer Engineering and Technology Study Tour (SETS) in South Africa …

This summer I am participating in the Stanford Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP) …

I have been debating between majoring in Earth systems or environmental engineering. I applied to …

In high school, I thought I would go into business. It wasn’t until I attended SSEA that I …

During Admit Weekend I went to an engineering open house, and I just happened to run into a former …

I was born in Mexico and my family moved to California when I was 3 …

I was convinced I was going to study economics at Stanford. I didn’t have the resources to try …