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A Smart Oilfield Technology Q&A with Iraj Ershagi
February 08, 2012
The Director of USC's Petroleum Engineering Program talks to USC Viterbi alums at Saudi Aramco.
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Viterbi Undergraduates Capture Solar Power for USC Electric Cars
December 09, 2011
Here Came the Sun: Alice C. Parker and Gordon Roesler's Alternative Energy class puts on a brilliantly lit and highly successful demo
Digital Energy and Resource Recovery Pioneers Yortsos and Paul Receive SPE High Honors
December 05, 2011
Yortsos' research in the maximized retrieval of hydrocarbons and oil in bypassed areas, and Paul's introduction of digital energy and integrated asset management to oilfield operations, transformed the industry.
USAID Chooses Viterbi School for Indonesia Geothermal Education Effort
December 01, 2011
USC Center for Geothermal Studies Director Fred Aminzadeh will work with the Institut Teknologi Bandung to train specialists
New Partners in Asia: USC Viterbi and China University of Petroleum (CUP)
November 08, 2011
Beijing workshop and MOU signal new alignment between Viterbi and one of China's premier universities for petroleum study.
IIT Bombay Sends High Level Delegation to the Viterbi School
October 14, 2011
Expansion of the iPodia network to the subcontinent is on the agenda, as well as recruitment of USC engineering alumni as faculty
How Andrea Armani's Group Probes Polymers
October 04, 2011
The Mork Department professor's highly sensitive, non-destructive method of measuring optical and mechanical properties of thin films is featured in Plastics Engineering
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September 22, 2011
Viterbi School faculty and staff filled Town and Gown to hear their dean share a stirring list of accomplishments and set a lofty goal
Global Research Report on Materials Science Places USC Engineering Among World's Best
August 11, 2011
Mork Department publications ranked #7 internationally in Thomson-Reuters citation impact study
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Viterbi Scientist's Label Virus Could Become an AIDS Treatment
August 09, 2011
Pin Wang of the Mork Department has developed a lentiviral vector that latches onto HIV-infected cells, targeting these cells for drugs to hunt them down
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USC/Chevron Frontiers of Energy Resources Summer Camp Scores 2011 Hit
August 01, 2011
Krystyna Miles of North Salem New York was one of 20 high school juniors who spent two weeks being briefed by high-level energy researchers and industry representatives
USC Viterbi School and Tsinghua University Hold Fifth Faculty Summit
July 29, 2011
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos led a USC Engineering delegation to THU's Beijing campus, where the topic was “Green and Smart for a Sustainable Future"
Summer Brings Elite Interns from All Over the World to the Viterbi School
June 07, 2011
Senior Associate Dean Raghu Raghavendra: “The program exposes the labs, research and faculty of the Viterbi School to exceptional students"
Viterbi School Commencement 2011
May 13, 2011
A magical day as degree candidates turn into engineers and brand new alumni.
Viterbi School Annual Awards Salute Staff and Faculty Excellence in Service and Research
April 30, 2011
Dragana Davidovic was first to be called to the podium, followed by Annie Yu, Andrea Armani, Ellis Meng, Hai Wang, Joe Qin, Angus McColl and Peter Beerel
John and Julie Mork Make Historic $110 Million Donation to Fund Undergraduate Scholarships
April 27, 2011
John Mork, Viterbi alumnus and member of the Board of Councilors, and his family make a transformational gift
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The Viterbi School Lauded as the School with the Best Mentoring Culture at the USC Mellon Awards
April 25, 2011
The Viterbi School of Engineering was in the spotlight at the Mellon Mentoring Awards Ceremony, as five deans received the event’s top honor, and three professors won individual recognition
High School Students Go Head to Head in Math and Science Contests at USC MESA Day
April 19, 2011
Hundreds of teenagers from greater Los Angeles came to USC for competitions aimed at applying academic learning to hands-on projects
Inaugural Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition Ends with a Spectacular Finale
April 18, 2011
The Abtum team, who hope to market a tunable cellphone transceiver chip, receives $50,000 prize from the hands of benefactor Fariborz Maseeh
Dean Yortsos Moderates National Academies Earth Sciences and Resources Board Roundtable
April 17, 2011
"A GRAND CHALLENGE: Sustainable Natural Resources Development on a Small Planet"
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33rd Viterbi Awards Banquet Honors Three Extraordinary Trojans
April 08, 2011
Engineering+ x 3: Orna Berry, Ronald Tutor and Chengyu Fu celebrated for combination of entrepreneurship with engineering excellence
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos Elected to Engineering Deans Council Executive Board
March 30, 2011
His two-year term will begin June 29, 2011, at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference
Three Viterbi Faculty Honored: CAREER, Innovation, Fellowship Awards
March 21, 2011
Jernej Barbic joins NSF CAREER program; Malancha Gupta wins Innovation Award, Andrea Hodge takes Humboldt Research Fellowship
Viterbi E-Week Proves to be a Rousing Success
March 02, 2011
Undergrads celebrate Engineers Week with fun and games, the Viterbi Ball and outreach to middle school students.
