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Events for March 02, 2007
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5th Annual EGSA Banquet - TICKET SALE!!!
Fri, Mar 02, 2007
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Receptions & Special Events
When : March 4, 2007, 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.Where: Radisson Hotel, FigueroaYou are invited to the 5th Annual EGSA Banquet!It's the biggest event of the year with unlimited food, live music, performances, cash bar, live DJ, dancing, and amazing prizes!!! Menu items include Chicken Cacciatore, Roasted Leg of Lamb, Vegetarian Fried Rice, Fresh Pasta, Salad(s), Chocolate Cake, Cheese Cake and much more...Tickets are just $15! But hurry, as tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis, and space is limited. Please contact your EGSA department senator or egsa@usc.edu for tickets.They will also be sold on Wednesday, February 21, from 12-1 pm on the RTH Patio and at our E-week events. Please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/egsa for the most updated information.***Event is open to everyone (including your family and friends). Limit 3 tickets per person. Please bring your student ID to the ticket sale to reserve your ticket. Tickets are non-refundable.Supported by: GPSS & VSoE Office of Master's & Professional Programs
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: MEGA
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Honors Program Colloquium: Designing USCs Galen Center
Fri, Mar 02, 2007 @ 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Lecture given by Mr. Joseph Diesko, AIA, of HNTB Architecture.
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Faculty and Honors Program Students
Contact: Erika Chua
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Colorado River Aqueduct Inspecion Tour
Fri, Mar 02, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
SPEAKER:Ben Willardson, P.E.,
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works,
Water Resources DivisionABSTRACT The Colorado River Aqueduct is a vital feature in the water supply system for Southern California. The aqueduct system delivers water from the Colorado River to Lake Matthews in Riverside County. The water is then distributed by the Metropolitan Water District to its member agencies. This presentation results from a recent inspection tour of the Aqueduct and the facilities that help bring this important resource to the populated areas in Southern California. The presentation provides information on Parker Dam, construction and features of the aqueduct, and the construction of Diamond Valley Lake. The Colorado River Aqueduct was selected as one of the "Seven Wonders of American Engineering" by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - rielian Hall 156
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Graduate School Info Session
Fri, Mar 02, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Interested in earning your M.S. degree in engineering? Attend a free information session to learn more! Register online at http://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/graduate/ms/infosessions/registration.php
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall (RTH) 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Camillia Lee
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Extracellular Electron Transport: Mechanism(s) and Applications
Fri, Mar 02, 2007 @ 02:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
THE MORK FAMILY DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCEPRESENTS A SEMINAR
BYKen Nealson
Wrigley Professor of Environmental Sciences Department of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences University of Southern CaliforniaonExtracellular Electron Transport: Mechanism(s) and Applicationsabstract Microbes constitute more than half the biomass on our planet  their immense success is, in large part, due to their ability to catalyze reactions at rates orders of magnitude higher than they would occur in the absence of life, using protein catalysts called enzymes. In particular, microbes are experts at electron transfer, seemingly being able to transfer an electron to any substrate that will accept one. Recently, it was discovered that microbes have the capacity to donate electrons to solid substrates (e.g., solid metal oxides or metal-rich clays), leading to rapid catalysis of these substrates via direct electron transport. One such organism, Shewanella oneidensis is seemingly the master of this type of metabolism, being capable of reduction of more than 15 different substrates, including iron and manganese oxides, metal rich clays, and even the anodes of fuel cells. The nature of the electron transfer process, while still being elucidated, shows hints of being something different from anything
previously observed. Under conditions of electron acceptor limitation, S.
oneidensis makes copious amounts of extracellular enzymes, as well as long extracellular structures (nanowires) that are highly conductive, and necessary for the reduction of solid metal oxides, and the production of current in microbial fuel cells. Results of recent studies of the nanowires and their properties will be discussed.Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
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Music the Way Its Sposed to Be
Fri, Mar 02, 2007 @ 08:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Is it ethical for us to impose our tastes and value systems on masterpieces from the past? Would Bach agree that a modern performance of his work is "better" than the ones he had available to him? This concert will be dedicated to finding answers to these and other questions.Like other ensembles that study the performance practices of music written before the advent of recording technology, the Thornton Baroque Sinfonia will discuss the kind of historical knowledge necessary to perform this repertory and demonstrate how these early instruments are played, showing their different sounds and playing techniques, while contrasting them with modern instruments. The concert will be preceded by a conversation at 7 p.m. with prominent performer and musicologist Victor Coelho, who is both an expert in early music performance and in rock/blues guitar.
Location: Alfred Newman Recital Hall
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
