Management Science and Engineering News
Stanford engineers among recipients of Precourt Institute and TomKat Center $2.1 million grants
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Grants will fund groundbreaking energy research
Conquering Complexity With Simple Rules
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Stanford Engineering Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt and her co-author offer a better way to make decisions.
Estimated social cost of climate change not accurate, Stanford scientists say
Monday, January 12, 2015
The social cost of carbon dioxide emissions may not be $37 per ton, as estimated by a recent U.S. government study, but $220 per ton.
Stanford faculty awarded seed grants for innovative energy research
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Stanford's Precourt Institute, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and TomKat Center have awarded eight seed grants to Stanford faculty for early-stage energy research.
Stanford Professor Ron Howard shares honors for pioneering ‘decision analysis’
Friday, October 31, 2014
The Society for Decision Professionals has named a new award for Howard and a colleague at Harvard who jointly developed this engineering-based approach to making complex choices.
Stanford's GCEP awards $10.5 million for research on renewable energy
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Stanford scientists and an international research group receive funding to advance solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy.
Stanford engineer helps curb disease and guard against bioterrorism
Monday, August 11, 2014
Professor Margaret Brandeau applies the decision-making principles of management science and engineering to save lives.
Engineer’s analysis helps shape decisions from government to business
Friday, August 1, 2014
Professor Warren Hausman and his colleagues show that streamlining rules and regulations can be a more effective way to improve competitiveness than making costly investments in infrastructure to speed the flow of goods.
Stanford Engineering Hero Kenneth Arrow helped pioneer operations research
Friday, March 28, 2014
Nobel Prize-winning economist launched a discipline that is now part of Management Sciences and Engineering.
Stanford offers online creativity course featuring Warner Music Group artists
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Innovative online course connects participants around the world to build creative problem-solving skills through the lens of music.
Michael May, professor emeritus, honored with Joseph A. Burton Forum Award
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
American Physical Society honors professor emeritus of economic systems and operations research for contributions to technical and policy issues pertaining to nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, energy and environmental impact.
New Stanford center blends engineering with finance for better risk modeling
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Faculty to use data analytics to provide faster, more accurate risk modeling that could help prevent future financial meltdowns.
Stanford student of engineering and law influences Dodd-Frank law
Monday, January 6, 2014
Student’s analysis helps SEC solve a difficult problem with Wall Street reform law.
Letter from the Dean
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Stanford engineers have always tackled the biggest challenges, and the past academic year was no exception.
Stanford Engineering Year in Review
Monday, December 16, 2013
Stanford engineers are driven to change the world, and 2013 was no exception. Stanford Engineering faculty and students blazed new trails in energy, nanotechnology, bioengineering, education and many other fields.
MS&E 273: Turning Stanford students into entrepreneurs
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Stanford Engineering's Technology Venture Formation class helps students convert ideas into businesses.
Stanford School of Engineering names new engineering heroes
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
A Nobel Prize winner, Google's founders, the first American woman in space and others honored for their contributions to technology and society.
Innovative founders give tech start-ups an edge, Stanford research shows
Monday, December 2, 2013
A Stanford study highlights the critical importance of strong technical skills in launching tech ventures, casting doubt on the conventional wisdom that a founding team with diverse business skills is the best approach.
Stanford Engineering Hero William J. Perry looks ahead to North American energy independence and back at a career In national defense
Friday, November 22, 2013
A professor emeritus of Management Science and Engineering, Perry has advised presidents, served as Secretary of Defense and dismantled nuclear weapons
Stanford faculty awarded $2.2 million for innovative energy research
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Stanford's Precourt Institute, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and TomKat Center have awarded 11 seed grants to Stanford faculty for early-stage energy research.
New Stanford Program Brings Innovative Engineering Ideas to Life
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Accel Innovation Scholars program allows engineering doctoral candidates to explore entrepreneurship and gain the knowledge, skills and mindset to bring breakthrough ideas to the world.
One of the greatest nuclear nonproliferation stories never told
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Management Science & Engineering Professor (Research) Siegfried Hecker explains how he and others worked with engineers and nuclear scientists from the United States, Russia and Kazakhstan to clean up a dangerous abandoned Soviet nuclear test site.
Stanford Engineering's Mark Appel is No. 1 Major League Baseball Draft Pick
Friday, June 7, 2013
Appel, an All-American pitcher, heads to the Houston Astros.
New Stanford Nanoscavengers Could Usher In Next Generation Water Purification
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
New synthetic nanoparticle could disinfect, depollute, and desalinate contaminated water and then get removed magnetically.
DARPA Grant Will Help Stanford Dig Deep into the Big Data in Social Networks
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Backed by a $5.6 million grant from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an interdisciplinary team at Stanford is embarking on a four-year project to better understand and model complex communication patterns in social networks in real time.
