Stories

At Yale Engineering, every member of our community brings their own unique story — a distinct blend of curiosity, passions, perspectives, and aspirations that enriches our shared pursuit of innovation. Here you'll meet students who combine their love of athletics with breakthrough technology, artists who merge creative expression with engineering design, researchers who bridge seemingly disparate fields, and faculty whose diverse backgrounds inspire novel approaches to global challenges. These stories showcase how Yale Engineering embraces the unexpected intersections that spark innovation, demonstrating that groundbreaking ideas often emerge when we bring our whole selves to the task of solving tomorrow's challenges.

Designed for Her

An innovation with immediate results

Graduate "Intoxicating Optimism and Energy"

Liangbing Hu wins Ackerman Award for Teaching & Mentoring

Faculty Quantum Improvisation

Shaun Pexton '26: On qubits, jazz, and making the most of Yale

Undergraduate Following Curiosity

Elizabeth Schaefer '26: A "random class" led her to LLMs

Undergraduate Scientist, Athlete, Storyteller

Abigail Solomon '26: From soccer to nanoparticles to leading tours

Undergraduate Where Engineering Meets Design

Guggenheim, Yale Engineering team up to rethink museum experience

Undergraduate Day in the Life

Maggie Lo '27: Built to race

Undergraduate Day in the Life

Emerson Soo-Hoo '27: Marathon miles and medical devices

Undergraduate A Guitar for All

Eytan Israel '26: An innovation that strikes a chord

Undergraduate Reaching for the Stars

Ava Schwarz '27: From liquid rockets to SpaceX

Undergraduate Student Spotlight

Elijah Lee: Shark Tank success

Undergraduate Immune Mechanics

Anjelica Gonzalez: Engineering the immune system

Faculty Human-Centered Engineering

Jaehong Kim: Engineering with purpose, innovating by design

Faculty Student Spotlight

Gloria Guerrier '27: Sprinting toward breakthroughs in brain science

Undergraduate Office Hours

Getting to know Claudia Cea

Faculty Leading by Example

Ju Hyun Lee honored for empowering peers

Graduate Translating Biology

Syed Rizvi: Turning cell data into language for AI

Graduate When Robots Join the Team

Marynel Vázquez: Teaching robots to adapt to human teammates

Faculty Summer Research, Real Impact

Undergrads partner with Yale faculty on cutting-edge research

Undergraduate When the Heart Hits Home

Stuart Campbell: Engineering heart muscle, healing humans

Faculty Quantum Leap

Undergrads build a quantum bridge

Undergraduate