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Tina Seelig
Executive Director, Knight-Hennessy Scholars
BioDr. Tina Seelig is Executive Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, which cultivates and supports a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across the university, and prepare graduates to address complex challenges facing the world. She is also Director Emeritus of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, where she served as executive director, faculty director, and professor of the practice in the Department of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E). She teaches courses on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in MS&E, Bioengineering, and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) at Stanford.
In 2014 Dr. Seelig was honored with the SVForum Visionary Award, and in 2009 she received the Gordon Prize from the National Academy of Engineering, recognizing her as a national leader in engineering education. She received the 2014 MS&E Award for Graduate Teaching, the 2008 National Olympus Innovation Award, and the 2005 Stanford Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. In 2018, Dr Seelig received the Richard W. Lyman Award which recognizes one outstanding Stanford faculty member for extraordinary service to the alumni community and Stanford Alumni Association programs.
Dr. Seelig earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Stanford University School of Medicine where she studied neuroplasticity. She has worked as a management consultant for Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, as a multimedia producer at Compaq Computer Corporation, and was the founder of a multimedia company called BookBrowser.
She has written 17 books and educational games. Her books include The Epicurean Laboratory and Incredible Edible Science, which focus on the chemistry of cooking, published by Scientific American; and a dozen games for children, called "Games for Your Brain," published by Chronicle Books. Her newest books, published by HarperCollins, explore the process of bringing ideas to fruition. They include What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 (2009/2019), inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity (2012), and Creativity Rules (September 2017.) -
Alicia Seiger
Managing Director, Sustainable Finance Initiative, Precourt Institute for Energy
Current Role at StanfordLecturer, Stanford Law School; Managing Director Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance; Managing Director, Precourt Institute Sustainable Finance Initiative at Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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Zachary M. Sellers, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
BioDr. Sellers is a pediatric physician-scientist and research and clinical development consultant. As a pediatric gastroenterologist and ion channel physiologist, Dr. Sellers' work in academia and pharma over the last 20 years has focused on improving the lives of individuals with complex and rare diseases through providing cutting-edge clinical care and advancing research and drug development. Dr. Sellers previously led a basic and translational research laboratory at Stanford, focused on epithelial ion transport and acid-base regulation using a variety of human and animal models. He is a firm believer in the exponential impact of team science and is adept working in multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams. He seeks out strategic partnerships and opportunities that can leverage his expertise and leadership to advance innovative therapies for areas of high unmet need and to support the development of the next generation of physician-scientists. Dr. Sellers received his BS (Animal Physiology and Neuroscience) and BA (Japanese Studies) from the University of California. San Diego, his MD and PhD (Molecular and Integrative Physiology) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was trained in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Stanford, where he was previously a faculty member and attending physician. He held multiple leadership positions at Stanford, including Associate Chief of Research in Gastroenterology, Director of the Stanford Children's Pancreas Program, Lead Gastroenterologist for the CF Program, Director of the CFTR Phenotyping and Theratyping Program, and Physician-Scientist Advisor for the Pediatrics Residency Program.
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Beth Seltzer
Senior Instructional Technologist and Project Manager, Teaching and Learning Hub
BioBeth joined Stanford in 2019. Previously, she worked as an Educational Technology Specialist at Bryn Mawr College, where she coordinated the Digital Competencies Program, and at the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked as a project manager of the Early Novels Database and on other projects.
She holds a PhD in English Literature with a Certificate in Instructional Learning and Technology from Temple University. Her interests include digital pedagogy and scholarship, career preparation for humanities students and PhDs, and the impact of emerging technology on higher education. -
Laura Selznick
Undergraduate Advising Director, Academic Advising Operations
Current Role at StanfordUndergraduate Advising Director
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Austin Sendek
Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Hourly Speaker, Stanford Center for Professional DevelopmentBioAustin Sendek is Adjunct Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. His research and teaching focuses broadly on harnessing the power of machine learning and A.I. to accelerate the design and discovery of new materials for decarbonizing the global economy. He serves as an advisor and collaborator on several initiatives at Stanford, spanning from fundamental materials science research to technology entrepreneurship mentoring. He is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aionics, Inc., a technology company dedicated to designing high performance batteries with A.I. and high performance compute (HPC)-based quantum mechanical simulation. He was included on the 2019 list of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy, and served as a Guest Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in 2019 and 2020. He holds a B.S. in Applied Physics from UC Davis and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University.
Upcoming courses:
FALL 2023: Materials Science and Engineering 331: Computational materials science at the atomic scale. Introduction to computational materials science methods at the atomistic level, with an emphasis on quantum methods. A brief history of computational approaches is presented, with deep dives into the most impactful methods: density functional theory, tight-binding, empirical potentials, and machine learning-based property prediction. Computation of optical, electronic, phonon properties. Bulk materials, interfaces, nanostructures. Molecular dynamics. Prerequisites - undergraduate quantum mechanics. Experience writing code is preferred but not required.
Select publications:
AD Sendek, B Ransom, ED Cubuk, LA Pellouchoud, J Nanda, EJ Reed. Machine learning modeling for accelerated battery materials design in the small data regime. ACS Energy Materials 12, 2200553 (2022).
AD Sendek, Q Yang, ED Cubuk, KAN Duerloo, Y Cui, EJ Reed. Holistic computational structure screening of more than 12000 candidates for solid lithium-ion conductor materials. Energy & Environmental Science 10 (1), 306-320 (2017).
AD Sendek, ED Cubuk, ER Antoniuk, G Cheon, Y Cui, EJ Reed. Machine learning-assisted discovery of solid Li-ion conducting materials. Chemistry of Materials 31 (2), 342-352 (2018).
