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Events for March 04, 2011
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Contemporary Middle Eastern CinemaFri, Mar 04, 2011
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Reservations required. Check the event page http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873369 for festival schedule and reservation information.
This three-day film festival will present and explore a panorama of emerging and established cinemas from the Middle East, from the nascent film industries of the Arabian Peninsula to the historically rich film cultures of Egypt and Iran. The festival will highlight unifying themes in Middle Eastern cinemas, as well as discuss the idiosyncratic identities and complex construction and definition of national cinemas in countries that are abounding with cultural diversity.
Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Eileen L. Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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EE-Electrophysics Seminar
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Nidhi, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCSB
Talk Title: Self-Aligned N-Polar GaN HEMTs: Towards Next-Generation Nitride Electronics
Abstract: III-Nitrides have emerged as a versatile new material family with unique material properties such as large piezoelectric polarization, high saturation velocity, high breakdown electric field and bandgap ranging from near IR (0.7 eV for InN) to deep UV (6.4 eV for AlN). This wide range of band-gap allows them to be extensively used in opto-electronics in a large range of wavelength, optical storage and high efficiency photovoltaics using InGaN alloys. Recently, AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) have also been widely used as power amplifiers for wireless communication applications and as power switches for rectification.
In this talk, I will emphasize on the N-polar orientation of GaN and its application towards high frequency electronics. N-polar GaN-based HEMTs offer several advantages over the more established Ga-polar technology such as the potential of ultra low ohmic contact resistance (20 Ω-µm demonstrated) and a natural back-barrier for charge confinement. The development of N-polar GaN electronics started late due to materials and processing challenges, but has been eventful with several significant achievements in the recent past. I will talk about the self-aligned MIS-HEMT technology we developed at UCSB and its development towards becoming a competitor to the established Ga-polar technology. Finally, I will discuss future directions for III-Nitride electronics and other exciting possibilities employing the novel materials.
Biography: Nidhi is a Ph.D candidate under Prof. Umesh Mishra in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCSB (University of California Santa Barbara). Her graduate work involved design and fabrication of N-polar GaN-based self-aligned MIS-HEMTs for very high frequency applications, like mm-wave power and possibly digital applications due to gate-first self-aligned design. She received the M. S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCSB in 2008. She graduated second in her class of Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India with a Bachelor of Technology degree in 2006. Her research interests include deep submicron devices for high frequency applications, nanoscale semiconductor devices, power electronic devices and novel device structures on new materials for faster and energy-efficient electronics with expanded functionality.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eepLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eep
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Got a Brand? Writing an Effective Cover Letter
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you need a cover letter? What is the purpose and what should it contain? If you need help writing a cover letter come to this workshop and learn how to make a cover letter that will be another powerful marketing tool.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium;Engineering Deepwater Drilling and Production: Rage Over the Macondo Well
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Iraj Ershaghi, Omar B. Milligan Professor and Director, Petroleum Engineering Program, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium;Engineering Deepwater Drilling and Production: Rage Over the Macondo Well
Abstract: Prof. Iraj Ershaghi will present "Engineering Deepwater Drilling and Production: Rage Over the Macondo Well" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Program.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Betrayal of Trust: Critical Issues in Global Healthcare A Lecture by Laurie Garrett
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Reception to follow in Hoyt Gallery.
Laurie Garrett is one of Americaâs most eloquent and forceful speakers on global healthcare, infectious disease and disease prevention. She will deliver a multimedia talk that uncovers the reality of healthcare in the United States, Europe, Russia and Africa, providing a new understanding of both the challenges and the opportunities of delivering quality healthcare globally.
The only person to win the three âPâs of journalismâthe Pulitzer, the Polk and the PeabodyâGarrett makes plain the science behind the new threats to public health, both natural and manmade. She is particularly adept at navigating the politics that help and hinder how we prepare, treat and respond to these threats. A senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, Garrett is the best-selling author of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance and Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health. She has written for Foreign Affairs, Esquire and the Washington Post and appears frequently on television shows such as Nightline, Charlie Rose and Oprah. Garrett is former president and now a member of the National Association of Science Writers and has been awarded three honorary PhDs, the latest from Georgetown University.
Organized by Pamela Schaff (Pediatrics and Keck Educational Affairs), Erin Quinn (Family Medicine and Keck Admissions) and Lyn M. Boyd-Judson (Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics). Co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicineâs Program in Medical Humanities, Arts and Ethics; the USC Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics; and the Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Health Sciences Campus, Mayer Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Explore LA: LA Live Dinner and a Movie with ASBME!
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Unfortunately, our spring hiking trip got canceled because of bad weather, but no need to worry! More chances to socialize with your favorite people at ASBME are on the way! Join ASBME for dinner at Yardhouse on March 4th and a movie afterwards (potentially the Adjustment Bureau)! The event will be partially or fully funded for members. If you are interested, please fill out this form: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHRZekc2SzllMGlpNmhoZ0ZVenNRWmc6MQ
Location: LA Live
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