Eight Viterbi Faculty Members Receive Professional Awards
February 14, 2011
Peers have recently honored Mel Breuer, Maged Dessouky, Solomon Golomb, Yan Jin, C.C. Jay Kuo, Daniel Lidar, Patric Muggli, and Theodore Tsotsis
Maja Matarić Receives Presidential Mentoring Award from President Obama
January 28, 2011
The Viterbi School professor of computer science and senior associate dean for research accepted her honor at a White House ceremony January 27
Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Contest Kickoff Event A Success!
January 27, 2011
Fariborz Maseeh is on hand as 15 highly competitive teams are selected to vie for the $50,000 prize
USC Hosts DOE Center for Energy Nanoscience (CEN) 2011 Annual Meeting
January 21, 2011
A national meeting on USC Campus highlights first year achievements and research agenda at the newly named Center for Energy Nanoscience (CEN)
From Memphis to the Viterbi School to a White House PECASE Award Ceremony
January 04, 2011
Andrea Armani's hometown paper, the Commercial Appeal, traces the young Mork Department professor's career back to its inception in the class of a charismatic female science teacher
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Six Viterbi Faculty Elected IEEE Fellows
November 29, 2010
Keith Chugg, Eun Sok Kim, Maja Mataric, Patric Muggli, Si-Zhao 'Joe' Qin, and Gaurav Sukhatme receive the high honor
Viterbi Grad School Hosts Prospective Student day
November 15, 2010
"Preview Day" brought 200 hopefuls to campus to meet faculty, alumni and current MS & PhD candidates
REACH Event Reaches Out to Potential Viterbi PhD Students
November 08, 2010
REACH stands for Recruiting Engineering Achievers, and 27 prime candidates attended the program's inaugural event
Two Young Viterbi Professors Awarded Top U.S. Junior Faculty Honor in Science and Engineering
November 08, 2010
Michelle L. Povinelli and Andrea M. Armani are recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Yortsos to Serve Second Five-Year Term as Viterbi School Dean
October 25, 2010
Yannis C. Yortsos accepts offer of a second term as dean and re-focuses his vision for the Viterbi School
Ming Hsieh Donates $50M to Establish an Institute for Research on Engineering-Medicine for Cancer
October 20, 2010
Gift Brings Ming Hsieh's total donations to USC to $85 Million
USC Viterbi School Hosts Highly Successful
October 12, 2010
A major event brought NAE President Charles Vest and innovators, engineers, policy makers, and executives to Bovard Hall to explore engineering's promise to empower society
Massiah Foundation, USC Viterbi School of Engineering Announce $1 Million Endowment of Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize at Grand Challenges Summit
October 07, 2010
The donor, Fariborz Maseeh, hopes the competition will help engineers expand skill sets and become entrepreneurs
The Grand Challenge of Innovation
October 07, 2010
Dean Yannis Yortsos pens an oped article on the NAE Grand Challenges, the X-Prize and innovation.
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L.A. Business Journal Reports on Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Gift
October 07, 2010
The Fariborz Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition will encourage engineering students to create business plans and companies, and reward the best ideas.
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Fighting cancers by tagging their triggers
October 01, 2010
Andrea Armani has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award to develop a real-time nanolaser DNA imaging system
Yannis C. Yortsos Offers a
September 23, 2010
The Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering addressed the San Marino Rotary Club September 16.
Viterbi School Cohosts Second National Summit on Engineering Grand Challenges October 6-8
September 23, 2010
Meeting to focus on global issues related to sustainability, vulnerability, health, and the "joy of living"
2010 Summer Interns Present Their Research
September 01, 2010
Undergrads from all over the world compete for grants that enable them to spend months in USC labs, mentored by Viterbi faculty including Dean Raghavendra
Professor Iraj Ershaghi a Media Presence in Gulf Oil Spill Coverage
July 21, 2010
The Viterbi School petroleum engineering specialist speaks to numerous reporters and writes on the issues.
Andrew J. Viterbi Receives IEEE Medal of Honor at Montreal Ceremony
July 14, 2010
IEEE President Pedro Ray presented the IEEE's highest award to the namesake of USC's Viterbi School of Engineering
Iraj Ershaghi to Receive High Honor from Society of Petroleum Engineers
July 07, 2010
The SPE's 2010 John Franklin Carll Distinguished Professional Award goes to the Director of the USC Petroleum Engineering Program.
SAIC Donates $500,000 to Viterbi School
June 28, 2010
Science Applications International Corporation gift will support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering Math) educational programs
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Andrew Viterbi to Receive IEEE Medal of Honor in Montreal
June 16, 2010
The namesake of the Viterbi School leads the list of USC honorees at the June 26 ceremonies
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Viterbi Grad Student Wins First Place in SPE Student Paper Contest
June 15, 2010
The Society of Petroleum Engineers recognizes Marjan Jamshidi's work on cleaner extraction of methane from coalbeds
Fight (and Celebrate) On! 2010 Commencements Fill Campus with Smiles
May 17, 2010
Viterbi School valedictorian Natasha Naik holds one of more than 2,000 new USC engineering degrees
 

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