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Events for February 24, 2011
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E-Week Spirit Day
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
In honor of National Engineers Week, show off your pride and spirit in being an engineer by wearing your Viterbi shirts!
Check out the E-Week website for more info on the rest of the week: http://viterbistudents.usc.edu/vsc/e-week/
Questions? Feel free to email vsc@usc.edu!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: VSC
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Grad Fair
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
Grad Fair is your one-stop way to get all the information you need about Commencement. All soon-to-be graduates are encouraged to stop by Grad Fair for answers to questions, or to purchase Commencement-related products.
For more information, visit this website:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/specialevents/commencement/gradfair.phpLocation: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Ballroom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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KIUEL SHOWCASE
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Receptions & Special Events
Have a talent for music, film, or art? SHOWCASE offers an opportunity for Viterbi's undergraduate students and faculty to display their artistic talents to the Viterbi community. Film screenings, music performances, art displays, and dance performances are presented during this event and attendees vote for their favorites.
If you are interested in attending, email viterbi.kiuel@usc.edu
To learn more about KIUEL, visit viterbi.usc.edu/kiuel. You can also view previous SHOWCASE winners on the KIUEL website.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - Viterbi Museum
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: KIUEL
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Alumni Lunch with Dean Yortsos
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Alumni Lunch with Dean Yortsos
Taj Mahal Hotel (Mansingh)
New Delhi,IndiaAudiences: Alumni invited
Contact: Sudha Kumar
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Distinguished Lecture Series
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 12:45 PM - 01:50 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Michael V. Pishko, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
Talk Title: Encapsulation of Drugs Nanoparticles in Self-Assembled Macromolecular Nanoshells
Series: Distinguished Lectures Series
Abstract: A layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technique was used to encapsulate core charged drug particles in a polymeric nanoshell. This approach provides a new strategy in the development of polymeric vehicles for controlled release and targeting to diseased tissues and cells. A nanoshell composed of two biopolymers, poly-L-lysine and heparin sulfate, were assembled stepwise onto core charged drug nanoparticles. The exterior surface of the nanoshell was functionalized with biocompatible polymers(poly(ethylene glycol)) and targeting functional moieties, such as folic acid or protein ligands. Drug nanoparticles of dexamethasone, paclitaxol, and 5-fluorouracil were fabricated using a modified solvent evaporation technique, producing particles within a range of 150 to 300 nm. Assembly of the nanoshell was characterized by zeta potential measurements and XPS. Surface morphology of the encapsulated drug nanoparticles were viewed by TEM and SEM. XPS data collected for PEG modified drug nanoparticles confirmed that the peak at 286 eV represented the repeat unit in a PEG molecule. Zeta potential results re-confirmed PEGâs presence at the surface. Cell uptake studies of PEG modified drug particles were performed using a flow cytometric assay and suggested that the neutral charge of the nanoshell results in decreased phagocytosis after 48 hours of incubation. Using paclitaxel nanoparticles with a breast cancer cell line, the nanoparticles were found to be effective in the absence of an excipient such as Cremophor EL. Strategies to create multifunctional nanoparticles and to deliver nanoparticles orally will also be discussed.
Host: Professor Gupta
More Info: http://chems.usc.edu/academics/10-11/d-02-24-11.htmLocation: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
Event Link: http://chems.usc.edu/academics/10-11/d-02-24-11.htm
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Photonics Seminar Series
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Ofer Levi, University of Toronto
Talk Title: Integrated optical sensors for portable biomedical sensing and imaging
Abstract: Optical techniques are widely used in clinical settings and in biomedical research labs to interrogate bio-molecular interactions and evaluate tissue dynamics. Miniature integrated optical systems for sensing and imaging enjoy several advantages over bulk optical systems. These include portable long-term studies in living tissues, lower cost, higher speed, while keeping high sensitivity.
