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Events for April 19, 2023
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Photonics Seminar - Michael Shlesinger
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Michael Shlesinger, Office of Naval Research
Talk Title: Stretched Times and Divergent Time Scales Near the Glass Transition
Series: Photonics Seminar Series
Abstract: Near the glass transition temperature, Tg, many supercooled liquids experience stretched exponential relaxations rather than faster exponential decay. The relaxation has a time scale that diverges at a critical temperature, Tc, which is below Tg. I derive these laws from a model of anomalous defect diffusion and apply the theory to the pressure dependent conductivity of ion doped polymers near Tg. From a thermodynamic viewpoint comparisons are made of isochoric activation energy to isobaric activation enthalpy to determine the relative importance of volume and temperature to electrical conductivity. A key ingredient in the theory is the disappearance of free volume associated with defects when the temperature is lowered. The theory is able to explain the free volume measurements made by positron annihilation experiments.
Biography: Dr. Michael Shlesinger received a B.S. in Math and Physics from SUNY Stony Brook in 1970 and PhD in Physics from the University of Rochester in 1976. He then worked at the La Jolla Institute, Georgia Tech, and the University of Maryland before joining the Office of Naval Research in 1983. He became Head of ONR's Physics Division in 1986 and a member of the Senior Executive Service in 1987. He switched to a Chief Scientist role in 1995 and received the Presidential Rank Award in 2004 and ONR's Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He has held the Kinnear Chair for Science at the USNA. One of his ONR responsibilities was the Division Director for Marine Corps programs. His ONR programs have focused on fields including Nonlinear Dynamics; Fractals; and Plasmonic Materials. He co-founded the Experimental Chaos Conference and received the APS Outstanding Referee Award. His work on random processes can be found in his 2021 mathematical autobiography "An Unbounded Experience in Random Walks with Applications".
Host: Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Michelle Povinelli, Constantine Sideris; Hossein Hashemi; Wade Hsu; Mengjie Yu; Wei Wu; Tony Levi; Alan E. Willner; Andrea Martin Armani
More Information: Michael Shlesinger Flyer.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526- Hybrid
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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AME Seminar
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ivan Bermejo-Moreno, USC
Talk Title: Interactions of Shock Waves and Turbulence Through Numerical Simulations
Abstract: Hypersonic flight and propulsion pose fundamental challenges that arise from interactions between shock waves and turbulence. These interactions can be beneficial, enhancing the mixing of fuel and oxidizer in a scramjet engine, but they can also be detrimental, compromising the integrity of the flying vehicle through uncontrolled aerothermostructural coupling. This presentation will highlight recent developments on the prediction and understanding of these phenomena by means of high-fidelity numerical simulations. First, focus will be placed on interactions of shock waves reflecting off turbulent boundary layers that develop along rigid and flexible walls, by loosely coupling a wall-modeled large-eddy simulation solver for the fluid flow with an elastic solid structural solver that accounts for geometric nonlinearities. Strong shock/boundary-layer interactions will be emphasized, resulting in mean flow separation and low-frequency unsteadiness that can couple with natural frequencies of the solid structure. Simulation results will be compared with supersonic wind-tunnel experiments. Second, the enhancement of scalar mixing under canonical shock-turbulence interactions will be addressed by means of shock-capturing direct numerical simulations, evaluating the effects of the shock and turbulence Mach numbers, and the Reynolds number. Statistical analyses will highlight changes along the mean flow direction of scalar variance and dissipation-rate budgets, flow topology, and alignments of the scalar gradient with vorticity and strain-rate eigendirections. A novel methodology to track the time evolution of geometric and physical quantities of turbulent flow structures will be introduced and applied to study the dynamics of isoscalar surfaces across the shock-turbulence interaction.
Biography: Ivan Bermejo-Moreno received an engineer's degree from the School of Aeronautics at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain (2001). He then worked for two years in the aerospace industry (GMV) and received a Fulbright Fellowship to pursue M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2008) degrees in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology. Afterwards, he held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University/NASA Ames Research Center (2009-2014). He joined the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Southern California as assistant professor in 2015. His research combines numerical methods, physical modeling, and high-performance computing for the simulation and analysis of turbulent fluid flows involving multi-physics phenomena. He is a recipient of the Rolf D. Buhler Memorial Award, the William F. Ballhaus Prize, the Hans G. Hornung Prize, and the NSF CAREER Award.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95805178776?pwd=aEtTRnQ2MmJ6UWE4dk9UMG9GdENLQT09Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95805178776?pwd=aEtTRnQ2MmJ6UWE4dk9UMG9GdENLQT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
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DEN@Viterbi - Online Graduate Engineering Virtual Information Session
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi School of Engineering for a virtual information session via WebEx, providing an introduction to DEN@Viterbi, our top ranked online delivery system. Discover the 40+ graduate engineering and computer science programs available entirely online.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives during the session to discuss the admission process, program details and the benefits of online delivery.
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r9fa0bf5ae666146fea47160134177466
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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Min Family Challenge Finals
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Receptions & Special Events
Hear from the final Min Family Challenge Teams in their technologies and innovation solution that meets societal needs. As they compete for the 50,000 prize towards their business.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi TIE
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Min Family Challenge Finals
Wed, Apr 19, 2023 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
The Min Family Social Entrepreneurship Challenge was inspired by the Min family's enduring faith and aspiration to empower future generations of engineers to use their acquired knowledge and leverage the power of technology to better the world by globally serving the least fortunate and their pressing societal needs. This year the theme focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals.
This years Min Family Challenge 2022-2023 cohort have been going through educational sessions, workshops, and meetings with mentors throughout the academic year. This years Min Family Challenge will culminate with the Finals Showcase on April 19 at 6pm.Location: Private Location (register to display)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Johannah Murray
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/Viterbitie/rsvp?id=389254
