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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Sydney Johnson
Stanford Summer Engineering Academy
I was intimidated by Stanford and its academic culture at first, especially in engineering …
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Daniel Hu
Senior
Bioengineering
The first class that made me feel like an engineer was BioE 123: Biomedical System Prototyping Lab …
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Dangna Li
PhD candidate
Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering
I hope to share my experience with younger students through mentoring this year. I just joined a …
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Luke Balhorn
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
When I started college, I thought my only focus should be school …
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Stephanie Amack
senior majoring in
Mechanical Engineering
In addition to engineering, I also play on the women’s soccer team …
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Javier Stober
PhD candidate
Aeronautics and Astronautics
My one piece of advice for new students? Know this: Most students I’ve talked to go through …
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Danielle Maddix
4th-year PhD candidate
Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering
I want to share my love of mathematics with others. Math is at the core of engineering and doesn’t …
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AJ Friend
7th year PhD candidate
Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering
I am teaching the basics of mathematical optimization. Optimization is useful in the real world any …
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Lan Huong Nguyen
3rd-year PhD candidate
Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering
You don’t have to have any programming experience to take this class. The goal is to familiarize …
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Julie Fogarty
3rd year PhD Candidate
Chemical Engineering
I am working on engineering or building influenza, HIV and Zika proteins that could ultimately be …
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Sruthi Thatchenkery
6th year PhD candidate
Management Science and Engineering
I am analyzing data to pinpoint the most effective ways for medical device startups to incorporate …
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Harine Ravichandiran
M.S.
Mechanical Engineering
In Rwanda, a lot of farmers have highly variable income …
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Jade Fernandez
M.S.
Mechanical Engineering
The lofty goal we’re working on is encouraging entrepreneurism to ultimately help expand job …
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Oliver Boeckel
M.S.
Mechanical Engineering
Our project is aimed at helping kids with physical disability in South Africa …
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Lucy Wang
B.S.
Computer Science
I chose to major in computer science because I liked the way it taught me to think …
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Chris Mathy
B.S.
Bioengineering
The biggest lesson I’m taking away from Stanford is that it’s all within my hands …
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Meelim Lee
B.S.
Bioengineering
I chose Stanford because of the people. When I was a Pro-Fro [prospective freshman], it was …
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Gio Jacuzzi
B.S.
Computer Science
I came to Stanford thinking that I was going to be a jazz guitar performance major …
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Tamer Shabani
B.S., M.S.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
I come from a family where my mom worked seven days a week to sponsor my education and send me first …
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Alex Cheung
B.S.
Bioengineering
I couldn’t be happier to be graduating with a degree in bioengineering …
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Jotthe Kannappan
B.S.
Bioengineering
I remember driving down Palm Drive thinking, ‘Oh, my god. This is what college looks like. This is …
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