School of Engineering
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Jennifer Dionne
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, of Radiology
BioJennifer Dionne is the Senior Associate Vice Provost of Research Platforms/Shared Facilities and an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Radiology (by courtesy) at Stanford. Jen received her Ph.D. in Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology, advised by Harry Atwater, and B.S. degrees in Physics and Systems & Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to joining Stanford, she served as a postdoctoral researcher in Chemistry at Berkeley, advised by Paul Alivisatos. Jen's research develops nanophotonic methods to observe and control chemical and biological processes as they unfold with nanometer scale resolution, emphasizing critical challenges in global health and sustainability. Her work has been recognized with the Alan T. Waterman Award (2019), an NIH Director's New Innovator Award (2019), a Moore Inventor Fellowship (2017), the Materials Research Society Young Investigator Award (2017), Adolph Lomb Medal (2016), Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2015), and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2014), and was featured on Oprah’s list of “50 Things that will make you say ‘Wow!'"
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Varun Dolia
Ph.D. Student in Materials Science and Engineering, admitted Autumn 2021
BioVarun Dolia is a Benchmark Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate in Prof. Jen Dionne's lab. He is excited about developing nanophotonic platforms for health and environmental monitoring.
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Persis 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 StanfordIn the newly created Senior Director of Administration role in the Dean's Office of the School of Humanities and Sciences, I am responsible for driving administrative excellence, building connections, and establishing engagement within H&S' decentralized environment. I will partner with the senior department and program administrators and Dean's Office functional area leaders to identify areas for improvement and drive and implement solutions. I will also lead the hiring process, onboarding, and mentoring of H&S' department and program administrative leaders.
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Qingyuan Fan
Ph.D. Student in Materials Science and Engineering, admitted Autumn 2019
BioPh.D Student, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford 09.2019 - present
Undergraduate, Zhejiang University 2015-2019
Visiting Student Researcher, Aaron Lindenberg's group, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford 07.2018-09.2018 -
Ian Fisher
Professor of Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur research focuses on the study of quantum materials with unconventional magnetic & electronic ground states & phase transitions. Emphasis on design and discovery of new materials. Recent focus on use of strain as a probe of, and tuning parameter for, a variety of electronic states. Interests include unconventional superconductivity, quantum phase transitions, nematicity, multipolar order, instabilities of low-dimensional materials and quantum magnetism.
