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Events for March 24, 2006
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USC CS Colloquium Series
Fri, Mar 24, 2006
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Prof. Betsy SklarCUNYLecture topic TBA
Location: TBD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
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Viterbi Student Council Funding Board Meeting
Fri, Mar 24, 2006
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Viterbi Student Council's Funding Board weekly meeting to discuss applications for funding.
Audiences: Funding Board only
Contact: Viterbi Student Council Funding Board
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Viterbi Student Council Elections
Fri, Mar 24, 2006
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The Viterbi Student Council is made up of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of each Viterbi School Student Organization. This council is led by the executive board: The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Elections will be held each year no later than March 31st with at least one week of open polls for 3 positions of the Executive Board (all but Treasurer).Election week starts March 22nd and ends at 12 midnight March 29th!Click below to view the candidates and vote!
http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/vsc/elections/candidates.htmLocation: <A HREF="http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/vsc/elections/">http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/vsc/elections/</A>
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Student Council
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Meet USC (AM session)
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. Please call the USC Admission Center at (213) 740-6616 to check availability and to make an appointment. Be sure to tell them you are interested in Engineering!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshman and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Challenges in Reducing High Volume Manufacturing Test Cost for Micro-processors
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
CENG SEMINAR SERIES"Challenges in Reducing High Volume Manufacturing Test Cost for Micro-processors "Dr. Sreejit ChakravartyIntelABSTRACT:This talk is aimed at a general audience who are not familiar with Microprocessor testing. The basics of high volume manufacturing (HVM) testing will be introduced. The major cost components of HVM testing and the challenges going forward will be highlighted. Detailed discussion on any given topic will be left to the Q&A session.BIO:Dr. Sreejit Chakravarty spent about 11 years in academia as an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Since 1997 he has been with Intel Corporation where he is a Principal Engineer in the Test Technology group. He is the technical lead in various test research projects targeted at Intel's microprocessor products, including advanced fault models, various aspects of at-speed testing and PV-si correlation issues. He serves on the program and organizing committees of several IEEE conferences and has delivered several keynote addresses at IEEE sponsored conferences. Dr. Chakravarty is a Fellow of the IEEE. Host: Prof. Melvin Breuer, x04469
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - -248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rosine Sarafian
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Design for Fault Prevention & Health Management in Complex Aerospace Systems
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 11:00 AM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Dr. Irem Y. Tumer Senior
Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center
For more information, go to:
ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - , Rm 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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Tires 101
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 12:00 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Joe Brown,
Senior Tire Researcher,
Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp.Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - Rm 221
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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Cytomimicry: Fabrication of Biofunctionalized Materials Through Biotic-Abiotic Interfacing
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
GRADUATE SEMINARDean Ho, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Departments of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering
California Institute of Technology and
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
University of California, Los AngelesABSTRACTThe concept of biotic-abiotic interfacing has enabled the assembly of structures that integrate synthetic and biological components towards functional micro/nano engineering systems. This talk will highlight our recent applications of biomolecule-functionalized thin films as a platform for converting light energy into electrical energy, as well as a platform of modifying cell patterning through cellular mechano-sensors. These thin films possess the advantages of configurable characteristics based upon desired functionality. In order to develop the films as the platform for the nano/micro energy system and cell-film interaction study, we need to be able to understand and control its material and chemical properties. For example, block lengths, compositions, and stiffness properties can be altered, and UV-reactive endgroups can be added to undergo free-radical polymerization to increase membrane mechanical stability which can in turn enhance protein stability and resistance to a wide range of environments (pH, temp., etc.). We have recently demonstrated the use of composite thin film vesicles functionalized with embedded membrane proteins (BR/COX) to generate light-dependent currents with no applied voltage. Our configuration has enabled each vesicle to serve as a dedicated energy producing unit which serves as an optimized failure management system. In addition, characterization of the mechanical properties of these biofunctional thin films has revealed their dramatic increase in robustness over conventional lipid systems towards the development of devices driven by inherent biomolecular activity. Furthermore, this talk will highlight a myriad of achievements in vectorial orientation of proteins in polymers for device engineering purposes. In addition, integrating the membrane with cell matrix proteins such as collagen serves as a powerful modality for studying cell patterning process. The cellular mechano-sensors can detect the relative Young's modulus variation of the film which can then induce the formation of various patterns and architectures. The understanding and control of these mechano-sensing and cell system responses to the received signal will provide us with a powerful pathway towards tissue engineering through next generation devices engineered at the biotic-abiotic interface.
Location: Hedco Pertroleum and Chemical Engineering Building (HED) - 116
Audiences: The Scientific Community is Cordially Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
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Meet USC (PM session)
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. Please call the USC Admission Center at (213) 740-6616 to check availability and to make an appointment. Be sure to tell them you are interested in Engineering!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshman and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Digital Circuits Using Carbon Nanotubes: Modeling, Design, and Architectures
Fri, Mar 24, 2006 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
CENG SEMINAR SERIES"Digital Circuits Using Carbon Nanotubes: Modeling, Design, and Architectures "Dr. Ali KeshavarziCircuit Research Labs, IntelBSTRACT:Scaling of Silicon technology continues while research has started in other novel materials for future technology generations beyond year 2015. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with their excellent carrier mobility are a promising candidate. We have studied the promise that carbon nanotube-based electronics hold for digital circuit design. We investigated different carbon nanotube based field effect transistors (CNFETs) for an optimal switch. Schottky Barrier (SB) CNFETs, MOS CNFETs, and state-of-the-art Si MOSFETs were systematically compared from a circuit/system design perspective. A simulation environment incorporating an atomistic device description and a look-up table based circuit solver has been used. The role of parasitics in CNFET design shows that performance is limited by the gate overlap capacitance and the quality of nano contacts to these promising transistors. Optimal geometries and transistor architecture have been proposed to provide maximum performance while minimizing parasitics. Analysis of high performing single tube SB CNFET transistor structures revealed 1 to 1.5 nm to be the optimum CNT diameter for high speed digital application. We determined optimal spacing and layout of CNT arrays, an architecture that is most likely required for driving capacitive loads and interconnects in digital applications. Circuit applications impact the choice of packing density in CNFET arrays. Highest packing density is required for driving large capacitive loads for example this is achieved by placing CNTs of 1 nm in diameter at 1.6nm apart in an array formation. However, if CNT arrays are driving other CNT arrays, a looser packing density will be sufficient.CNTs with their high current density, despite several serious technological barriers, show potential for performance improvement. For benchmarking purposes, we will discuss a figure of merit for evaluating CNTs. From a process technology perspective, further research is required on material quality of the CNTs, on the growth of the nanotubes in a predetermined direction with good control of diameter thickness (for control of variation), on making doped CNTs for MOS CNFETs, on fabricating CNT-based transistor arrays, and also on producing reliable nano-contacts to the nanotubesBIO:Dr. Ali Keshavarzi received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He is a senior staff research scientist at Circuit Research Laboratories (CRL) of Intel Corporation, Portland, Oregon. He is currently focusing on long-term research in low-power/high-performance circuit techniques and transistor device structures for future generations of microprocessors. Ali has been with Intel for thirteen years, has published more than 20 papers and has more than 30 patents (20 issued and the rest are pending patents). Ali has received the best paper award at 1997 IEEE International Test Conference at Washington, D.C. on testing solutions of intrinsically leaky integrated circuits. Ali is a member of the ISLPED & ISQED technical program committees.Host: Prof. Massoud Pedram, x04458
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - -248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rosine Sarafian
