Stanford University

Aerospace Engineering is an engineering discipline which is primarily concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It was earlier known as aeronautical engineering, but as flight technology advanced to include outer space vehicles, the broader term “aerospace engineering” has come into common use. Flight vehicle components are subjected to adverse conditions such as those caused by changes in the atmospheric pressure and temperature.

Aerospace engineering addresses the integration of all components that constitute an aerospace vehicle and its lifecycle. Stanford’s aerospace engineering department is one of the renowned departments in the world with six Guggenheim medal recipients. Stanford School of Engineering has churned out 11 percent of USA's Ph.D. graduates in aeronautics and astronautics.

The department offers

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Aeronautics and Astronautics

Master of Science (MS) without a thesis in Aeronautics and Astronautic

Degree of Engineer, Post MS Program which requires an additional year of study beyond the master's degree and includes a research thesis and a Ph.D. program.

Aeronautics & Astronautics Department ranked 1st in the US according to the US News.

Areas of Expertise:

Computational Structural Dynamics

Guidance, Navigation & Control, (inc GPS & Aerosp. Robotics)

Spaceflight Dynamics

Acoustics and Aeroacoustics

Spacecraft Formation - Flying and Spacecraft Design

Meteor Scatters

Extreme Environment Electronics

Radar Reflections

Composite Materials, Smart Materials and Smart Structures

Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity and Aircraft Design

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Propulsion, and Turbulence

Autonomy

List of Labs:

Space and Systems Development Laboratory

Xiaolin Zheng Rese; Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL)

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

Space Environment and Satellite Systems (SESS) Laboratory

Aerospace Robotics Laboratory (ARL)

Unsteady Flow Physics and Aeroacoustics Laboratory

Multi-robot Systems Lab

Aero Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Farhat Research Group (FRG)

EXtreme Environment Microsystems (XLab)

Aerospace Computing Lab (ACL)

Space Rendezvous Laboratory (SLAB)

Aircraft Aerodynamics and Design Group (AADG)

Aerospace Design Laboratory (ADL)

Stanford Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence; GPS Laboratory

Structures and Composites Laboratory

Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory (SISL)

Flow Physics and Aeroacoustics Laboratory

Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field which relies on the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, practical and economically viable products. It also employs knowledge and expertise from a number of pure and applied sciences field. Bioengineering attempts to either mimic biological systems to create products or modify and control biological systems so that they may perform better. It finds its application in modern medicine and other real-world problems. Stanford’s Department of Bioengineering is committed to advancing bioengineering as a fundamental discipline of engineering.
The department offers:

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Bioengineering

MD Scholarly Concentration in Bioengineering

MS/MBA Program (an MBA at the Graduate School of Business and an MS in Bioengineering.)

MD/PhD in Bioengineering

JD/MS/PhD Program

JD degree combined with an MS degree in Bioengineering

JD combined with a PhD in Bioengineering

Master of Science in Bioengineering

Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that utilizes principles of pure and applied sciences in order to efficiently transform energy and materials. In other words, we can say that chemical engineering uses chemistry and engineering to turn raw products into usable products like medicine, petrochemicals, and plastics. This discipline also provides an unparalleled opportunity in the field of research. It finds its application in a wide range of industries such as chemical, oil, energy, pharmaceuticals, electronic device fabrication, and biotechnology.

The department offers:

Chemical Engineering Undergraduate program (CHEME - BS, BSH, or MIN)

Coterminal Bachelor’s

Master’s programs in Chemical Engineering

The department offers a part-time HCP (Honors Cooperative Program) in Chemical Engineering which is available completely online and is offered only to external applicants. 

Areas of Expertise:

Biotechnology

Computational Materials Science

Catalysis

Transport Processes

Polymer Science

Colloid science

Surface Reactivity

Bioinformatics

Organic Electronics

Energy Science

List of Labs:

Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion (CNEEC)

Center for Interface Science and Catalysis (SUNCAT)

TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy

Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP)

The Civil and Environment Engineering Department of the university works with the aim to advance education and research in the engineering of built and natural environments while keeping in mind the larger goal of long-term sustainability. The university uses technologies from various disciplines like Materials Science, Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Computing and so on to understand how can constructions for housing, transportation, hydraulic and energy systems, etc., be built in the best manner possible.

The department offers undergraduate programmes in:

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Honors programme

VPUE Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Coterminal Master's

Master of Science (MS) in Civil and Environmental Engineering Atmosphere and Energy Environmental Engineering Structural Engineering and Geomechanics Sustainable Design & Construction

Atmosphere and Energy

Environmental Engineering

Structural Engineering and Geomechanics

Sustainable Design & Construction

Master of Science in Engineering

Coterminal MS Program (either MS/CEE or MS/Engineering)

Doctoral programmes in Civil Engineering. 

