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STANFORD ENGINEERING

STANFORD ENGINEERING. Imagine the future. About Stanford Engineering. Nine departments Aeronautics and Astronautics Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Management Science and Engineering

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STANFORD ENGINEERING

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  1. STANFORD ENGINEERING Imagine the future

  2. About Stanford Engineering Nine departments • Aeronautics and Astronautics • Bioengineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil and Environmental Engineering • Computer Science • Electrical Engineering • Management Science and Engineering • Materials Science and Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • 230+ faculty, 650+ undergraduates, 2950+ graduate students. • Ranked #2 overall engineering school by U.S. News* *2006 graduate school rankings.

  3. About Stanford Engineering • Faculty/Emeriti Distinctions (number) • National Academy of Engineering (75) • Presidential/NSF Young Investigators (42) • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (33) • National Academy of Sciences (19) • National Medal of Science (7) • National Medal of Technology (4) • National Institute of Medicine (3) • Kyoto Prize (2) • Nobel Prize (1)

  4. Stanford Engineering stands out • Top engineering school within a top university • Highly ranked schools and depts. including Law, Medical, Business, Education. • In the heart of Silicon Valley • Strong record of entrepreneurship and partnerships in the tech sector. • World class research facilities • More than 65 labs with state of the art equipment. • Pioneering professional education programs • Stanford Center for Professional Development has served thousands of working, professional students and hundreds of companies over the last 50 years. • Huge alumni network • More than 46,000 alumni including 100s of company founders, CEOs

  5. Strategic Initiatives • Bioengineering • New discoveries, technologies, and therapies for human health. • Environment & Energy • Meeting the needs, such as energy, of a growing world population in an environmentally sustainable way. • Information Technology • Research ranging from basic science, through materials and devices, to systems and applications. • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology • Advancing the science and technology of very small structures.

  6. Multi and Interdisciplinary Chemical Civil & Enviro Bio Management Bio Enviro Mechanical Nano Info Aero & Astro Materials Computer Electrical

  7. Bioengineering Representative facilities and research • Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab (Scott Delp) • Combining experiment and computation to study human movement. Researchers create models to analyze muscle function, design new medical products and guide surgery. • Neuron regeneration with adult stem cells (Karl Deisseroth) • Research into treating depression, schizophrenia and autism by guiding how stem cells become neurons in a key part of the brain. • High-throughput “Labs on a Chip” (Stephen Quake) • Technology based on microfabricated silicone flow channels allows for integrated circuit-like automation of many life sciences experiments, such as testing the effects of different inputs on stem cells.

  8. Environment and Energy Representative facilities and research • Global Climate and Energy Project (20 faculty from 5 depts.) • GCEP’s 3 objectives: Identify research on low emissions, high-efficiency energy. Identify barriers to applying these technologies. Research technologies to overcome barriers and accelerate application. • Clearing the Air (Mark Jacobson) • Sophisticated computer models of air pollution and key insights into wind power, climate change and the health benefits of zero-emission energy. • Water cleansing biotechnology (Craig Criddle) • Criddle’s research includes cleaning up pollutants such as uranium, nitrates and chromate using bacteria and other microorganisms.

  9. Information Technology Representative facilities and research • Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (Sebastian Thrun) • Teaching machines to reason. Projects include robots such as an autonomous (self-driving) car and a generally intelligent household robot that can assist the disabled and elderly. • Nanoscale and Quantum Photonics (Jelena Vuckovic) • Toward optical computing: building and integrating light sources, waveguides, filters, modulators and other devices on a photonic crystal chip. • Enhanced GPS (Per Enge) • Augmenting the Global Positioning System with error correction and interference reduction to make astoundingly accurate navigation systems.

  10. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Representative facilities and research • Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (Yoshio Nishi) • A well equipped, 10,500 square-foot, vibration-isolated class 100 cleanroom used by 600 members from academia, industry and government. • Carbon nanotube transistors (H.S. Philip Wong) • When standard silicon transistors become too small, nanotubes have the potential to keep Moore’s Law going. • Self-assembly of nanoscale structures (Zhenan Bao) • With a little guidance, biological and chemical processes can assemble materials into intricate and useful electronic structures without onerous and expensive lithography.

  11. Other key priorities Stanford Institute of Design(David Kelley) • A place for students and faculty in engineering, medicine, business, the humanities, and education to work together to solve big problems in a human centered way. • A place for multidisciplinary teaching, prototyping, and research. • The prototypes produced in the institute will include objects, software, experiences, performances, and organizations. Research experience for Undergraduates (Brad Osgood) • Engineering undergraduates can spend a summer working in graduate research groups, gaining the kind of hands-on research experience that can help them decide upon an engineering major.

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