Keynotes Bring Key Scholars to Campus

Grodins and Rechtin Lectures continue to draw big crowds

Featured speaker Louis Martin Vega (center) with Epstein Dept. Chair James Moore, II (left) and Dean Yannis Yortsos (right).

The Viterbi School’s Keynote Lecture series, hosted by each of the school’s departments and divisions, continues to bring eminent scholars to campus to discuss research at the intersection of many emerging disciplines.

The Fred S. Grodins Lecture, sponsored by the Biomedical Engineering Department, featured Douglas Lauffenburger of MIT, the Uncas and Helen Whitaker Professor of Bioengineering and director of MIT’s Biological Engineering Division, who addressed “Bioengineering and Systems Biology: A Promising Intersection for Bioscience and Biotechnology.”

The Eberhardt Rechtin Lecture, sponsored by the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, featured Louis Martin Vega, dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University and president-elect of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Professor Vega addressed new directions in manufacturing, logistics, distribution, operations management and production and service systems.

Upcoming lectures include the Albert Dorman Lecture, sponsored by the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Hsien K. Cheng Lecture, sponsored by the Astronautics and Space Technology Division.