Areas of Expertise:

Environmental Engineering and Science

Structural Engineering and Geomechanics

Atmosphere/Energy

Sustainable Design Construction

Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology

List of Labs (Civil):

Stanford Construction Institute

Global Projects Center (GPC)

Project-Based Learning Laboratory (PBL)

National Performance of Dams Project (NPDP)

Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE)

Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness (CSDGC)

John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center

The Bob and Norma Street Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Blume Center: Earthquake Engineering Affiliates

The Stanford Sustainable Systems Lab (S3L)

Environmental Informatics Group

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Codiga Resources Recovery Center (CR2C)

Environmental Engineering and Science Lab (EESL)

Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects (CRGP)

Re-inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt)

Computer science is a discipline which studies theory of computation and the practice of designing software systems. As a discipline, it spans a range of topics from theoretical studies of algorithms and the limits of computation to the practical issues of implementing computing systems in hardware and software. 

Stanford University’s computer science department is a part of the school of engineering. Founded in 1965, the department of computer science is a center for research and education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Its main educational goal is to prepare students for research and teaching careers either in universities or in the industry.

The department offers degrees such as:

 Bachelor or Science

Master of Science Artificial Intelligence Biocomputation Computer and Network Security Human-Computer Interaction Information Management and Analytics Mobile and Internet Computing Real-World Computing Software Theory Systems Theoretical Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence

Biocomputation

Computer and Network Security

Human-Computer Interaction

Information Management and Analytics

Mobile and Internet Computing

Real-World Computing

Software Theory

Systems

Theoretical Computer Science

Honors Co-op Program

Joint CS MS/Law Degree

Joint CS MS/MBA Degree

Doctor of philosophy along with Joint CS MS/Law Degree

Joint CS MS/MBA Degree

Joint CS PhD/Law

Areas of Expertise:

Networks

Robotics

Artificial Intelligence

Biocomputation

Computer Security and Cryptography

Geometric Computing

Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing

Computational Linguistics & Speech

Computer Architecture & VLSI

Computer Vision

Computer Graphics & Visualization

Formal Methods and Tools

Operating Systems & Distributed Systems

Machine Learning

Programming Systems & Language Human-Computer Interaction

Data Science

Algorithms & Combinatorial Optimization

Database Systems

Theory of Computation

List of Labs:

Brains in Silicon

Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL)

Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)

Security Lab

Open Networking Research Center

Computer Graphics Laboratory

Electrical engineering is a core engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. Principles of this discipline find their applications in a wide range of industries. 
The Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford is the largest department within the school of engineering, with 62 active faculty and more than 1,000 Ph.D., MS and BS students. Out of these 62 active faculties, 24 are affiliated with other departments including computer science, statistics, materials science & engineering, aeronautics, earth sciences, and radiology.

The programs offered by the university include:

Bachelor of Science with a major in Electrical Engineering

Full-Time Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

Coterminal Master’s and Bachelor’s Program

Joint EE MS/MBA

JD/EE MS programs

Areas of Expertise:

Graphics, HCI, Computer Vision, Photography

Environmental and Remote Sensing: Sensor nets Radar systems Space

Sensor nets

Radar systems

Space

Control, Learning, and Optimization

Communication Systems: Wireless Optical Wireline

Wireless

Optical

Wireline

Integrated Circuit design: MEMs Sensors Analog RF

MEMs

Sensors

Analog

RF

Nano, Quantum Science and Engineering; Electronic, Photonic and Magnetic Devices

Fields and Waves

Energy: Solar cells Smart grid Load control

Solar cells

Smart grid

Load control

Network Systems and Science: Next-gen internet Wireless networks

Next-gen internet

Wireless networks

Biomedical Devices and Bioimaging

Information Theory and Coding: Image and data compression Denoising

Image and data compression

Denoising

Systems Hardware: Architecture VLSI Embedded systems

Architecture

VLSI

Embedded systems

Systems Software: OS Compilers Languages

OS

Compilers

Languages

Nanofabrication Science and Technology

Web Applications, Data Management, Security/Privacy

List of Labs:

Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF)

Nonvolatile Memory Technology Research Initiative (MNTRI)

US-Asia Technology Management Center (US-ATMC)

Stanford Photonics Research Center (SPRC)

Stanford Center for Societal Networks Information Systems Laboratory (ISL)

Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory (MRSRL)

Stanford Data Science Initiative

Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory (ELG)

Integrated Circuits Laboratory (ICL)

Pervasive Parallelism Lab (PPL)

Stanford SystemX Alliance

Stanford Experimental Data Center Lab Affiliates Program

Nano-Photonics Laboratory

Stanford Center for Image Systems Engineering (SCIEN)

Stanford Computer Forum Affiliates Program

Stanford Compression Forum

Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory

The Department of Management Science and Engineering leads at the interface of engineering, business, and public policy. This department was formed after the merging of the three existing departments of operations research, engineering management, and engineering-economic systems. Stanford’s Management Science and Engineering Department is one of the most respected management science and engineering departments in the world. The department’s mission is to advance design, management, operation and interaction of technological, economic and social systems through education and research.

