Spotlights

I was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and moved to the U.S. with my parents and older sister when I was 2 …

I call myself an accidental engineer …

My first trip to London opened my mind to the idea that buildings can tell stories …

Life has taken me on a long journey …

Stanford has been my professional home for 20 years; I’ve been in the Chemistry department, the …

Ethiopia, my country, is endowed with precious gifts of nature: fertile soil, a favorable climate …

When the pandemic happened, I started watching videos on the water situation in developing nations …

Stanford was my second job out of college but I’ve been here 31 years – and every single one of …

#IAmAnEngineer: I’ve always wanted to find solutions to problems that were really going to help …

I first became interested in combating climate change in high school, after watching An Inconvenient …

As an engineer, I work on a concept called ‘structure as a sensor.’ …

I’m actually a third-generation civil engineer …

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

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

I’m a third-year PhD student in civil and environmental engineering …

I love seeing people succeed. I know that there is a place—especially in engineering—for …

Being an engineer doesn’t mean you’re limited to engineering. You do management and strategy …

#IAmAnEngineer and I work to make the world a safer place. I’m on this planet to do some good …

For me, being an engineer is being a problem-solver. One thing I’ve learned: The bigger the …

I was born in the Philippines and lived there until I was 10 years old. One of my most prominent …

I think that engineers have a responsibility to leverage scientific research and technology to solve …