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Events for April 29, 2011
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkFri, Apr 29, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
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 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit http://usconnect.usc.edu/ 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: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering Research Festival hosted by the Ming Hsieh Institute
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Poster Sessions, Graduating PhD Student Presentations, Awards Ceremony , Details TBD
Talk Title: SAVE THE DATE
Abstract: Schedule:
10:00am - 12:00pm Poster Session #1
10:00am - 12:00pm Graduating Ph.D. Presentations
12:00pm - 01:00pm Lunch (invite only)
01:00pm - 03:00pm Graduating Ph.D. Presentations
01:00pm - 03:00pm Poster Session #2
03:00pm - 04:00pm Awards Ceremony
04:00pm - 05:00pm Reception (invite only)
Host: Ming Hsieh Institute
More Info: http://mhi.usc.edu/ee-research-festival/Location: Gerontology Auditorium/Patio
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
Event Link: http://mhi.usc.edu/ee-research-festival/
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USC Water Institute Seminar
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Yoram Cohen , Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Water Technology Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90095 Email: yoram@ucla.edu
Talk Title: Strategies for RO Process Integration and Cost Reduction
Abstract: The widespread use of membrane filtration and desalination RO desalination is rapidly gaining momentum in water reuse application including municipal wastewater and agricultural drainage (AD) water reclamation and reuse. Also, RO desalination of both seawater and inland brackish water is currently being considered in various locations around the world, with a growing number of large-scale desalination plants in the planning and/or construction stages. Considerable efforts, dating back to the initial days of RO development in the early 1960s, have been devoted to minimizing the energy consumption of water desalination, development of fouling and chlorine resistant membranes, as well as deployment of effective feed pretreatment. Reduction of the cost of RO desalination necessitates lowering process energy consumption, decreasing the volume of the generated concentrate stream (specifically for inland water desalination) and improving feed filtration effectiveness. At the same time one must meet the target permeate water quality while keeping overall water production cost at a reasonable level. Accordingly, the present seminar presents a formalized theoretical framework to systematically evaluate various options for minimizing RO energy consumption (with and without energy recovery devices), considering membrane module cost and the challenge of brine management. A comparison is presented of single versus multi-stage and multi-pass membrane desalting including considerations of stream mixing and recycling. An important element of robust RO process operation requires adequate process monitoring and control and dynamic optimization that respond (in real-time) to changing feed water conditions and product quality requirements. Recent advances have made it feasible to develop and deploy smart water desalination systems that enable effective integration and robust operation (with added automated fault detection and self-corrective action) of integrated UF and RO systems with reduced use of chemical cleaning and fault detection. Such systems and operational strategies can be utilized for distributed water desalination systems of reduced footprint. Results from both laboratory and field studies, for both agricultural and municipal wastewaters, with recently developed smart water desalination systems will be presented to demonstrate the feasibility of improving RO process optimization and operability for challenging water sources of high fouling and scaling propensities and for high recovery operation for brackish water desalting. In addition, reduction of the cost of concentrate management in inland water desalination will be discussed with respect to a newly developed chemically enhanced seeded precipitation (CESP) for high recovery desalination. Based on the above theoretical and field studies, various areas of further necessary improvements in RO desalination will be discussed focusing on needed reduction in process costs and improved operability for both large-scale and small-scale distributed systems.
