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Events for June 28, 2010
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Mon, Jun 28, 2010
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a Six Sigma green belt, you will be equipped to support and champion Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial Engineer's green belt exam.During this course you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an actual issue you face in your organization. Prior seminar participants have reported significant savings from implementing their projects. * A financial services organization saw $128,000 in cost savings per quarter when they reduced transaction processing rework
* A state agency reduced project cost over-runs by 28 percent
* A transportation company saved more than $875,000 per year in turnover costs by improving the employee communications process
* Reduced errors in a painting operation led to increased first pass acceptance and more than $197,000 in annual savings
* A Web developer increased annual profits by 10 percent by cutting cycle time
* A wave solder operation saw defects reduced by half and costs reduced by $60,000 per year
Location: USC Campus or Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Mon, Jun 28, 2010
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://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering majlor 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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Sensing the Environment Across Scales: From Medical Imaging to the Global Climate and Ecosystems
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Mahta Moghaddam, University of Michigan:
Abstract: Active microwave sensing is key in noninvasive characterization of complex targets in a variety of high-impact applications today. These include remote sensing of the Earth for global weather and climate studies, planetary exploration, detection and characterization of underground or underwater structures, construction technologies, exploration of subsurface natural resources, and high-resolution medical imaging. Accurate characterization of spatial distribution and material properties of complex objects on scales as large as the globe and as small as the interior of the human body requires a suite of analytical, computational, and experimental tools. For example, it requires efficient numerical forward scattering algorithms based on wave theory, appropriate inversion techniques based on stochastic nonlinear optimization approaches, availability of sufficient laboratory and field measurements, and well characterized and optimized instruments and measurement parameters.
This talk will start with a brief introduction to the forward electromagnetic scattering solutions at both large and small spatial scales for surface and subsurface structures, followed by a summary of our research on inversion and estimation techniques applied to quantitative remote sensing of the Earth subsurface and 3D super-resolution medical imaging. The commonalities and distinctions of approaches among different scales will be discussed. Examples will be shown using various measurement scenarios with emphasis on two classes of applications, namely, environmental sensing of hydrologic and carbon cycle processes and medical imaging. This research will be discussed in the context of several current high-priority programs identified by scientific and government organizations.BIOGRAPHY: MAHTA MOGHADDAM received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1989 and 1991, respectively. She is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she has been since 2003. From 1991 to 2003, she was with the Radar Science and Engineering Section, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, CA. At JPL, she served many technical and leadership roles such as Systems Engineer for the Ku-band Cassini Radar, the "Science Chair" of the JPL Advanced Mission Studies Team (Team X), and the JPL Science Team Lead for LightSAR. She led a number of research projects at JPL, including a major NASA Instrument Incubator Program project involving a team of more than 40 people from JPL and other industry and academic institutions. During the past nearly 20 years of active involvement in the remote sensing community, Dr. Moghaddam has introduced a number of innovative approaches for quantitative interpretation of synthetic aperture radar imagery. Her most recent contributions include the development of new radar instrument and measurement technologies for subsurface and subcanopy characterization, development of forward scattering models and inverse scattering techniques for scattering from layered random media including those with rough interfaces, and transforming concepts of radar remote sensing to high-resolution near-field and medical imaging. She is and has been the Principal and Co-investigator on numerous research projects and has authored or coauthored over 200 journal and conference papers. She has served a number of editorial roles in prominent IEEE journals. Dr. Moghaddam is a member of the NASA Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) Science Definition Team, Chair of the Algorithms Working Group for SMAP, and the Principal Investigator for AirMOSS, a new NASA Earth Ventures Mission. She has chaired and co-chaired numerous workshops and conference sessions. She has received four Certificates of Recognition from NASA for her technical contributions to instrument and mission development. Dr. Moghaddam leads a vibrant research group at Michigan, consisting of 11 graduate students, 2 post-docs, and several undergraduate students. She is a member of URSI Commission B, the Electromagnetics Academy, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. She is a Fellow of IEEE.Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
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Recent Development of MEMS and Crystal Oscillators and their Impacts on the Industry
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Due to their high Q and temperature-stable properties, quartz crystal oscillators
are important clock sources in consumer, commercial, industrial, and military products
for many years. The demand for quartz crystals and crystal oscillators has been increasing
steadily between 4 and 10% annually since the dotcom market collapse in 2000~2001.
The total market for 2010 is expected to exceed $4.2B. The quartz crystal and crystal oscillator
industry has made major progresses in miniaturization, performance enhancement,
and cost reduction in the past ten years. The unique fabrication and encapsulation requirements
though render quartz crystals and crystal oscillators difficult or close to impossible to be integrated
onto the silicon-based IC platforms. The recent strong marketing push of the all silicon MEMS
resonators and oscillators seemed to re-ignite the interest in displacing the quartz crystal technology
and to open up again the prospect in clock source integration. This talk reviews the development
of the all silicon MEMS oscillators and crystal oscillators in the past few years and commenting on
what challenges they face in the highly competitive frequency control products industry. Speaker Bio:C.S. Lam received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1984. He was an MTS and a manager
at the Frequency Control Products Division of Bell Laboratories until 1995. From 1995 to 2002, he was
the Director of R&D at Vectron International responsible for the development of crystal and SAW products.
From 2002 to 2007, he was the CTO at TXC Corporation in Taiwan. Presently he is the Director of Product Development & Marketing at Epson Electronics America in San Jose, CA responsible for supporting the sales
and product marketing of Epson Toycom's quartz crystal, crystal oscillator, and sensor products
in North America.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Behnam Analui
