Student Profile | Stanford Engineering Student Alyson Yamada

Alyson Yamada is a woman with a unique story. Prior to attending Stanford, she was a dedicated ballet dancer. But due to an unfortunate injury that ended her dance career,
Alyson was inspired to research something that could help her injury and decided to study mechanical engineering. She is now majoring in Biomechanical Design and Engineering, an individually designed major within the School of Engineering.

Alyson recently participated in the summer China Internship Program where she focused on researching medical applications for developing countries. Through the internship she discovered she really enjoyed designing. So when she came back to Stanford in the fall she decided to combine both fields of study.

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