Technology & Engineering
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Mapping inequality and mapping change
Calista Ordas, '25, MS '26 spent a summer developing an air quality monitor deployment tool with Rise South City in South San Francisco.
September 03, 2025
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Building connections: A summer with Nuestra Casa and the Ravenswood water system
Yulitzi worked with Nuestra Casa to improve water quality and infrastructure in East Palo Alto.
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Sparking curiosity through public service and innovation
With equal access to technology, young people will be an unstoppable force for good.
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Computers to power learning in Cape Town through Stanford Engineers for a Sustainable World.
Morgan designed a sustainable technology center in Cape Town
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Engineering and community-based project development: strategies to support cacao farmers in rural Ghana
By listening to local farmers, our student engineering team shifted focus from water filtration to sustainable fertilizer.
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First place—Safe Zone
Po and Naomi coached high school students from South Central Los Angeles in the Summer Leadership Coaching Academy.
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Tech for social good
Using technology to address social issues.
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Strategy for humanitarian aid
Monica incorporated her passions for engineering, global affairs, and public service as an intern for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Learning How to Put Equity into Practice
How equitable energy policy depends on transparency, community engagement, and accountability.
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Capable
Sophia tutored at Hope House, a residential recovery program for women, and volunteered at The Last Mile, which teaches coding skills to incarcerated individuals.
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Technology with purpose
Sean connected science and engineering undergraduates with young Stanford alumni working in social impact through Stanford4Good, a social entrepreneurship conference.
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Being an ethical technologist
Thinking critically about the ways in which technology is used.
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Empowering youth to achieve their dreams through technology
Rafael Cosman, ’15, teamed up with two other Stanford students to create CodeCamp, a four-week summer program for high school students in East Palo Alto.
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Technologists in the public sector
Consider applying your technical skills toward public service.
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Building community with CS+Social Good
In an effort to drive the tech world towards social impact, Vicki started CS+Social Good with other students.
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Reimagining a childhood dream: The journey to committing myself to service in healthcare
Jennifer advocated for a more equitable healthcare system through her fellowship with SIRUM, a tech-based nonprofit organization.
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Engaging new audiences
Interning at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Patricia found ways to translate highly technical research for a wider audience.
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Problem solving through relationship building
Centering the people and the systems that are so important to our everyday lives.
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New cybersecurity group hits the ground running
As a frosh, Pablo started Applied Cybersecurity, which hosted regular technical and policy related workshops for Stanford grad and undergrad students.