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Events for April 29, 2010
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Tech Video Job Fair
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Chat with top Silicon Valley Companies using your webcam!Yahoo, Flixter, and Tagged are just some of the companies hiring and are conduction interviews online. Interviews conducted April 26-30th. For more information and to register visit http://www.jobnob.com/job-fair/SiliconValleyVideoFair?utm_source=USC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=USC
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kathleen Concialdi
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An Analytically Enriched Finite Element Method for Cohesive Crack Modeling
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. James V. Cox, Soild Mechanics Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0346jvcox@sandia.govAbstract:Meaningful computational investigations of many solid mechanics problems require accurate characterization of material behavior through failure. A recent approach to fracture modeling has combined the partition of unity finite element method (PUFEM) with cohesive zone models. Extension of the PUFEM to address crack propagation is often referred to as the extended finite element method (XFEM). In the PUFEM, the displacement field is enriched to improve the local approximation. Most XFEM studies have used simplified enrichment functions (e.g., generalized Heaviside functions) to represent the strong discontinuity but have lacked an analytical basis to represent the displacement gradients in the vicinity of the cohesive crack. As such, the mesh had to be sufficiently fine for the FEM basis functions to capture these gradients.In this study enrichment functions based upon two analytical investigations of the cohesive crack problem are examined. These functions have the potential of representing displacement gradients in the vicinity of the cohesive crack with a relatively coarse mesh and allow the crack to incrementally advance across each element. Key aspects of the corresponding numerical formulation are summarized. Analysis results for simple model problems are presented to evaluate if quasi-static crack propagation can be accurately followed with the proposed formulation. A standard finite element solution with interface elements is used to provide the accurate reference solution, so the model problems are limited to a straight, mode I crack in plane stress. Except for the cohesive zone, the material model for the problems is homogenous, isotropic linear elasticity. The effects of mesh refinement, mesh orientation, and enrichment schemes that enrich a larger region around the cohesive crack are considered in the study. Propagation of the cohesive zone tip and crack tip, time variation of the cohesive zone length, and crack profiles are presented. The analysis results indicate that the enrichment functions based upon the asymptotic solutions can accurately track the cohesive crack propagation independent of mesh orientation. Example problems incorporating enrichment functions for mode II kinematics are also presented. The results yield acceptable crack paths compared with experimental studies. The applicability of the enrichment functions to problems with anisotropy, large strains, and inelasticity is the subject of ongoing studies. Preliminary results for a contrived orthotropic elastic material reflect a decrease in accuracy with increased orthotropy but do not preclude their application to this class of problems
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Investment in Technology Development and Technology Transfer in the Arab world: Opportunities & chal
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Hosted by Prof. Cauligi RaghavendraSpeaker: Alaya Bettaieb, Director Arab Academic Tech Transfer project at the Arab Science & Technology Foundation; Manager of MENA Technology Fund (raising); Former Chairman, Tunisia Venture Capital AssociationAbstract:
Last June, President Obama visited Cairo and delivered a landmark speech to the Muslim and Arab world, meant to launch a new era of US engagement for the development of better political cultural and business relations. A crucial part of his strategy was the announcement of multi-million dollars technology fund, centers of excellence, and technology transfer assistance for Muslim-majority countries, designed to jumpstart a new knowledge economy and forge business ties that can bridge cultures. Indeed, the Arabic-speaking world represents a vast untapped customer base of more than 320 million people, with a global market size of hundreds billion dollars and a high forecasted growth rate. Biography:
Mr. Bettaieb, former chairman of the Tunisian Venture Capital Association, and director of the Arab Academic Technology Transfer project within the Arab Science & Technology Foundation, will present Thursday 29 April, in a lecture entitled: "Investment in Technology development and technology transfer in the Arab world : Opportunities & challenges", the state of Technology development, investment and transfer in the Middle East & Northern Africa "MENA" region, with both identified opportunities and emerging challenges facing such development.Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - -248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Janice Thompson
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Strategic Research and Innovation: An Excited-State Lifetime of 40 Years at AT&T Bell Labs
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Tingye Li,
Formerly of AT&T LabsRefreshments will be providedAbstract: Strategic research may be regarded as work that is focused on producing viable advances and innovations in a particular field. It can be fundamental or applied, but always involves having realistic goals in mind, an understanding of physics and limitations, and an appreciation for application issues. It is often associated with a vision that could launch a new technical direction and lead to innovations that engender significant industrial and societal impact. Innovation, on the other hand, is a process by which ideas or concepts are translated into viable applications. The innovative process can initially be a one-person or small-group effort, but later will involve usually a large-scale, institutionally-supported, team endeavor, driven by significant and measurable operational and economical gains. In this talk, I shall relate my experiences and observations of world-class strategic research and innovation in the field of optical fiber communications at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a participant over an excited-professional-state lifetime of 40 years.Biography: Tingye Li retired from AT&T in 1998. Until then, he was a Division Manager in the Communications Infrastructure Research Laboratory of AT&T Laboratories in New Jersey. Since joining AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1957, he has worked in the areas of antennas, microwave propagation, lasers and optical communications, in which he has contributed more than 100 journal papers, patents, books and book chapters. His early work on laser resonator modes established the basis for the understanding of laser operation and is considered a classic. Since the late 1960s, he and his groups have been engaged in pioneering research on lightwave technologies and systems, which are now ubiquitously deployed in telecommunications infrastructures worldwide. His work with his colleagues on amplified wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission systems has revolutionized lightwave communications.He holds a Ph.D. degree from Northwestern University. He is a Fellow of the OSA, IEEE, AAAS, Photonic Society of Chinese-Americans, and International Engineering Consortium. