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Research & Impact

Ellen Kuhl’s lab in the HIVE
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Students and faculty at the Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering (ICME) conduct groundbreaking research using advanced mathematical and computing capabilities to better understand and address complex problems.

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Diverse Research

ICME students participate in a wide array of interdisciplinary research led by faculty from 20 departments both in and outside the School of Engineering.

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A Center of Collaboration

ICME Affiliated Faculty represent all nine Engineering departments and work with ICME students in fluid dynamics, design, molecular dynamics, ocean flows, groundwater simulation, graph theory and network algorithms, graphics, parallel programming, and many other engineering problems.

The Stanford Research Computing Center (SRCC). Located at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

State-of-the-Art Access

From the HANA Immersive Visualization Environment to diverse HPC infrastructure, ICME offers access to advanced technologies and resources for innovation.

Student Research

Diverse and Interdisciplinary

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ICME PhD & MS students’ research is diverse and interdisciplinary ranging from bioinformatics, geosciences, computational finance, and more.

Read about ICME student experiences on our Student Research page, or student presentations at the ICME Research Symposium.

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Project Based Research

Multidisciplinary teams of graduate students from across campus work with Stanford faculty mentors on impactful research. 

Industry Collaboration

Integral to faculty & student research, collaboration with corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations foster valuable insights on opportunities, problems, and solutions with real-world impact.

Affiliate Program

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Fostering Powerful Connections

As an interdisciplinary institute, collaboration among students, alumni, faculty, and industry are central to all that we do, including research.

Discover ways that you can get involved in the community and innovate with ICME.