Fellowship Awarded:
Faculty Mentor:
Grace Gao
Diversifying engineering isn’t just about inclusivity; it fuels creativity and innovation. This belief led me to volunteer with, and eventually co-lead, Stanford’s Engineering Students for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. I'm deeply proud of our initiatives, from equipping faculty with resources to integrate JEDI topics into classrooms to organizing events like Sharing Stories that build community empathy. Our outreach to first-generation college-bound high school students, is particularly special, and seeing their determination is truly inspiring. Working alongside colleagues at Stanford who are passionate about JEDI has been absolutely remarkable and reaffirms my hope for a brighter, more diverse future in engineering.