Eight Stanford professors were elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) on Feb. 6, in recognition of their academic and professional accomplishments. Stanford’s… Continue Reading »
“Stanford is the kind of place where you do think about achieving goals that are incredible and you do get encouragement from being around people that set those goals just like you do,” said Ellen Ochoa M.S. ’81 Ph.D. ’85, the first Hispanic woman in space, on Monday night in Cemex Auditorium at an event highlighting the accomplishments of three Stanford alumnae astronauts.
“I learn by doing and by making mistakes,” he said. “I’ve broken many machine tools. I’ve screwed up parts when I was making them…but by doing so, it’s made me a better engineer.”
In response to industry demands, Stanford recently announced the addition of a graduate certificate program for aerospace engineers. The newly minted Advanced Structures and Failure… Continue Reading »