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Events for February 10, 2010
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One Week to E-Week! - Engineering Spirit Day
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
Challenge your peers to a little friendly competition!This year, E-week will be sponsoring Dodgeball and Tug-of-War challenges between engineering groups and students on Wednesday, 2/17. For two hours, the E-quad will be reserved for the sole purpose of a little friendly competition. Participants will then receive meal tickets for a delicious BBQ lunch sponsored by the E-week Planning Committee.Reserve a time slot now! http://viterbistudents.usc.edu/eweek/feature-events/engineering-spirit-day.htm
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: E-WEEK 2010
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
University Calendar
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Admission Intern
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How Are Images Obtained from Measurements in X-ray-based Tomographic Imaging
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Guest Speaker: Professor Xiaochuan Pan,
Ph.D., Department of Radiology
The University of Chicago Abstract: In the presentation, I will discuss some of recently developed analytic and optimization-based algorithms for image reconstruction in diagnostic CT, emerging cone-beam CT, and their implications for CT applications. A focus of the discussion will be on contrast of differences between analytic and optimization-based algorithms, on clarification of a number of issues, such as the relationship between the Nyquist sampling theorem and compressive sensing approach, and on elucidation of the impact of algorithm design and implementation on image quality. I will also devote some time to demonstrate that the utility of some existing metrics for image-quality evaluation can be limited and that the "mathematic exactness" of an algorithm can be an irrelevant metric for a meaningful evaluation of algorithms' performance in practical applications.Hosted by Professor Richard LeahyLocation: Hedco Pertroleum and Chemical Engineering Building (HED) - 116
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
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Preparing for the Career Expo
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Make a great first impression! Learn how to optimize your time, approach employers and prepare for the recruiting event of the semester
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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InFORMation inNOVAtion...
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Researches in Design and Computation, Optioneering through Associative Parametric Design,
Building Information Modeling and Platforms for Design Integration and Analytics Speaker: Dr. David J. Gerber, Assistant USC School of Architecture, Consultant for Gehry Technologies, Inc. Abstract: Architectural design by definition is an ill defined problem computationally; it is multi-objective and pluri-potent. The research trajectories presented address the application of technologies and methodologies to architecture, engineering, and construction problems in the building, building systems and urban design arenas. These technologies include associative parametric modeling, building information modeling, simulation and the advent of design analytic platforms. Intrinsic to the research is that of integration and the leveraging of geometrically and semantically rich higher fidelity models and simulations. Collaboration, communication and the need for rapid design iteration and visualized validation is core to the development of what we term optioneering methodologies and technologies. The research looks deeply into practice based problems and the opportunities for innovating solutions for the problems of design efficiency and fit; of complex system performance, organizational and project; and of overall sustainability. We look at the current problems and cutting edge of optioneering platforms and the future research into design computation integrations. While the advent of geometric and semantic models, i.e., Building Information Modeling has brought about a step wise change to the industry's best practices, researches into the problem of early stage design iteration, design model validation and analytics, and into opportunities for integration remain an essential arena for improvement. Bio: Dr. David Jason Gerber is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at USC. He concurrently consults for Gehry Technologies Inc., a leading Building Information Modeling consultancy and technology company where he was a Vice President. Prior to Gehry Technologies Dr. Gerber lead research and development as a Vice President of Innovation for a US startup acquired by an Indian company in 2008 where he developed a platform for synchronous global BIM collaboration. Dr. Gerber has worked as an architect and consultant in the US, Europe and Asia, for the Steinberg Group, Moshe Safdie, Gehry Technologies, and as a project architect for Zaha Hadid. While working for Zaha Hadid Architects, Dr. Gerber worked on a number of the recently built projects including the contemporary art museum in Cincinnati, the Phaeno Science Museum in Wolfsburg Germany, the Hoenheim terminus in Strasbourg and a number of well published un-built projects. He was project architect and project manager for the One North masterplan in Singapore where in conjunction he invented and developed a technology platform for managing design iteration and the invention of an associative parametric urbanism methodology. The platform was a technology to manage and visualize design and engineering cause and effect. Upon delivery of the project which included 5 million square meters of planned gross floor area he pursued his doctoral research at Harvard University. His doctoral research, Parametric Practices: Models for Design Exploration in Architecture, focused on associative parametric design technology and its affect on design, theory, processes, and contemporary practice. Publications of his design work and research have been included in "Young Blood," AD (2001); "Corporate Fields," AA Publications (2005); and in Interactive Cities, Hyx Publications (2006). He published a Harvard University book The Parametric Affect: Computation, Innovation and Models for Design Exploration in Contemporary Architectural Practice (2009). Most recently he authored the feature article for the Journal of Building Information Modeling titled: BIM as a Risk Management Platform Enabling Integrated Practice and Delivery. He has held appointments at MIT's Media Lab as a research fellow, as well as numerous teaching and research fellowships at Harvard University Graduate School of Design and as Harvard University's Frederick Sheldon Fellow. He has been full time faculty at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), a lecturer at the Architectural Association's Design Research Laboratory in London, a lecturer at UCLA and has been a guest speaker and critic at Harvard, MIT Innsbruck University, and the EPFL Switzerland. At SCI-Arc and USC he instructed and instructs courses in the Applied Sciences and studios in design, design computation, AEC technologies, and fabrication, emphasizing associative parametric design strategies and Building Information Modeling as a means of design exploration and realization. He is an invited lecturer at Stanford University's Center for Integrated Facility Engineering and CEE department. At USC Dr. Gerber has taught courses in the CEE department on Building Information Modeling. He has lectured globally on the topics of associative parametric design, design and computation, and speaks to industry associations on the implications of BIM and technology on the AEC industry. Dr. Gerber holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California Berkeley (1996), a Master of Architecture from the Architectural Association DRL in London (2000) Master of Design Studies (2003) and Doctor of Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design (2007).
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Tuning the Properties of Materials Through Nanostructure: Processing of Large Sized Nanocomposites f
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Javier E. Garay Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringMaterials Science and Engineering ProgramUniversity of California, Riverside Improved performance of devices such as high power lasers often hinge on the development of materials with a precise blend of properties. Nanocrystalline materials display significantly different properties and functionalities than their microcrystalline counterparts, yet their direct application in products has been hindered by the difficulty in producing them reliably and efficiently. One reason is that consolidation of nanocrystalline powders usually results in large grain size increase and therefore loss of enhanced nanocrystalline properties. Recently, the versatile material processing technique of current activated pressure assisted densification has proven effective in overcoming the grain growth challenge—it is now possible to efficiently produce materials large enough to be viable nanocrystalline parts. The method draws its effectiveness from large electric current densities that serve to heat the materials and also alter the processing kinetics. After an overview of our processing techniques, I will present results on large-sized, fully dense materials with grain sizes much less that 100 nm. The materials have very different properties than traditional materials including improved visible light transmittance, tailorable heat conductivity, and magnetic coupling and can be used as laser host ceramics, magnetic sensors etc. The results will be discussed in terms of crystal length scale effects and proximity of nanoscale phases.
Location: Seaver Science Library, (SSL) Rm 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
