Spotlights

Growing up, I thought I was going to be a doctor …

While I was an undergrad at MIT, I chose mechanical engineering because it was the most broad field, …

Robert Fulghum’s book is famously titled, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I …

I’m actually a third-generation civil engineer …

We met a patient the other day who was about 3 years old …

During my junior year in college, I met a few people who had been diagnosed with HIV. I was inspired …

As a child, I loved watching planes and visiting busy airports …

I didn’t study engineering in college …

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

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

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

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 …

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 …

What’s the biggest aha moment I’ve had as an engineering student …

My favorite engineering class was ME203 Design and Manufacturing …

My favorite engineering memory happened last quarter in my capstone chemical engineering lab class …

I challenge future students to expand their idea of what it means to be a successful engineer …