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Events for March 05, 2025

  • Repeating EventEiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students

    Wed, Mar 05, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to drop by the Hub for instruction on their writing and speaking tasks!  All tutoring is one-on-one and conducted by Viterbi faculty.

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A

    Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students

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    Contact: Helen Choi

    Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

  • DREAM Industry Mentorship speaker series- with Eric Coleman

    Wed, Mar 05, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    USC Viterbi School of Engineering

    University Calendar


    DREAM connects students with experienced industry professionals from a variety of tech and destination companies who help them create a vision for their futures, align their careers around purpose, and build character in the context of growth, reinvention, and constant change. Industry mentors discuss how professional challenges present opportunities for character and leadership development. This event features Eric Coleman, animation executive and creative producer with 30+ year of experience at Nickelodeon and Disney where he developed award winning series like the beloved SpongeBob Squarepants and led some of the most creative tech teams in entertainment. https://eis.usc.edu/dream/

    More Information: DREAM Flyer 3-5 Eric Coleman.png

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 217

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Elisabeth Arnold Weiss

    Event Link: https://cglink.me/2nB/r403280


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

  • Repeating EventTechnology for Business Leaders

    Wed, Mar 05, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Dr. Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Talk Title: Technology for Business Leaders

    Abstract: Technology for Business Leaders provides a comprehensive exploration of digital transformation and its impact on contemporary business landscapes. Through a series of structured modules, participants will delve into the core concepts of Digital Technologies, Industry 4.0, Innovation, and Organizational Change management. By analyzing case studies and leveraging practical frameworks, learners will develop the necessary insights and skills to drive successful digital transitions within their organizations.

    Host: USC Viterbi Corporate and Professional Programs

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

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    Contact: VASE Executive Education


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

  • AME Seminar

    Wed, Mar 05, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

    Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Huan Liu, Caltech

    Talk Title: From folding to scaling: a tour through nonlinear mechanics

    Abstract: Origami, the art of folding paper into intricate shapes, has growing practical applications across fields such as architectural design, therapeutics, deployable space structures, antenna design, and soft robotics. One promising yet largely unexplored area is curved tile origami, which can store elastic energy, offering opportunities to develop next-generation functional materials, structures, and actuators. In the first part of my talk I will present a general theory of curved origami and systematic design methods for constructing large-scale, complex curved origami structures. Additionally, I will present methods to accurately calculate the stored elastic energy and the folding motions of curved origami, and I will illustrate my theoretical results by presenting some complex structures I have folded. This theory has inspired applications of curved origami in fields ranging from medical devices to a vertical-axis wind turbine, to architected materials. These applications typically involve interacting fluids, highly deformable elastic solids and rigid bodies, and it would be useful in many situations to define dynamically similar surrogates. In the second part of this talk I will present an accepted macroscale system of partial differential equations including fully coupled incompressible Navier-Stokes fluid dynamics, quite general nonlinear elasticity, and rigid body mechanics for a complex mechanical system, and show by rigorous reasoning that there is a set of scaling laws where length, time, density, elastic modulus, viscosity, and gravitational constant undergo nontrivial scaling. I have applied these laws to a diverse range of systems in nature, including birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, microorganisms, and plants. The uniform agreement of the scaling laws with the dynamics of fauna, flora, and microorganisms supports the dominating role of coupled nonlinear elasticity and fluid dynamics in evolutionary development. I will also present the predictions for some prehistoric cases for which observations are unavailable, as well as applications to space exploration.Overall, my talk illustrates that nonlinear mechanics is a powerful predictive tool to address the complexity of modern engineering problems.

    Biography: Huan Liu is a Drinkward Postdoctoral Fellow at California Institute of Technology. Prior her postdoc, she received herPh.D. in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics from University of Minnesota in 2024. She is also a co-founder of WhirrlEnergy LLC, astartup focused on revolutionizing the wind energy industry by producing clean energy through a highly optimized vertical-axis windturbine. Her interests are focused on understanding the complex nonlinear mechanics in materials, structures, and coupled mechanicalsystems, discovering new materials and structures, and fostering sustainability. 

    Host: AME Department

    More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/

    Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1

    Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 252

    WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Tessa Yao

    Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

  • Cofounder Matchmaking Workshop

    Wed, Mar 05, 2025 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

    Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Join us for networking, pizza, and a round-robin session to connect and discover your potential next co-founder!

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    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Jashan Dhami

    Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/Viterbitie/rsvp?id=403259


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.