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VITERBI PHOTO HUNTWed, Feb 22, 2012
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Please see attached flyer for details.
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Audiences: Graduate
Contact: VGSA
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Imaging-driven Translational Research: Engineering Solutions for Applications in Neurology
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mehul P. Sampat, Ph.D., Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
Talk Title: Imaging-driven Translational Research: Engineering Solutions for Applications in Neurology
Abstract: The World Health Organization estimates that neurological diseases affect millions of people around the world. Many neurological diseases are difficult to detect in the early stages when molecular and physiological changes are generally subtle. With disease progression, the treatment and care of patients with advanced neurological conditions puts a greater burden on the patient, their families and society.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has evolved as a core tool for the diagnosis, longitudinal monitoring and scientific investigation of a number of neurological disorders. MRI provides a noninvasive assessment of brain structures and a more objective and quantitative measure as compared to clinical scores. However, given the complexity of neurological disorders and the huge volume of imaging data, analyzing this data is very challenging. My research focuses on the development of new engineering solutions to address challenging clinically motivated research questions. Specifically, I aim to: (a) Discover imaging based biomarkers of important disease mechanisms implicated in neurological disorders (b) Apply these biomarkers for longitudinal monitoring and prediction of disease progression and (c) Develop new quantitative imaging-based metrics of drug response and treatment efficacy.
In this talk, I will describe my past, current and future work towards these goals. First, I will describe a project, in which I have shown that regional MRI-based variables can be used to classify patients into the different subtypes of Multiple Sclerosis. A key aspect of this work is that the results from a cross-sectional dataset were tested in an independent longitudinal data set. Then I will describe my investigations on the effects of Multiple Sclerosis on cortical gray matter. The major aims of this work were to compare cortical thickness of patients against healthy controls and to estimate the predictive value of cortical thickness on physical impairment over time. This will be followed by a discussion on the reliability of MRI-derived measurements. I will summarize the results from a new model for assessing and quantifying the sources of variability in MRI derived measurements. A key feature of this work is its flexibility and adaptability, which makes it applicable to study the effect of various factors on any imaging-based quantitative measurement. Finally, I will conclude my talk by presenting my future research directions in (a) extracting biomarkers from Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and (b) developing quantitative imaging based metrics for the evaluation of treatment response and efficacy.
Biography: Dr. Mehul Sampat received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. Following this, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Neurological Imaging at Brigham and Womenâs Hospital and Harvard Medical School. From 2009 to 2010, he was a staff researcher in the Department of Neurology at UCSF. Since January 2011, he has been appointed as a junior faculty member in the Dept. of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine. His research interests include neuro-informatics and biomedical image analysis & pattern recognition. He has published 15 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 30 conference papers and abstracts. Since 2005, his work has been cited 350 times.
Dr. Sampat received a pre-doctoral fellowship from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program from 2004 to 2006. In 2011, he was awarded approximately 1 million computing hours from the NSF sponsored TeraGrid initiative for performing computational neuro-imaging research.
Host: Prof. Richard Leahy
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
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Wonderland and the Mathematical Imaginary
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Along with the Mad Hatter, the Rabbit, the Mock Turtle and other beloved characters from Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll created a surprising world in which the normal rules donât apply. This world has inspired filmmakers like Tim Burton and Jan Svankmajer, visual artists like Salvador Dalà and the creators of numerous graphic novels, video games and works of science fiction. A polymath and inventor with an eclectic mind, Carroll also taught math at Oxford. He drew inspiration from his pioneering studies of logic and geometry while creating the fictional world of Alice. Join us for a multidisciplinary discussion featuring science writer Margaret Wertheim, mathematics professor Francis Bonahon and English professor Jim Kincaid. Following the discussion, Wertheim and Bonahon will lead an experimental play/workshop where participants can make and play with absurd mathematical objects, such as the Möbius strip and the hyperbolic plane, dating from the mathematical revolution of Carrollâs time.
Speaker Bios
Margaret Wertheim is the author of Pythagorasâ Trousers, a history of the relationship between physics and religion, and The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Sciences, New Scientist, the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian, Salon and Wired. In 2003, Wertheim and her twin sister, Christine, founded the Institute For Figuring, an innovative Los Angelesâbased organization devoted to enhancing public engagement with the aesthetic and poetic dimensions of science and mathematics.
