A believer in the power of design to change the world, McKim’s philosophy of “visual thinking” and his unique creative methods echo in Stanford’s design program today.
Awarded the National Medal of Science, Roger Shepard, professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford, introduced techniques for quantifying mental processes.
Known for his theoretical and experimental research into the physics of materials solidification, Tiller investigated the relationships between the crystallization process and the resulting material structures and their physical properties.
The Stanford immunologist’s research on how our immune cells recognize pathogens – and what happens when this process goes wrong – paved the way to modern immunology.
Rohlen’s career spanned the intersection of research, teaching, and policy, and he was a foundational figure in the formation of multiple programs and research centers at Stanford.
Aydin was a field geologist who loved nothing more than leading teams of researchers and students into remote locations – the Valley of Fire, Point Reyes, Zion National Park, a Hawaiian volcano, Sicily – to study prehistoric rock formations.
Baylor, former chair of the Department of Neurobiology, gained international recognition for discovering the electrical language used by the retina to translate light from the outside world into signals that the brain reads.
Strober, a professor and former chief of immunology and rheumatology, found a way for transplant recipients to reduce or abandon immunosuppressive drugs yet avoid organ rejection.
Using the data-crunching power of supercomputers, Reed (left) transformed his expertise in physics and artificial intelligence into a place at the forefront of a promising new field.
