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Events for February 09, 2012
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Grodins Keynote Lecture
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Savio L-Y. Woo, Distinguished University Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Talk Title: Bioengineering: The Bridge Between Biology and Orthopaedic Surgery
Abstract: Bioengineering has made many significant contributions to clinical medicine, notably diagnostics, drug delivery and tissue repairs and replacement. Coupled with the explosive growth in biological sciences, new doors have been opened for bioengineers to introduce a new paradigm, termed Functional Tissue Engineering (FTE) for medical and surgical practices. As a result, it has become an even more attractive discipline.
In this lecture, we will discuss how bioengineering has served as the bridge between biology and clinical management of ligament and tendon injuries in orthopaedic sports medicine. Examples of how laboratory studies have contributed to both non-operative and operative management of complete tears of ligaments and tendons will be given. In recent years, FTE, especially bioscaffolds have been used to further improve the quality of healing tendons and ligaments. Through robotics technology, new knowledge on the multiple degree-of-freedom (DOF) knee kinematics was used to improve ligament reconstruction procedures. Further, in-vivo studies of joint kinematics using novel biplanar fluoroscopy have produced valuable data on in vivo ligament and tendon function to help to develop improved treatment procedures and injury prevention strategies.
The biological complexity will continue to introduce larger gaps between diagnostics and treatment. This will present challenges as well as opportunities for bioengineers to develop new analytical and experimental techniques at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels. Working in concert with biologists, clinicians, and others, it is possible to come up with more creative and scientifically based procedures to provide better patient care.
Biography: Dr. Savio L-Y. Woo is a Distinguished University Professor of Bioengineering and the Founder and Director of the Musculoskeletal Research Center (MSRC), a diverse multidisciplinary research and educational center in the Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 1990 after spending 20 years at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) as a Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering.
Dr. Woo received his B.S. degree from Chico State College (1965), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees (1966, 1971) from University of Washington. In 1999, Dr. Woo was bestowed a Doctor of Science Degree (Hon.) from the Trustees of the California State University System and in 2008, he earned a Doctor of Engineering Degree (Hon.) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Dr. Woo is a pioneer in bioengineering and is renowned for his 40 years of translational research in healing and repair of tissues. Together with his team, they have authored 315 original research papers in refereed journals as well as 141 book chapters and review articles. Their work has significantly impacted the management of ligament and tendon injuries including clinical paradigm shifts that have led to improved patient outcome.
More recently, Dr. Woo has focused on using novel functional tissue engineering to heal and to regenerate ligament and tendon at the molecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels. Also, he has pioneered the use of robotic technology to study the function of ACL and to improve ACL reconstruction procedures. When combining it with biplanar fluoroscopy, he and his team will be able to better characterize mechanisms of ACL injury and find better ways for its prevention.
Dr. Woo has educated over 465 orthopaedic surgeons, post-doctoral fellows and students from all around the globe including, Japan, Germany, Greece, Italy, Taiwan, Turkey, Korea, Canada, England, Norway, India, Thailand, Hong Kong SAR, and China. He has also mentored 37 junior faculty members.
Dr. Woo has been a leader in Bioengineering and Orthopaedics. He has served as Chair of ASMEâs Bioengineering Division, United States National Committee of Biomechanics, and the World Council for Biomechanics as well as President for The Orthopaedic Research Society, American Society of Biomechanics, and International Society for Fracture Repair. He has also founded the International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons (ISL&T) and World Association for Chinese Biomedical Engineers (WACBE).
Dr. Woo has been inducted into the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Academia Sinica, only one of four persons who have gained all three of these honors.
He has also received the highest honors from many professional societies, including the Kappa Delta Award, the Herbert R. Lissner Medal, the OâDonoghue Sports Injury Research Award, the Giovanni Borelli Award, and the Muybridge Medal, among others. Most recently, he was given the prestigious Diamond Award for Distinguish Achievement from the University of Washington. In 1998, Dr. Woo received the Olympic Prize for Sports Science from the International Olympic Committee and the first Olympic gold medal at the Nagano Games in Japan.
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/events/keynote/grodins/Location: Board Room (2nd floor)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/events/keynote/grodins/
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Lyman L. Handy Colloquium Series
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Stacey Bent, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Talk Title: Engineering Interfaces for Energy Conversion and Nanoelectronics
Series: Lyman L. Handy Colloquium Series
Host: Malancha Gupta
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
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EE Distinguished Lecturer Series
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Mark D. Hill, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Talk Title: Amdahl's Law in the Multicore Era
Abstract: Over the last several decades computer architects have been phenomenally successful turning the transistor bounty provided by Moore's Law into chips with ever increasing single-threaded performance. During many of these successful years, however, many researchers paid scant attention to multiprocessor work. Now as vendors turn to multicore chips, researchers are reacting with more papers on multi-threaded systems. While this is good, we are concerned that further work on single-thread performance will be squashed.