Francis Bonahon is a professor of mathematics at the USC Dornsife College. His research focuses on topology and geometry, with an emphasis on two- and three-dimensional spaces. His work includes publications on hyperbolic geometry and quantum topology, and his research is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Jim Kincaid is the Aerol Arnold Chair in English and a professor of English at the USC Dornsife College. He researches critical theory, American studies and queer studies. He teaches classes in criminality, lunacy and perversion, age studies, censorship and other areas of literary, political and cultural studies.
Organized by the USC Academy for Polymathic Study and the USC Libraries, which present the Wonderland Awardâa multidisciplinary competition that encourages new scholarship and creative work related to Lewis Carroll. More information about the Wonderland Award is available online at www.usc.edu/libraries/wonderland.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - Friends Lecture Hall, Room 240
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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E-Week Dodgeball Tournament
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
AN E-WEEK 2012 SIGNATURE EVENT:
What better way to celebrate E Week than with an all-out DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT!!!
This yearâs competition will be held in the Racquetball Courts of the Physical Education Building (PED) on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 from 12pm-3 pm. When you arrive at the event you will have a chance to allocate your participation points to any student organization of your choice!
#winnovate for E-Week 2012! The deadline to register is Sunday, February 19 11:59 PM, so create your team today!!!
REGISTER HERE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dExhM1NTdjZNUk03Wk1GdHBuQ0wwaEE6MQ#gid=0Location: Physical Education Building (PED) - Racquet Ball Courts
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Women Engineers Society of Women Engineers
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mukul Kumar , Staff Scientist. Physical & Life Sciences Directorate. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Livermore, CA 94550.
Talk Title: Grain Boundary Networks: From Consideration of the Individual Constituents to the Collective Response
Abstract: It has been demonstrated that mechanical response, particularly environmental degradation, of FCC metals and alloys can be improved by exercising control over the population of grain boundary types in the microstructure. The studies also suggest that such properties tend to have percolative mechanisms that depend on the topology of the grain boundary network. Grain boundary engineering investigations have been facilitated by the emergence of SEM-based automated electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) that enables the characterization of statistically significant datasets of interface crystallography. The EBSD datasets have been analyzed to quantify microstructures in terms of grain boundary character and triple junction distributions. Perhaps more significantly, these large datasets also enable us to visualize crystallographically correlated domains of multiple grains that have been shown to strongly influence crack propagation through the microstructure. Examples from studies on hydrogen and weld embrittlement, stress corrosion cracking, and fatigue will be presented to demonstrate these points along with the constitutive response of such microstructures.
This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.
Biography: Mukul Kumar is a Staff Scientist in the Physical & Life Sciences Directorate at LLNL. Prior to joining LLNL, he received his PhD from the University of Cincinnati and had a stint as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University. His research activities have revolved around correlating microstructures with the macroscopic response of the material. This has involved diverse conditions such as travelling strong shock waves to challenging environments seen in jet engines and nuclear reactors. There is growing involvement in taking the next step of formulating predictive models for materials behavior, particularly damage and fracture, and translating them into processing routes for optimized microstructures.
Host: Prof. Andrea Hodge
More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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EWB Corral de Piedras (CDP) Project Meeting
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join EWB's Corral de Piedras (CDP) Project Meetings! In CDP, we are building a rainwater catchment system on a schoolhouse for the kids to drink water during school, with plans on expanding the system further.
Questions/Comments? Feel free to email us at EWB@usc.edu!
*Note: Location is listed as "KAP" and it just means to meet in the lobby and we'll find a room together! It's usually KAP 164 or the few rooms around it. See you there!Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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KIUEL Presents: Viterbi Showcase & SWE Date Auction
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
PRESENTING AN E-WEEK 2012 SIGNATURE EVENT:
The first 20 people get ANY FREE MILKSHAKE from Ground Zero!!!
It will be a night to remember full of engineers showing off their non-technical skill sets. Be it amazing pianists to entertaining comedy acts, there will be something for everyone! While the acts perform, SWE's Annual Charity Date Auction will be occurring "silently" in the back. Each auctionee will have a display where bidders can circulate and place their bid, at the end of the night the top bidder gets TWO TICKETS to the Viterbi Ball for themselves and their prized date! All proceeds from the auction will go to a Battered Women's Shelter.
Location: Ground Zero
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Brittney Pottenger
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Dr. Marmarelis Presentation
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
TBA
Location: TCC 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Technical Sales Workshop
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 @ 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Michelle Beason of RedZone will be joining us to discuss what Technical Sales are and how to market and sell effectively.
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 156
Audiences: NOBE Members Only
Contact: USC NOBE