AD Sendek, G Cheon, M Pasta, EJ Reed. Quantifying the search for solid Li-ion electrolyte materials by anion: a data-driven perspective. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (15), 8067-8079 (2020).
AD Sendek, ER Antoniuk, ED Cubuk, B Ransom, BE Francisco, J Buettner-Garrett, Y Cui, EJ Reed. Combining Superionic Conduction and Favorable Decomposition Products in the Crystalline Lithium–Boron–Sulfur System: A New Mechanism for Stabilizing Solid Li-Ion Electrolytes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (34), 37957-37966 (2020).
J Xie, AD Sendek, ED Cubuk, X Zhang, Z Lu, Y Gong, T Wu, F Shi, W Liu, EJ Reed, Y Cui. Atomic Layer Deposition of Stable LiAlF4 Lithium Ion Conductive Interfacial Layer for Stable Cathode Cycling. ACS Nano 11 (7), 7019-7027 (2017).
B Ransom, N Zhao, AD Sendek, ED Cubuk, W Chueh, EJ Reed. Two low-expansion Li-ion cathode materials with promising multi-property performance. MRS Bulletin (2021).
ED Cubuk, AD Sendek, EJ Reed. Screening billions of candidates for solid lithium-ion conductors: A transfer learning approach for small data. The Journal of Chemical Physics 150 (21), 214701 (2019). -
David Sengthay
Csws Summer Intern, Haas Center for Public Service
Undergraduate, Urban StudiesBioDavid Sengthay is a community and electoral organizer born and raised in Stockton, California. He is knowledgeable in mobilizing constituents to participate in local government through physical demonstrations and online call-to-actions. He is passionate about further investing in politics by applying his experience as a young organizer to support his community through tangible policy and spreading education and resources to empower his community.
He has experience in organizing demonstrations and protests, working for electoral campaigns, and engaging in community outreach as a youth organizer in Stockton through organizations such as Stockton Stands. He is passionate about educational equity, women's rights, reproductive wellness, racial justice, transparency in local government, and the advancement of queer BIPOC communities.
Intending to graduate in 2026 with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and a Master's in Public Policy, David Sengthay plans to return to his community in Stockton, California. He aims to run for local office after developing the necessary career experience for him to serve his community. -
Parna Sengupta
Director and Associate Vice Provost, Stanford Introductory Studies, Stanford Introductory Studies Operations
BioParna Sengupta is Associate Vice Provost and Director of Stanford Introductory Studies (SIS), under the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE).SIS curricular programs include: Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) first-year requirement; The ESF (Education as Self-fashioning) program for first-year students; SLE and ITALIC, residential program for first-year students; the Introductory Seminars program offers 230+ seminars for first- and second-year students each year; Sophomore College and Arts Intensive which offer intensive seminar courses each year for returning sophomores during the first three weeks of September.
Parna arrived at Stanford in 2008 from Carleton College, where she was an associate professor in South Asian history. Parna’s book, Pedagogy for Religion: Missionary Education and the Fashioning of Hindus and Muslims in Bengal (UC Press, 2011), reveals the centrality of missionary models of schooling on the development of modern education, an influence that resulted in the reinforcement of religion and religious identity in colonial India. Her most recent project is on the early twentieth century feminist thinker Rokeya Hossain. -
Amanda Septimus
Senior Marketing Specialist, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Staff, Stanford Office of Technology LicensingBioAmanda Septimus has been a member of the business development and marketing team at Stanford OTL since 2015. Amanda partners with OTL staff to spread awareness about technologies developed at Stanford University that are currently available for licensing.
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Prasad Setty
Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Academic Administration
BioPrasad’s expertise is in the science and practice of helping people and organizations grow and scale. As an established thought leader and seasoned executive, Prasad’s insights are derived from his experience in the corporate world, academia and advisory roles.
At Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Prasad co-teaches an MBA course on trends shaping the world of work. He serves as an independent advisor to companies including BetterUp, DataStax, and Grab on people, culture and organizational matters.
Previously, Prasad was at Google for 15 years, and founded their renowned People Analytics team in 2007. Under his leadership, Google undertook highly influential and well-known research initiatives including Project Oxygen and Project Aristotle to enable great managers and teams. Prasad expanded his role in People Operations (i.e., Google’s HR function) to also lead compensation, benefits and performance management for Google. He helped shape Google’s approach to attracting, developing and retaining talent, and worked closely with the management team and the board of directors to grow the workforce ten-fold over his tenure.
Prasad later took on a role as Vice President, Digital Work Experience in Google Workspace and focused on making the experience of digital work productive, sustainable, healthy and inclusive for the billions of users of Google Workspace products (including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Meet).
Before joining Google, Prasad was vice president of workforce analytics at Capital One. Earlier, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
He holds an MBA from the Wharton School where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar. He continues his association with Wharton, serving on the advisory board for executive education. He also has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from IIT, Chennai, India. -
Elaheh Shaghaghian, MD
Visiting Instructor, Neurosurgery
BioElaheh Shaghaghian, MD, is a Clinical Research Scholar at Stanford University's Neurosurgery Department, where she investigates the efficacy of CyberKnife Radiosurgery with an interdisciplinary team. Skilled in problem-solving, Elaheh has a fervent passion for learning and applying new medical technologies.
She earned her MD from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, focusing on advancing medical treatments through research. With experience in clinical research, data analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration, she is dedicated to leveraging technology to enhance healthcare outcomes.
