Research & Impact
Interdisciplinary breadth and deep expertise
Management Science & Engineering creates solutions to pressing societal problems by integrating and pushing the frontiers of operations research, economics, and organization science.
MS&E faculty, students, and alums work to advance social good, promote energy sustainability, design economic systems, improve healthcare, create flourishing organizations, improve national security, and more.
Learn about our research and impact, and see examples, below.
Research areas
Research in MS&E spans a broad intellectual spectrum, and our work often involves interdisciplinary integrations across areas of the department and Stanford as a whole.
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
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.
Student research
MS&E students generate impact through both guided and independent research projects.
Faculty awards
MS&E faculty have a storied history of research and impact. Learn how their contributions have been recognized through the years.
MS&E research & impact news
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'So many opportunities, so little time'
Prominent energy researchers, including MS&E postoctoral scholar Nico Christianson, discuss possible pathways to solving sustainable energy’s biggest puzzles at a Stanford symposium.
July 10, 2026
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Report: Electric utilities can use AI to improve service while–hopefully–meeting AI power demands
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.
June 22, 2026
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The need for American energy statecraft
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.
June 19, 2026
