USC Viterbi School of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering: News http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/ USC Viterbi School of Engineering News en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:08 -0800 dziegiel@imsc.usc.edu (Jason Dziegielewski) Lucio Soibelman Named Chair of USC Viterbi's Astani Department Brazilian-born specialist comes to Viterbi by way of MIT and Carnegie Mellon Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2012/lucio-soibelman-named.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2012/lucio-soibelman-named.htm Viterbi Students Honored by Transportation Planners Undergrads Rosa Lau and Christine Mercado win scholarships from the L.A. chapter of WTS Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2012/astani-department-students.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2012/astani-department-students.htm Report Calls for Safer Oil Drilling Systems, The New York Times Reports Najmedin Meshkati served on the committee of National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council members who authored the report, analyzing the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111214.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111214.htm KPCC Reports on Viterbi Professor's "Last Supper" Research Constantinos Sioutas discusses his team's work studying air quality around Da Vinci's masterpiece, aiding preservationists in reducing pollution's effect on the painting. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111201338719.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111201338719.htm New Sensors and Tools to Track the Multiple Personalities of Buildings Burcin Becerik-Gerber of the Astani Department is probing the details of the "lives" of inhabited structures and hopes the results will lead to more than 20% savings in energy use Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/the-many-lives.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/the-many-lives.htm Viterbi School Researcher Analyzes Breaths of (Not So) Fresh Air Constantinos Sioutas learns that subway riders' air is worse than light rail riders', but automobile riders' air is worst Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/a-breath-of.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/a-breath-of.htm Najmedin Meshkati Stresses Need for Monitoring and Reassessment of Aviation Technology and Training In light of a recent interim report on causes of the fatal 2009, Air France Flight 477 crash, Najm Meshkati warns aviation against complacency in the midst of advances in the industry's technology. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:29:36 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111027333938.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/inthenews/2011/in_the_news_20111027333938.htm IIT Bombay Sends High Level Delegation to the Viterbi School Expansion of the iPodia network to the subcontinent is on the agenda, as well as recruitment of USC engineering alumni as faculty Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:09:41 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/iit-bombay-sends.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/iit-bombay-sends.htm "From Very Good to Great" Viterbi School faculty and staff filled Town and Gown to hear their dean share a stirring list of accomplishments and set a lofty goal Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:32:01 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/from-very-good.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/from-very-good.htm John Slaughter Welcomes Latest Center for Engineering Diversity Summer Institute Students When John Slaughter was a kid tinkering with electronics, he told 36 incoming Viterbi freshmen, "people who were black or brown didn't think about being engineers" Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/john-slaughter-welcomes.htm http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/john-slaughter-welcomes.htm