Research & Impact

Prominent energy researchers, including MS&E postoctoral scholar Nico Christianson, discuss possible pathways to solving sustainable energy’s biggest puzzles at a Stanford symposium.

Utilities can apply AI to improve operations responsibly and power systems can meet AI electricity needs, according to a report from Stanford's Bits & Watts Initiative, in which several MS&E faculty are affiliates.

Former Adjunct Professor James Ellis discusses how, in a world of rising geopolitical tension and great power competition, the United States can turn its extraordinary energy abundance into a decisive strategic advantage.

Researchers, industry leaders, faculty, and students—including MS&E faculty Vasilis Syrgkanis and Renyuan Xu, as well as multiple MS&E PhD students who presented posters—examined how AI is transforming scientific discovery and engineering.

Practitioners and researchers, including MS&E Assistant Professor Irene Lo, identify benefits and challenges of using AI to support sustainability, resilience, and social responsibility.

MS&E alum Alvin Roth (PhD '74, MS '72) won the Nobel Prize for improving how markets work. In a new book, he explores morally fraught issues through the lens of market economics.

The conference featured remarks by MS&E Professor Ramesh Johari and poster presentations by multiple MS&E students.

MS&E PhD student Aldis Elfarsdottir won the Best PhD Presentation award for her talk, titled "Corporate Carbon Accountability."

MS&E Professor Ramesh Johari is an affiliated faculty member at the Precourt Institute for Energy's new cross-campus initiative, which aims to fundamentally rethink how people and goods move across land, sea, and air.

More than 200 academic teams submitted proposals to the AI for Organizations Grand Challenge, exploring how artificial intelligence will transform teamwork and collaboration.

The new center, led by MS&E Associate Professor Melissa Valentine, will examine AI's real-world impacts on jobs, teams, and organizational performance.

The 2026 cohort of Knight-Hennessy scholars represents 31 countries and 45 graduate degree programs across Stanford University.

In a new book, former MS&E Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig argues that luck isn’t something that happens to you, but rather something you create.

Seed grants will fund 29 research teams pursuing novel research ideas across disciplines, including MS&E faculty Pamela Hinds and Madeleine Udell.

Learn how AI is shaping markets from MS&E Professor Amin Saberi and other experts.

Professor Chuck Eesley, an expert in the best ways to inspire entrepreneurship, says the key is broad global investment over a singular focus at home.