Spotlights
Kyrstyn Ong
PhD candidate
The motivation for my work is that ultrasonic stimulation is a promising treatment for many …
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Marigold Malinao
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
I’ve always been inclined toward math and science, but it’s still a bit of a mystery how I chose …
Read Marigold Malinao's story for April 15, 2025
Thomas Colburn
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
I was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. We were …
Read Thomas Colburn's story for June 25, 2024
Gregory Zaborski
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
I was raised by my Sicilian mother in the small town of Saugerties in upstate New York …
Read Gregory Zaborski's story for November 28, 2023
Emma Kaeli
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
When I first started college, someone asked if I wanted to join the Society of Women Engineers, but …
Read Emma Kaeli's story for August 28, 2023
Rachel Huang
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
I was born in China’s Hunan Province and came to the U.S. alone when I was 17 …
Read Rachel Huang's story for February 13, 2023
Amnahir Peña-Alcántara
PhD Student
Materials Science and Engineering
When I was a kid, I went to my older brother’s Lego League practices all the time. That’s really …
Read Amnahir Peña-Alcántara's story for June 04, 2021
Dana Cortade
PhD Candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
After a childhood seeing loved ones with mental health issues struggle with incorrect diagnoses and …
Read Dana Cortade's story for June 04, 2021
Jinwei Xu
PhD Candidate 2021
Materials Science and Engineering
I started out as an undergraduate majoring in physics at the University of Science and Technology in …
Read Jinwei Xu's story for April 04, 2021
Guosong Hong
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Is it possible to create a world where the thoughts in our minds are not locked up in our brains …
Read Guosong Hong's story for July 04, 2019
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 …
Read Loza Tadesse and Tim Abate's story for May 04, 2018
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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Luke Balhorn
PhD candidate
Materials Science and Engineering
When I started college, I thought my only focus should be school …
Read Luke Balhorn's story for September 04, 2016