Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Events for April
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Applications of Complex Systems Modeling in Public Health: Progress and Potential
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Systems Architecting and Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Ross Hammond , Brookings Institution
Talk Title: Applications of Complex Systems Modeling in Public Health: Progress and Potential
Abstract: Dr. Hammond will provide an overview and several current examples of the fast-growing application of complex systems approaches to public health etiology, policy, implementation, and interventions. He will talk about important lessons learned, limitations and best practices, and future potential. The presentation will draw on several recent and active research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health in the United States, covering topics ranging from communicable disease to obesity and tobacco control and ranging from the community to the national level.
Please make sure to RSVP to Luz Castillo at Antunez@usc.edu if you would like to attend.
Biography: Ross A. Hammond is a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he is also Director of the Center on Social Dynamics and Policy. His primary area of expertise is modeling complex dynamics in economic, social, and public health systems using methods from complexity science. His current research topics include obesity etiology and prevention, food systems, tobacco control, behavioral epidemiology, health disparities, childhood literacy, crime, corruption, and decision-making. Hammond received his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has authored numerous scientific articles in prominent journals such as Lancet, JAMA Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health, PNAS, Evolution, and Journal of Conflict Resolution, and his work has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly, New Scientist, Salon, Scientific American, and major news media.
Hammond was recently appointed by the U.S. HHS Secretary Burwell to the advisory council for the National Institute of Minority Health & Health disparities. He has served on several committees at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science and serves as a Public Health Advisor at the National Cancer Institute and an advisory Special Government Employee at the FDA Center for Tobacco Products. He is also an appointed member of the newly formed Lancet Commission on Obesity. Hammond serves on the editorial boards of the journals Behavioral Science & Policy and Childhood Obesity, and has been a member of four NIH-funded research networks using complex systems approaches: MIDAS (Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study), ENVISION (part of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research), and NICH (Network on Inequality, Complexity, and Health), and SCTC (State and Community Tobacco Control). Hammond currently holds academic appointments at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Santa Fe Institute, and Washington University in St Louis. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Food and Drug Administration, the Institute of Medicine, the New York City Department of Health, and several universities. He has taught computational modeling at Harvard, the University of Michigan, the National Cancer Institute, and the NIH/CDC Institute on Systems Science and Health.
Host: The Schaeffer Center, together with the USC mHealth Collaboratory
More Info: http://healthpolicy.usc.edu/NewsItem.aspx?ID=202
More Information: Ross Hammond Seminar.pdf
Location: VPD LL101
Audiences: RSVP to Luz Castillo at Antunez@usc.edu
Contact: Luz Castillo
Event Link: http://healthpolicy.usc.edu/NewsItem.aspx?ID=202
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Systems Architecting and Engineering Program Distinguished Speaker Series - Space is Still a One Strike and You're Out Business
Mon, Apr 18, 2016 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Astronautical Engineering, Systems Architecting and Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. William Ballhaus Jr., President Emeritus of The Aerospace Corporation
Talk Title: Space is Still a One Strike and You're Out Business
Series: SAE Distinguished Speaker Series
Abstract: This presentation covers an historical look at the space and launch business from the 1990s to the present, and how the US appears to experience a historical launch cycle. Dr. Ballhaus will also cover the key attributes of successful program execution based on his career experience in government and industry which includes the topics of controlling risk, cost and schedule estimating, people and teamwork, processes, and accountability.
Biography: Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Jr. is President Emeritus of the Aerospace Corporation. He served as Aerospace President from 2000 to 2007. Dr. Ballhaus joined Aerospace after an 11-year career with Lockheed Martin where he served as corporate vice president, Engineering & Technology. In that post, he was responsible for monitoring the scientific and engineering expertise for the company and overseeing research and engineering functions throughout the Corporation. Prior to his tenure with Lockheed Martin, Dr. Ballhaus served as president of two Martin Marietta businesses: Aero & Naval Systems and Civil Space & Communications. He also was vice president and program director, Titan IV Centaur, at Martin Marietta Space Launch Systems.
Prior to joining Martin Marietta, Dr. Ballhaus served as director of the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California. He also acted as associate administrator for Aeronautics and Space Technology at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and served as president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Dr. Ballhaus has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as a co-chair of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and currently serves on engineering advisory boards at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Maryland, MIT, and Johns Hopkins. Dr. Ballhaus is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Host: Azad Madni
More Information: Distinguished Speaker _ Ballhaus _ Flyer.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 217
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Azad Madni
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.