The department provides undergraduate programs in:

Management Science and Engineering with majors and minors, coterminal BA/BS and MS programme,

MS in Management Science and Engineering  Financial Analytics Operations and Analytics Technology and Engineering Management Computational Social Science Decision Analysis and Risk Analysis Energy and Environment Health Systems Modeling

Financial Analytics

Operations and Analytics

Technology and Engineering Management

Computational Social Science

Decision Analysis and Risk Analysis

Energy and Environment

Health Systems Modeling

PhD in Management Science and Engineering

PhD minor in Management Science and Engineering

HCP (Part-Time MS) Management Science and Engineering

Dual and Joint  MS Degree programmes.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford provides a core curriculum in materials science and engineering fundamentals and leading-edge independent research. The open, flexible environment coupled with the breadth of materials-related research at Stanford and the Bay Area leads to a fantastic array of materials research opportunities. It is one of the department’s top priorities to keep on attracting the best and brightest students from around the world.

The department offers an undergraduate program in MSE with majors and minors, coterminal master’s. The department’s undergraduate program ranked in the top five of U.S. News and World Report's annual comparison of U.S. materials engineering programs. The graduate programs offered by the department are Materials of Science (MS) in MSE, Engineer degree in MSE, Ph.D. in MSE.

Areas of Expertise:

Mechanical Properties of Materials

Polymeric, Macromolecular, and Biomaterials

Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials

Materials Characterization

Nano-materials

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s core mission is to address the most pressing needs of human society, with a particular emphasis on the fields of energy, transportation, and health. Faculty members in Stanford’s Department of Mechanical Engineering work in five major research groups that reflect the department’s focus and methodologies. Much of the department’s research is multidisciplinary. The department traces its origin to the founding of Stanford University as a school that was both academically rigorous and practically oriented aspiring to produce cultured and useful citizens.

The department provides an undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering with majors and minors, Coterminal Master’s programs, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Part-time MS program, Engineer degree - Post MS Program, a doctoral program in Mechanical Engineering.

Areas of Expertise:

Solid Mechanics, and Materials Science

Design

Thermal Sciences

Nanoscale Sciences

Biomechanics

Fluid Mechanics

Manufacturing

List of Labs:

Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory (BDML)

Computational Biomechanics Laboratory

Chaudhuri Lab for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Internal Combustion Engine Lab

Alex Tung Memorial Assistive Technology Laboratory at Stanford; d'Arbeloff Undergraduate Research and Teaching Lab

Center for Design Research (CDR)

Design Research Laboratory

designX Lab

Flow Physics and Computational Engineering (FPCE) Group

Bio-inspired Research and Design (BIRD) Lab/Lentink lab

Center for Turbulence Research

Heat Transfer and Turbulence Mechanics Lab (HTTM)

Tang Lab for Microfluidics, Soft Matter and Bioengineering

Fuel Cells Consortium

Heterogeneous Combustion Lab

Advanced Energy Systems Lab

The Loft; Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL)

SHAPE Lab

Biomotion Research Group (BRG)

Nanomaterials Synthesis Lab

Advanced Laser Diagnostics and Shock Tube Lab

Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC)

NanoHeat Lab

Reiner H. Dauskardt Research Group

Dynamic Design Lab (DDL)

Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school)

NanoEnergy Lab

Engine Research Lab

Mechanical Testing Lab

Innovation Acceleration Lab

OtoBiomechanics Group at Stanford

Thermal & Fluid Sciences Affiliates (TFSA)

Microscale Thermal and Mechanical Characterization Lab (MTMC)

Collaborative Haptics And Robotics in Medicine (CHARM) Laboratory

Manufacturing Modeling Lab (MML)

IRIS Design Lab: Interdisciplinary Research in Sustainable Design

Micro Structures and Sensors Lab

Plasma Physics Lab

NeuroMuscular Biomechanics Laboratory

Microfluidics Lab

Stanford Microsystems Laboratory

BioMotion Research Laboratory

Rapid Prototyping Laboratory (RPL)

Advanced Propulsion Lab

Spray Combustion Lab

Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab (VAIL)

Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Engineering (UQLAB)

Mechanical Engineering Design Group

High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory (HTGL)

Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program

Smart Product Design Laboratory (SPDL)

Product Realization Laboratory

Soft Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory (STBL)

The ME310 Design Team Development Loft

Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS)

Designing Education Lab (DEL)

The Department of Chemistry focuses on the following areas of research -

Organic Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Theoretical Chemistry

Chemistry-Biology Interface

Materials Chemistry

Catalysis

The programs offered by the department are the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Coterminal Master’s program, and doctoral program in Chemistry.

The Physics Department at the university under the School of Humanities and Sciences provides  Physics majors and minors, Astronomy minors, and other concentrations, and a Ph.D. destination program. 

The Department of Biology offers:

BS in Biology

Coterminal Master’s program

Ph.D. program in Biology

The research areas of the department include

Behavior

Biochemistry

Biophysics

Cell Biology

Computational Biology

Conservation Biology

Developmental Biology

Ecology, Evolution

Genetics

Marine Biology

Microbiology

Molecular Biology

Neurobiology

Physiology

Plant Biology

Population Biology

The Department of Mathematics provides undergraduate majors and minors in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Mathematics. 

List of Labs: Precourt Institute for Energy