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Events for March 29, 2024
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Gas Turbine Engine Accident Investigation GTAI 24-2
Fri, Mar 29, 2024 @ 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
This specialized accident investigation course is directed to fixed-wing turbojet and turboprop as well as turbine-powered rotary-wing aircraft. The course examines specific turbine engine investigation methods and provides technical information related to material factors and metallurgical failure investigation. This is a fundamental accident investigation course. Individuals with many years of engine investigations may find this course too basic. It is assumed that the attendee has a basic understanding of jet engines.
Location: Century Boulevard Building (CBB) - 960
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daniel Scalese
Event Link: https://avsafe.usc.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=24AGTAI2
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Helicopter Accident Investigation HAI 24-2
Fri, Mar 29, 2024 @ 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
The course examines the investigation of helicopter accidents to include processes used to determine the cause. The course includes interactive lectures, various case studies, examination of component wreckage in the classroom, and helicopter wreckage examination in the laboratory. The course includes an examination of helicopter rotor systems, controls, performance variables, flight hazards, and material characteristics involved in helicopter operations and accidents. Although Aircraft Accident Investigation (AAI) is not a prerequisite, it is assumed that the attendee has either completed AAI or has some previous experience in aircraft accident investigation.
Location: Century Boulevard Building (CBB) - 920
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daniel Scalese
Event Link: https://avsafe.usc.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=24AHAI2
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EiS Communications Hub Drop-In HoursFri, Mar 29, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to stop by the EiS Communications Hub for one-on-one instruction for their academic and professional communications tasks. All instruction is provided by Viterbi faculty at the Engineering in Society Program.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home?authuser=0
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EiS Communications Hub Drop-In Hours
Fri, Mar 29, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Engineering in Society Program
Student Activity
Drop-in hours for writing and speaking support for Viterbi Ph.D. students
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Fri, Mar 29, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Hadley Sikes, Ph.D., The Willard Henry Dow Professor and Graduate Officer in Chemical Engineering, and PI in the Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group in Singapores CREATE campus MIT
Talk Title: Protein and reaction engineering for accessible, scalable medical diagnostics
Abstract: Paper-based medical diagnostic tests have an appealingly low cost of goods and can be very simple to operate. However, new tests typically take months to a year or more to develop, driving up costs. A longstanding focus in our lab has been developing and applying an engineering design approach to new medical diagnostic tests. One of the slow and expensive steps in developing diagnostic immunoassays is identification of pairs, or sets in the case of multiplexed assays, of affinity reagents that simultaneously bind non-overlapping target epitopes and also do not cross-react with one another or complex matrix components. Engineered binding molecules derived from a thermophilic organism will be presented as alternatives to antibodies, human or camelid, along with a method for selecting pairs or sets of these reagents for diagnostic immunoassays. Analysis of reaction rates and fluid flow within paper-based tests suggested further protein engineering strategies to improve sensitivity. Generalized assay design principles for integrating these engineered proteins into antigen and serology tests will be discussed, as well as innovations in scalable manufacturing of test formats beyond conventional lateral flow tests. Finally, key elements of the commercialization process for new diagnostic tests will be presented, including protection of intellectual property, technology transfer to partners, manufacturing under ISO13485 certification, usability and clinical testing, and regulatory filings.
Biography: Hadley D. Sikes is the Willard Henry Dow Professor and Graduate Officer in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PI in the Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group in Singapores CREATE campus. She advises a team of researchers in the application of physical principles to design, synthesize, characterize, and test molecules for utility in detecting and understanding disease. Hadley earned degrees in chemistry, a BS at Tulane University (D.K. Schwartz lab) and a PhD Stanford University (C.E.D. Chidsey lab) and trained as a postdoctoral scholar in chemical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder (C.N. Bowman lab), and at the California Institute of Technology (F.H. Arnold lab) prior to joining the faculty at MIT. Hadley is an Associate Editor at Bioengineering and Translational Medicine.
Host: Maral Mousavi
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 100B
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