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Academia Sinica (Taiwan) and a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has received the IEEE Baker Prize, IEEE David Sarnoff Award, OSA/IEEE John Tyndall Award, OSA Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus Quinn Endowment, AT&T Science and Technology Medal, IEEE Photonics Award, and IEEE Edison Medal. He was named an honorary professor at many prestigious universities in China and Taiwan. He has been active in various professional societies, and was President of the Optical Society of America in 1995.Host: Prof. Alan Willner, willner@usc.eduLocation: Charles Lee Powell Hall (PHE) - 223
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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[Photonics Seminar] Photonics based Telemedicine Technologies toward Smart Global Health Systems
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Prof. Aydogan Ozcan, UCLAAbstract:
Most of these existing cellphones are already equipped with advanced digital imaging and sensing platforms that can be utilized for various health monitoring applications. This impressive advancement is one of the central building blocks of the emerging fields of ¡°Telemedicine¡± and ¡°Wireless Health¡±. I will introduce new imaging and detection architectures that can compensate in the digital domain for the lack of complexity of optical components by use of novel theories and numerical algorithms to address the immediate needs and requirements of Telemedicine for Global Health Problems. Specifically, I will present an on-chip cytometry and microscopy platform that utilizes cost-effective and compact components to enable digital recognition and 3D microscopic imaging of cells with sub-cellular resolution over a large field of view without the need for any lenses, bulky optical components or coherent sources such as lasers. This incoherent holographic imaging and diagnostic modality has orders of magnitude improved light collection efficiency and is robust to misalignments which eliminates potential imaging artifacts or the need for realignment, making it highly suitable for field use.Bio:
Dr. Aydogan Ozcan received his Ph.D. degree at Stanford University Electrical Engineering Department in 2005. After a short post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University, he is appointed as a Research Faculty Member at Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine in 2006. Dr. Ozcan joined UCLA in the summer of 2007 as an Assistant Professor, where he is currently leading the Bio-Photonics Laboratory at the Electrical Engineering Department. In 2009, Dr. Ozcan received the NIH Director¡¯s New Innovator Award, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award, the IEEE Photonics Society (LEOS) Young Investigator Award and the MIT¡¯s TR35 Award for his seminal contributions to near-field and on-chip imaging, and telemedicine based diagnostics. Prof. Ozcan is also the recipient of the 2010 Netexplorateur Award given by the Netexplorateur Observatory and Forum in France, and the 2009 Wireless Innovation Award organized by the Vodafone Americas Foundation as well as the 2008 Okawa Foundation Award, given by the Okawa Foundation in Japan.Host:
Prof. Michelle PovinelliLocation: EE 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jing Ma
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Preliminary Reconnaissance Report: 12 January 2010 Haiti Earthquake
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Eduardo A. Fierro1), and Cynthia L. Perry2)1) President of BFP Engineers, Inc., Berkeley, California USA2) Vice-President of BFP Engineers, Inc., Berkeley, California USAAbstract: After 240 years, the Enriquillo Plantain Garden Fault ruptured on 12 January 2010 at 4:53PM, resulting in a 7.0 Magnitude (USGS) earthquake in the vicinity of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The epicenter was located at 18.457°N and 72.533°W and 25 km (15miles) WSW of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake has been a disaster for Haiti; at the time of this writing there are 170,000 confirmed deaths with estimates over 200,000 deaths. The National Palace, Palace of Justice, National Assembly, Supreme Court, Prison Civile de Port-au-Prince, and buildings housing the ministries of finance, education, public works, communication and culture have all been damaged. Power, water, and communications have been disrupted. This report is based on field reconnaissance by Eduardo Fierro. Mr. Fierro was on the ground in Port-au-Prince on Thursday January 14. His photos and observations were made from January 14 to 20, 2010. The primary objective of this initial trip was to observe the performance of building structures, industrial facilities, and infrastructure from a structural engineering perspective. This report documents places and structures that Mr. Fierro personally observed during his visits including Port-au-Prince, Cite Soleil, Petion Ville, Carrefour and other towns en route to Leogane
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Program - Second Annual Research and Creative Project Symposium
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 @ 01:30 PM - 05:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Program
The Second Annual Research and Creative Project SymposiumThursday, April 29, 2010, 1:30 – 5:30 PM
Town and GownPresentations from 1:30 to 3:30 PM
2007, 2008 and 2009 Annenberg FellowsReception from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PMRemarks at 4:00 PMThe USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Program cordially invites you to its second Annual Research and Creative Project Symposium on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 1:30-5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all graduate students and faculty, and will feature multimedia presentations by Annenberg Fellows from the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, the School of Cinematic Arts, and the Viterbi School of Engineering. Presenters will exhibit original and exceptional scholarly work and/or creative projects that investigate questions in communication and digital media. The Symposium will take place at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus. Authors will be at their presentation stations for questions and dialogue from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., followed by an informal dialogue and reception from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Please stop by any time during the hours of the event. Questions regarding the Symposium should be directed to: anbrgfel@usc.edu. For a list of presenters, please visit: http://www.usc.edu/schools/GraduateSchool/documents/Annenberg/AnnenbergSymposium.pdf We look forward to your attendance!
Location: Tower Hall (TOW) - n and Gown
Audiences: All Students
Contact: USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Program
