Presentation in H-Star, Stanford University

1. Stanford University

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3. Golden
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12. The founding of the university
The university opened on
October 1, 1891, after six
years of planning and
building.
Jane and Leland Stanford
established the university in
memory of their only son,
Leland Jr., who died of
typhoid fever at 15.
His legacy would be a great university, founded using
Stanford’s fortune from his Central Pacific Railroad company.

13. The university today
 Seven schools: Earth Sciences,
Education, Engineering, Graduate
School of Business, Humanities and
Sciences, Law, Medicine
 1,910 regular academic faculty
 6,532 undergraduate students from
around 70 countries
 11,301 graduate students from
around 100 countries
 9 independent laboratories/centers
 Several national research centers
(CASBS, NBER, SLAC, etc.)

14. The university today
 46 miles of roads
 a 49-megawatt power plant
 two separate water systems
 678 major buildings occupying
12.6 million square feet
 $3.4 billion annual budget
 $17.2 billion endowment

15. Stanford budget
 Endowment $12.6B (Aug 31, 2009)
 Total budget for 2009-10: $3.7 billion
(excluding medical center)
 Sources of funds (2009-10):
 30% sponsored research
 22% endowment income
 2% other investment income
 17% student income
 13% health care services income
 6% expendable gifts
 10% other income

16. Stanford faculty awards
 16 Nobel Prize winners (26 since founding)
 4 Pulitzer Prize winners
 23 MacArthur Fellowships
 19 National Medals of Science
 2 National Medals of Technology
 251 members of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences
 135 members of the National Academy of
Sciences
 88 members of the National Academy of
Engineering
 30 members of the National Academy of
Education
 45 American Philosophical Society members
 7 Wolf Foundation Prize winners
 6 winners of the Koret Foundation Prize
 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom winners

17. Computing at Stanford
 1969: Stanford received the world’s
first computer data transfer.

18. Computing at Stanford
 1969: Stanford received the world’s
first computer data transfer.
TODAY:
 SUNet includes more than 150,000
computers with assigned Internet
protocol address
 About 6 terabytes of data per day
flow between Stanford and the
Internet
 About 38,000 email accounts
 Allmost 1m incoming emails a day

19. Computing at Stanford
 1969: Stanford received the world’s
first computer data transfer.
TODAY:
 SUNet includes more than 150,000
computers with assigned Internet
protocol address
 About 6 terabytes of data per day
flow between Stanford and the
Internet
 About 38,000 email accounts
 Allmost 1m incoming emails a day

20. Stanford research
 Over 4,400 externally sponsored
research projects
 2009-10 budget for sponsored
research support at $1.13 billion
 79% from government sources
 About $217 million a year from
corporations, foundations and
individuals
 Over 4,000 graduate students
(and many undergraduates) are
involved in sponsored research
at the university

21. Stanford discoveries
1951. Varian klystron tube 1981. Heart/lung transplant 1984. RISC chip Music synthesizer
 Synthesis of biologically active  First human heart transplant in the
DNA in a test tube USA
 Construction of a recombinant DNA  First heart/lung transplant
molecule containing DNA from two  Invention of RISC chip
different species
 Discovery of REM sleep
 Discoveries that led to magnetic
 Invention of the IQ test
resonance imaging
 Invention of the global positioning
 Invention of the klystron tube, a system (GPS)
high frequency amplifier for
generating microwaves  Invention of the musical synthesizer
widely used in electronic
 Construction of the first 6-million-
volt accelerator for cancer instruments
treatment  Invention of DSL
 Invention of the laser  Invention of Google search engine

22. Technology licenses
Stanford’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) brings
technology created at Stanford to market.
 In 2008-09, Stanford received just over $65M in gross
royalty revenue from 517 technologies.
 39 of the inventions generated $100,000 or more in
royalties.
 Three inventions generated $1M or more.
 OTL concluded 77 new licenses in 2008-09.
 OTL evaluated about 400 new invention disclosures
that year.

23. Stanford spin-offs
Over 2000 companies started by faculty, students and alumni
Abrizio MIPS Technologies, Inc.
ASK Computer Systems Octel Communications Corp.
Cisco Systems, Inc. ONI Systems
eBay Pure Software, Inc.
E-Trade Rambus, Inc.
Excite, Inc. Rational Software
Google Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Sun Microsystems
IDEO Tandem Computers, Inc.
Intuit, Inc. Tensillica
Junglee Trilogy
Learning Company Varian Associates, Inc.
Mathworks Yahoo! Inc.

24. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce

25. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network

26. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders

27. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies

28. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs

29. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)

30. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)

31. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure

32. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes

33. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”

34. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start

35. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research

36. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research

37. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research
‣ A highly fluid workforce

38. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research
‣ A highly fluid workforce
‣ You can change employer without having to move your home

39. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research
‣ A highly fluid workforce
‣ You can change employer without having to move your home
‣ Anyone can play

40. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research
‣ A highly fluid workforce
‣ You can change employer without having to move your home
‣ Anyone can play
‣ Admittance and acceptance are based entirely on your ideas and abilities

41. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research
‣ A highly fluid workforce
‣ You can change employer without having to move your home
‣ Anyone can play
‣ Admittance and acceptance are based entirely on your ideas and abilities
‣ You are only as good as your latest idea

42. Silicon Valley: the secret sauce
‣ Geographically concentrated, very active human network
‣ Researchers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, funders
‣ High density of some very big technology companies
‣ Powerful, wealthy university (Stanford) with a culture of involvement with
industry and of entrepreneurial spinoffs
‣ Nearby world class, large state university (Cal Berkeley)
‣ Good local supply of skilled employees (San Jose State University)
‣ Culture of risk taking and acceptance of failure
‣ The world sees Silicon Valley as a location of great successes
‣ Here we know it is a location of a great many “failures”
‣ Easy access to “free” advice and assistance at the start
‣ Massive amounts of government funding for basic research
‣ Large amount of private funding to exploit the research
‣ A highly fluid workforce
‣ You can change employer without having to move your home
‣ Anyone can play
‣ Admittance and acceptance are based entirely on your ideas and abilities
‣ You are only as good as your latest idea
‣ Attractive place to live, good climate, tolerant and accepting culture

43. Spin-off activity

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52. Stanford research park
 Created in 1951
 Today has over 150 companies
in electronics, software,
biotechnology, and other high
tech fields
 162 buildings occupying 10
million square feet
 About 23,000 employees
1952. David Packard, William Hewlett
and Dean Frederick Terman

53. The Visionary: Frederick
Emmons Terman (1900–1982)
• 1927 appointed assistant professor of electrical engineering at Stanford
• 1930 promoted to associate professor
• 1937 became professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department
• During World War II, Terman was called upon by Vannevar Bush to head a major
defense research project at Harvard University, developing radar countermeasures
• 1946 returned to Stanford as Dean of Engineering
• 1955 became provost
• 1958 became Vice President of Stanford
“I encouraged our new, young faculty
members to get out and get acquainted
with local industry and with the people
in it who were doing interesting and
creative things. Likewise, I encouraged
industry to know their university by
getting acquainted with what was going
on at Stanford as it related to their own
technical interests, and to make the
acquaintance of those university
people who had similar interests.”

54. Living in California

55. Living in California
Stanford

56. Living in California
Stanford

57. Where
we live

58. San Francisco – an hour away

59. Outside the City – places to visit

60. Carmel and the Pacific Coast

61. Outdoors activities

62. Where we work

63. devlin@stanford.edu
Presentation available at
http://www.stanford.edu/~kdevlin/Presentations