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Events for April 01, 2009
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Meet USC
Wed, Apr 01, 2009
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. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Sensitivity, Uncertainty and Cost Assessments of Impacts of Climate Change on Air Quality
Wed, Apr 01, 2009 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: K.J. Liao,
Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory,
Argonne, Illinois,
E-mail: kliao@anl.gov Abstract:
Climate change is forecast to affect ambient temperatures, precipitation frequency and stagnation conditions, all of which impact regional air quality. An issue of primary importance for policy-makers is how well currently planned control strategies for improving air quality that are based on the current climate will work under future global climate change scenarios. The US EPA's Regional Air Quality Modeling System, CMAQ, with decoupled direct method (DDM) are used to investigate sensitivities of ground-level ozone and PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 ìm) to emission controls for current and future scenarios. Sensitivities are predicted to change slightly in response to climate change, suggesting that currently planned emission control strategies will continue to be effective in decreasing ozone and PM2.5 levels in the future. Impacts of uncertainties in climate change forecast on regional air quality predictions are investigated using multiple climate futures in order to evaluate the robustness of currently planned emission controls under impacts of climate change. The results show that the impacts of climate uncertainties can be substantial and partially offset the effectiveness of future emission controls in some urban areas and should be included in assessing future air pollutant control requirements. Several mathematical programming models for developing optimal integrated air pollutant control strategies under impacts of climate change will also be discussed. Optimization of emission control strategies for offsetting climate effects on ozone and PM2.5 levels for five U.S. cities (Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and New York) will be presented as an example of single-objective nonlinear programming models based on the least-cost approach.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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FYE: How to Transfer Summer School Classes
Wed, Apr 01, 2009 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you planning on taking any summer classes in transfer? If so, come and find out which courses are options for you, where you can take these and how you can get course work pre-approved for transfer.Please send us a quick RSVP to viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu to ensure we have enough materials.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
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31st Annual Viterbi Awards
Wed, Apr 01, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Invite you to attend31st Annual Viterbi AwardsThis year we are proud to honor:Daniel J. Epstein Engineering Management Award:
Narayana Murthy
Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor Infosys TechnologiesMark A. Stevens Distinguished Alumni Award
Thomas Reed
Former Secretary of the Air ForceDistinguished Service Award
Donald Paul
Executive Director,
USC Energy Institute and William M. Keck Chair of Energy Resources;
Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International StudiesFor more information please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/alumni/events/viterbiawards/Location: Carole Little Building (CAL) - ifornia Club Downtown Los Angeles
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kathleen Concialdi
