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Michael Ryan

Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, admitted Autumn 2025

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Mail Code: 9025
mryan0@stanford.edu

Owen Garner Ryan

Masters Student in Electrical Engineering, admitted Autumn 2022

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Mail Code: 9505
owenr@stanford.edu

Mark Ryder

Basic Life Research Scientist

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Mail Code: 5444
mryder@stanford.edu

Leonid Ryzhik

Professor of Mathematics

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Mail Code: 2125
ryzhik@math.stanford.edu

BioIn 2012, I designed my own Masters by completing 12 projects in 12 months. I called it The Leap Year Project and my experiences culminated with staging my graduation at a local TEDx and publishing a book of stories focused on the power of learning through risk. I later launched Experience Institute, an organization helping college students and career professionals learn and grow through real-world experiences.

In 2015, I was inducted into Forbes 30 Under 30 in the field of education. And in 2017, I joined the team at Stanford’s d.school as a Lecturer in Design, helping students reimagine their learning through experience.