Stanford Photonics Research Center
The School of Engineering embarks on a bold five-year plan to build upon its already established photonics effort – the creation of the Stanford Photonics Research Center – a move that could establish the university as the leading photonics center in the world.Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), a program piloted by the Electrical Engineering Department in 1999, is expanded to the Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering departments. The highly successful summer program gives undergraduate engineering students an opportunity to work with members of the faculty and their research groups on advanced research topics.

Wellspring of Innovation
Stanford introduced a Web site named Wellspring of Innovation, which celebrates the university’s spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. The site provides a searchable database of all Stanford-affiliated individuals who have founded companies.

Nanotechnology Symposium
Eager to learn the latest in nanotechnology research and exploration, several hundred corporations, venture capitalists, engineering and science faculty, and alumni converge on the Stanford campus for the first Nanotechnology Symposium to discover how engineers and scientists are exploring the challenges of nanotechnology - technology based on the tiniest of molecular structures.

Games, Gadgets, and GizmosMore than 700 children and
their parents pack the SEQ Teaching Center and Packard
Plaza for Stanford's first-ever science and engineering fair
for kids during Reunion Weekend 2001. The festivities
included interactive displays and classes with faculty
and students.

New ME Building
Construction nears completion on the new Mechanical Engineering Laboratory located on Panama Mall between Terman Engineering Center and Tresidder Memorial Union.