Research & Impact
MS&E’s mission is to advance the design, management, operation, and interaction of technological, economic, and social systems through education and research.
Through this mission, we work to advance social good, promote energy sustainability, design economic systems, improve healthcare, create flourishing organizations, improve national security, and more.
The bold research and work by our faculty and students impacts academia, Silicon Valley, and beyond.
MS&E labs, centers & groups
Our hands-on labs, centers, and groups showcase the powerful impact of MS&E's research. They investigate pressing issues in criminal justice, analyze what constitutes a good decision, engineer how healthcare and computational algorithms can change the world, and more.
Seminar schedules

Senior projects
As a culmination of the major, MS&E’s senior project course offers undergraduates a “learn-by-doing” experience. Student teams select and define a problem with a sponsor organization, then design, test, analyze, and present recommendations to the sponsor using their cumulative MS&E education.
Stories & Voices
Learn about the MS&E experience in the words of our faculty, students and alumni. Through podcasts, video interviews, and written stories, they share their journeys, research and impact.
MS&E News
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Bright minds and big ideas: Meet SHP’s 2025 Summer Fellows
Meet the 2025 cohort of students—including MS&E senior Kaz Dean Melzer—spending their summer as Stanford Health Policy Undergraduate Research Fellows.
July 02, 2025
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Five Stanford energy fellows open next chapter in research careers
Five Fellows—including Cong Chen, who was co-advised by MS&E Professor Itai Ashlagi—share how their research advanced sustainable energy, and where they are headed next.
June 30, 2025