Nik Marda and Leya Elias are among the Americans selected for the award, which provides support for college juniors interested in public service careers.
Mechanical engineering PhD student Deepak Krishnamurthy is among the 22 early-career scientists selected for the third Schmidt Science Fellows cohort of postdoctoral fellows.
Senior Riya Verma is the first Stanford student to win the prestigious Michel David-Weill Scholarship, which supports two years of graduate study at Sciences Po in Paris, France.
Hanrahan splits the prize with one-time mentor and Pixar colleague Ed Catmull. The pair’s work continues to transform film, video games, virtual reality and more.
Stanford School of Engineering faculty members Stacey Bent, Kenneth Goodson and Fei-Fei Li have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions accorded engineers.
Stanford mathematics Professor Yakov “Yasha” Eliashberg is a recipient of the 2020 Wolf Prize in Mathematics. Along with the Fields Medal and Abel Prize, the Wolf Prize is considered one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics.
Senior Erica Scott and coterminal student Mustafa Fattah have been named Marshall Scholars and will use the scholarship to pursue graduate degrees in the United Kingdom.