Biography: Dr. Yoram Cohen received his B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., in 1975 and 1977, respectively, both in Chemical Engineering, from the University of Toronto, and his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in 1981. He has been on the Faculty of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 1981. He is the founder and Director of the Water Technology Research Center and the Center for Environmental Risk Reduction, and a member of the UCLA/National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN). Dr. Cohen is an Adjunct Professor at Ben-Gurion University and a member of the International Advisory Committee to the Stephen and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute at the Technion. He was a Visiting Professor at the Technion (1987-1988), at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (1944) and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Victoria University (2006). Dr. Cohen is a UCLA Luskin Scholar and a recipient of the 2008 Ann C. Rosenfield Community Partnership Prize in recognition of his environmental research. He received the 2003 Lawrence K. Cecil award in Environmental Chemical Engineering from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), as well as the AIChE Separations Division Outstanding Paper Award (1997 and 2009). In 2008 he received a County of Los Angeles Commendation (2008), a State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition, and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition (US) for contributing to legislation to protect public health and dedicated service to the Los Angeles community. Dr. Cohen has published over one hundred and fifty research papers and book chapters in water technology, separations processes, transport phenomena, polymer science, surface nano-structuring and environmental engineering. He is also the Editor of three environmental volumes. Dr. Cohen developed patented technologies in membrane synthesis, reverse osmosis desalination, surface nanostructuring and chemical sensors. He has served on numerous Government Advisory Committees, and organized over thirty scientific conferences, including the 2008 International Congress on Membranes and membrane processes (ICOM) and the 2009 West Coast Water Technology Transfer workshop. He also was appointed as the Meeting Program Chair of the 2010 AIChE Meeting.
Host: Ellis Meng
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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KIUEL Senior Design Expo
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Receptions & Special Events
Join students, faculty, staff, and industry partners in recognizing the capstone projects of Viterbi students. Attendees can vote for their favorite project. See what opportunities are available to you senior year or show off your work if you're graduating!
To learn more about KIUEL, visit viterbi.usc.edu/kiuel
Location: Equad
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Klein Institute of Undergraduate Engineering Life
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Oral Defense Dissertation: Chromium Remediation in Groundwater Using Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells and Electrokinetic Systems
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Lewis Hsu, Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
Abstract: Hexavalent chromium (CrVI) is a common metallic carcinogen heavily used in industrial applications such as electroplating and leather tanning. Improper handling and disposal, along with the high solubility of CrVI, have led to widespread contamination of soil and water systems. Several remediation methods have been proposed, including biologically based techniques.
Bioremediation of CrVI is a promising approach due, in part, to the ability of the technique to rapidly lower CrVI concentrations. The research presented here focuses on the development of a CrVI remediation approach based on microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology. MFC technology has been proposed as a source of renewable energy and as a remediation tool. While much work has been done on developing the technology as a renewable energy source, relatively little work has been performed to assess its capabilities as a remediation tool.
To address this shortcoming, the research presented here will showcase several aspects of using an MFC as a remediation tool. These include (i) a predictive modeling approach for biological CrVI remediation, (ii) an evaluation of Shewanella bacteria as biocatalysts, (iii) the selection and analysis of mixed communities in a CrVI-reducting MFC, and (iv) the integration of a CrVI-reducing MFC with an electrokinetic system.
These findings show that CrVI removal to low parts-per-billion concentration levels is possible with MFC systems and that integration with existing technologies is a valuable application to consider when designing remediation strategies.
Location: Charles Lee Powell Hall (PHE) - 333
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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2011 International Students Graduation Reception & Awards Ceremony
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Every spring OIS celebrates the achievements of our graduating international students and also recognizes those students, staff and faculty who illustrated their passion and commitment in supporting our international student community.
Join us for the 29th annual International Students Graduation Reception & Awards Ceremony! Please visit the program page at http://sait.usc.edu/ois/workshops-events/ois-programs/graduation.aspx to find additional information on this event.
Please contact the Office of International Services (OIS) at Intlgrad@usc.edu with any questions or concerns.Location: USC Radisson Hotel
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: MAPP Office
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The Birth of Aerospace in Southern California:
A Conversation about Engineering, History & ArtFri, Apr 29, 2011 @ 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University Calendar
For the last century, Southern California has provided the primary home for the U.S. aerospace industry. This panel considers some of the consequences for USC, the engineering profession, and for Southern California itself, as aerospace influence ranged from art and architecture to pop culture.
Panelists:
Ron Blackwelder, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, USC
Robert McEliece, Allen E. Puckett Professor, Electrical Engineering, CalTech
Ken Richardson, former President & COO, Hughes Aircraft Company
Laif Swanson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jason Weems, History of Art, UC Riverside
Peter Westwick, History, USC
Organized by Bill Deverell, Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West and Urbashi Mitra, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Sponsored by the the Center for Excellence in Research, Ming Hsieh Institute, and the Viterbi School of Engineering.
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Eric Mankin
