The Best Job in the World

Abstract

I often tell people I have the best job in the world. But more precisely, I have two of the best jobs in the world: being a mom and being a professor.  How I ended up where I am today, with both of these jobs, is a story of accepting opportunities and overcoming challenges.

About the Author

Education and Professional Career

1987:

BS Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA

1992:

PhD Chemistry, Stanford University, CA

1992–1993:

Postdoctoral Fellow, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ

1994–1998:

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, New York University, NY

1998–2002:

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

2002–2005:

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

2005–present:

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

2012–present:

Jagdeep and Roshni Singh Professor, Stanford University

2015–2016:

Department Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

2016–present:

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, School of Engineering

Honors and Awards (Selected)

2018:

ACS Award in Surface Chemistry

2013:

Bert and Candace Forbes University Fellow in Undergraduate Education

2013:

Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

2013:

Stanford University Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research

2006:

Fellow of the American Vacuum Society (AVS)

2006:

Tau Beta Pi Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

2001:

Coblentz Award for Molecular Spectroscopy, Coblentz Society

2000:

Peter Mark Memorial Award of the American Vacuum Society

1998–2003:

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

1998:

Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar

1997–2000:

Beckman Young Investigator Award

1995–2000:

National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Stacey is active in research on understanding and controlling surface and interfacial chemistry and applying this knowledge to problems in semiconductor processing, nanoelectronics, and sustainable energy. She holds courtesy faculty appointments in the Departments of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.