Stanford School of Engineering

William Chueh in a blue lab coat and glasses smiles while standing among equipment in a lab.

‘Necessity can drive innovation’

Profile

AI is contributing to a rising demand for electricity – a pressing sustainability challenge. Professor Will Chueh says it can also be part of the solution, by accelerating advances and deployment in energy technologies.
Illustration of a person holding a magnifying glass to examine profile cards, while hands hold up more candidate profiles to review.

AI hiring tools show racial bias

Research

For many job postings, AI screening tools recommend white candidates at higher rates than Black and Asian candidates, new research shows.
Connor Herson sits on a rocky surface, adjusting their climbing shoe and harness, with climbing ropes visible nearby.

Elite climber eyes his next peak

Feature

Connor Herson, a coterminal master’s student in electrical engineering, has earned global recognition for scaling the world’s most challenging rock walls.