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Persis S. Drell
Provost, Emerita, James and Anna Marie Spilker Professor, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Physics
BioPersis Drell is the James and Anna Marie Spilker Professor in the School of Engineering, a professor of materials science and engineering, and a professor of physics. From Feb 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2023, Drell was the provost of Stanford University.
Prior to her appointment as provost in February 2017, she was dean of the Stanford School of Engineering from 2014 to 2017 and director of U.S. Department of Energy SLAC National Acceleratory Laboratory from 2007 to 2012.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from Wellesley College and her PhD in atomic physics from UC Berkeley. Before joining the faculty at Stanford in 2002, she was a faculty member in the physics department at Cornell University for 14 years. -
Leora Dresselhaus-Marais
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, of Photon Science and, by courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy group develops new methods to update old processes in metals manufacturing
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Lisa Ewan
Director of Finance and Operations, Materials Science and Engineering
Current Role at StanfordI currently serve as Director of Finance and Administration for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. I'm responsible for leading and overseeing the administrative functions of the department including finance and accounting, faculty affairs, human resources, student and postdoctoral scholar services, academic program management, facilities, and general administration. The department offers undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs in Materials Science, and conducts outstanding and varied research across the field.
