Spotlights

One evening, last summer, I sat by a small fire along with about 20 high school girls from around …

I didn’t study engineering in college …

A computer scientist teaching a theater class is a bit unusual, I’ll grant you that. But is it so …

My first computer was essentially a glorified electronic calculator that could run BASIC programs …

I went to preschool at NASA because my parents work at Ames Research Center …

My research focuses on tiny optical devices and the very interesting physics phenomena they exhibit …

The images and stories that come out of Hollywood shape the imaginations and future of the whole …

I have a PhD in music composition and write music for orchestras and string quartets …

I’ve been at Stanford for almost 10 years working on my bachelor’s, master’s, and now my PhD …

#IAmAnEngineer. I clearly remember the distinct moment I decided to pursue a new area of research …

#IAmAnEngineer but I didn’t plan on becoming an engineer …

I opened my letter of acceptance from Stanford with mixed emotions …

I’ve been interested in space since I was in the third grade …

I used to tell my students that I was an ‘accidental professor.’ …

Attaching the word ‘space’ before anything immediately makes it more exciting to me. (A car …

I was 16 when I left home, and I’ve worked very hard to become the independent 26-year-old that I …

#IAmAnEngineer and a scientist. My research focuses on the impact of solar storms on the near-Earth …

I’ve never really seen myself as naturally talented at computer science …

I just want younger engineering students to know that ‘you can do it.’ …

Everyone at Stanford Engineering is part of something bigger than themselves …

I think something that’s really cool about Stanford Engineering, or at least my experience at …