In this presentation I will review our miniature semiconductor-based sensors and nano-structures for optical bio-sensing and bio-medical imaging. I will discuss our progress in design, fabrication and optimization of miniature fluorescence and index-of-refraction optical bio-sensors. In optofluidics studies for Lab on a Chip diagnosis applications, we have recently demonstrated sensitive fluorescence sensors (~ 1 nMolar) equal to or better than state-of-the-art miniature optical sensors and studied large area label-free photonic crystal slab (PCS) index-of-refraction sensors (Δn ≤ 10^-5). I will also describe our progress towards portable implantable optical sensors in freely-moving rodents in (i) applying Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) as coherent/incoherent light sources for portable optical brain imaging and (ii) implanting VCSEL/PIN diode miniature fluorescence sensors in mice for portable long-term cancer monitoring.
Biography: Ofer Levi is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the University of Toronto since 2007. In 2000-2007 Dr. Levi worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow and a Research Associate at the Departments of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA. He is a member of OSA, IEEE-Photonics, and SPIE. His recent research areas include biomedical imaging systems and optical bio-sensors based on semiconductor devices and nano-structures, and their application to bio-medical diagnostics, in vivo imaging, and study of bio-molecular interactions. More details can be found at http://biophotonics.utoronto.ca/
Host: Prof. Michelle Povinelli
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/photonics/Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jing Ma
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/photonics/
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CS Colloquium
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: William Enck, Penn State University
Talk Title: Analysis Techniques for Mobile Operating System Security
Abstract: Over the last several years, smartphone application markets such as Google's Android Market and Apple's App Store have become a thriving industry with simplified distribution and little barrier to entry for developers. Smartphone users face many security and privacy risks, the most wide-spread of which results from applications operating within the confines of existing operating system protections. In this talk, I will discuss how to assess the current state of smartphone security using a range of analysis techniques. Existing smartphone security is permission oriented. First, I will use a formal model of permission policy to understand the permissions an application asks for, defining a coarse upper bound on its runtime behavior. Second, I will present a performance efficient method of dynamic analysis to determine actual application behavior, and subsequently identify several privacy concerns in real applications. Finally, I will describe a static analysis approach to characterize potential behavior based on implemented functionality. Using these approaches, we identify trends and primary security challenges so that future mobile operating system designs can mitigate existing threats.
Biography: William Enck is a doctoral candidate in the Systems and Internet Infrastructure Security (SIIS) laboratory in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Penn State University. William's research efforts primarily focus on mobile operating system security, but also include telecommunications security, access control mechanisms in operating systems, hardware security, voting systems security, network security, and large-scale network configuration.
Host: Dr. William Halfond
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kanak Agrawal
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Southern California Association of Governments Information Session
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
The presentation will provide a brief overview of the SCAG 2012 RTP Process, an overview of the Non-Motorized Transportation Chapter of the RTP and an introduction to the SCAG Bike/Ped Wiki. The goal of the presentation is to inform the students about SCAGâs efforts to support non-motorized transportation and provide them with the opportunity to provide feedback during the RTP process.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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E-Week More Than Meets the Eye: Viterbi Talent Show and Date Auction
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come out to the new Campus Center and support your fellow engineers as they show off some of their talents!
If you missed getting a ticket to the Viterbi Ball, you still have one more chance to go. Donate to charity and get a date for the ball at the date auction!
Check out the rest of E-Week at: http://viterbistudents.usc.edu/vsc/e-week/Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: VSC
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An Evening with Andy Summers and Benjamin Verdery
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 @ 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Andy Summers, best known as the guitarist of influential rock band The Police, and Benjamin Verdery, chair of the guitar department at Yale University and âone of the classical guitar worldâs foremost personalitiesâ (Classical Guitar magazine), will join forces for a performance and discussion. The two renowned guitarists first performed together in 2002 at the New York Guitar Festival. In 2005, they premiered Ingram Marshallâs Dark Florescence: Variations for Two Guitars and Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Join us as they come together to seamlessly blend their diverse musical backgrounds, creating a unique, hybrid style that relies heavily on improvisation. The famed guitarists will perform selections from their new album, First You Build a Cloud, and discuss how they came to meet and to begin working together as a duo.
Organized by James Smith (Music).
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
