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At the Forefront

With more than $165 million annually in external research funding, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is at the forefront of research in information technology, biotechnology and a full spectrum of engineering disciplines. The Viterbi School is second in the nation in research funding per faculty member, and consistently ranks in the top ten according to the U.S. News and World Report rankings.

The Viterbi School is home to two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers (the Integrated Media Systems Center and the Biomimetic Engineering Center), as well as the first University Center of Excellence selected by the Department of Homeland Security (CREATE -- the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events).  USC is also home to the world-famous Information Sciences Institute and the Alfred Mann Institute for biotechnology.  

Our highly interdisciplinary research environment has enabled faculty to respond to emerging needs for research in such diverse areas as robotics, software engineering,  vision sciences and photonics. The Viterbi School actively encourages technology transfer and commercialization through industrial partnerships.  

Please click on the links to view Viterbi School individual research centers and departments.

For more information on research capabilities, collaboration and industrial partnership opportunities at USC, contact Angus McColl, Executive Director Corporate and Foundation Relations


Astani Department Undergrad a Role Model in ASEE Magazine
Astani Department Undergrad a Role Model in ASEE Magazine
September 17, 2009
Kristen Scudder is profiled and video-interviewed in the American Society For Engineering Education online and print publication eGFI, aimed at encouraging K-12 students to consider engineering as a career.
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Astani Department Chair Addresses Rash of Burst Water Mains in Los Angeles
Astani Department Chair Addresses Rash of Burst Water Mains in Los Angeles
September 17, 2009
Los Angeles Daily News: "'We have created surges of water on Mondays and Thursdays, (and) that has created new demands on our system and increased stresses on our pipes,' said Jean-Pierre Bardet, chairman of the University of Southern California department of civil and environmental engineering, and director of USC's Center on Megacities."
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Martin Gundersen Assists in
Martin Gundersen Assists in "Making the Leap from Physics to Filmmaking"
September 16, 2009
The Hsieh Department professor's role in the Catalyst Workshop, a DOD-funded effort to train scientists and engineers as screenwriter/directors, is explored in an L.A. Times feature about the first film to come out of the program.
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