To help understand future high-level trade-offs, we develop a corollary to Amdahl's Law for multicore chips [Hill and Marty, IEEE Computer 2008]. It models fixed chip resources for alternative designs that use symmetric cores, asymmetric cores, or dynamic techniques that allow cores to work together on sequential execution. Our results encourage multicore designers to view performance of the entire chip rather than focus on core efficiencies. Moreover, we observe that obtaining optimal multicore performance requires further research BOTH in extracting more parallelism and making sequential cores faster.
Biography: Mark D. Hill is professor in both the Computer Sciences Department and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also co-leads the Wisconsin Multifacet project with David Wood. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an ACM Fellow and a Fellow of the IEEE. His past work ranges from refining multiprocessor memory consistency models to developing the 3C model of cache behavior (compulsory, capacity, and conflict misses).
Host: Prof. Murali Annavaram
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/dls/2011-2012-lectures/mark-hill.htmLocation: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/dls/2011-2012-lectures/mark-hill.htm
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ASBME: Corporate Dinner 2012
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come network with representatives from different BME companies, hear what the USC graduates have to say about their experiences in the BME industry, and listen to a keynote speaker (Dr. Bob Shannon from the House Research Institute) talk about his work in the BME industry. Since only a few BME companies are represented at career fairs, this is the prime opportunity for you to learn about other local and national, established and start-up biomed/biotech companies, and the opportunities they have to offer you. Representatives from over 20 companies attended last year's ASBME Corporate Event.
Come out and talk to your fellow students, to BME department faculty and staff, and to corporate representatives while enjoying a delicious free dinner. Whatâs more, there will be raffle prizes donated by different companies. Donât hesitate...sign up HERE ( https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG12N3JtbzdCdlNQVTVGOWpuNERhNVE6MQ ) now!
Location: Town and Gown
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Information Session
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Learn more about the Viterbi Schoolâs Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, an opportunity to work with USC faculty on cutting edge research and get paid for living expenses in Los Angeles!
Applicants to the Summer Research program should be outstanding undergraduate students in engineering or computer science who will begin their senior year in Fall 2012 and must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents.
Please email viterbi.gradprograms@usc.edu with your name and major if you would like to attend this info session.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 120
Audiences: Only Junior-level students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents may apply
Contact: Tracy Charles
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J. R. Abbott Construction Information Session
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
The information session is a great opportunity for you to meet JR Abbott employees and recruiters who will share information about their company. They enjoy the chance to share their experience and offer valuable guidance. The objective of the Abbott Internship Program is to train and develop students with the appropriate skills for an entry level Project Engineer position. Abbott is looking for students who are goal driven, customer focused, inquisitive, have a good ability to listen, are highly organized and efficient, self motivated, and willing to learn. They look forward to meeting with you to speak further.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Architecture as Communication
Thu, Feb 09, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Reception to follow. Admission is free. To RSVP, go to http://annenberg.usc.edu/rsvp.
Architects are essential contributors, and often the actual shapers, of the environment in which we live. This event will examine how architecture and design influence how we interact socially, culturally and within the new economy. It is not only the public use of buildings that makes architecture a social art, it is also the architectâs engagement with clients, communities, contractors and others whose participation is required to alter the environment. What kinds of communication are needed between the architect and client to develop the best possible designs? What is the role of public policy in developing architecture for the community? How do designs influence our environment for good or ill?
Thom Mayne, founder of the Los Angelesâbased architecture firm Morphosis, and Michael Govan, director and CEO of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will discuss the design process and the interplay between architecture and public policy as a source of creativity and tension. Mayne is an internationally renowned architect and recipient of the Pritzker Prize, architectureâs highest honor. Morphosis has been the subject of various group and solo exhibitions throughout the world, including a large solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2006. Prior to joining LACMA in 2006, Govan was president and director of the Dia Art Foundation in New York. Under his leadership, Dia dramatically increased its outstanding program of exhibitions, interdisciplinary programs and scholarly and critical publications. Their presentation will be followed by a discussion with Qingyun Ma, dean of the USC School of Architecture, and Larry Gross, director of the School of Communication at USC Annenberg.
Organized by the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Annenberg School For Communication (ASC) - Annenberg Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
