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Events for September 17, 2014
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkWed, Sep 17, 2014
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://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/firstyear/prospective/meetusc_sw.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Viterbi Fellowship Information Session
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Doctoral Programs
Workshops & Infosessions
Fall 2014 Viterbi Fellows are invited to learn more about their fellowship.
Please RSVP via: 2014 Viterbi Fellowship Info Session Qualtrics SurveyLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: invitation only
Contact: GAPP Doctoral Programs
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Igor V. Adamovich, Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Talk Title: Diagnostics and Modeling of Plasma Assisted Combustion Kinetics
Abstract: Recent experimental studies of repetitive nanosecond pulse discharges demonstrate their significant potential for plasma assisted ignition and combustion. The main advantage of using these discharges for ignition is efficient generation of electronically excited and radical species, such as O and H atoms, as well as OH. In recent experiments, time-resolved temperature, N2 vibrational level populations, absolute O, H, and OH number densities, and ignition delay time are measured in premixed hydrocarbon-air, hydrogen-air, and hydrogen-oxygen-argon flows excited by repetitive nanosecond pulse discharges in plane-to-plane and point-to-point geometries. Time-resolved temperature and OH number density in lean H2-air, CH4-air, C2H4-air, and C3H8-air mixtures are measured by picosecond, broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS) and by OH Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF). Time-resolved, spatially resolved temperature and absolute number densities of OH and H in Ar-O2-H2 mixtures are measured by UV Rayleigh scattering, LIF, and Two-Photon Absorption LIF (TALIF), respectively. The results demonstrate that ignition occurs due to efficient generation of radical species in the discharge, and provide insight into the kinetic mechanism of low-temperature plasma assisted ignition. Time-resolved electron density, electron temperature, and electric filed in transient nanosecond pulse discharges are measured by Thomson scattering and psec CARS / 4-wave mixing. The results are compared with kinetic modeling calculations, showing the need for development of an accurate, predictive low-temperature plasma / fuel chemistry model applicable to fuels C3 and higher.
Biography: Igor V. Adamovich
Background:
2009-current: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State
2001-2009: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Aviation, Ohio State
2000-2001: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State
1994-2000: Research Scientist, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State
1991-1993: Graduate Research Assistant, Molecular Energy Transfer Laboratory, Chemical Physics Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State
1987-1991: Research Associate, Aerothermodynamics Laboratory, A.V. Lykov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute of Soviet Academy of Sciences, Minsk, USSR
Education:
Ph.D., Chemical Physics, 1993, Ohio State
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1987, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Research Interests:
Kinetics of gases and plasmas at extreme thermodynamic disequilibrium, sustaining and stability control of high-pressure weakly ionized plasmas, high-speed flow control by plasmas, nonequilibrium MHD flows, plasma assisted combustion, molecular energy transfer processes, electron and ion kinetics, chemical reactions among excited species
Publications:
Over 100 archival journal papers and book sections, over 250 refereed conference papers, over 50 invited lectures and seminars, 2 patents
Host: Professor Paul Ronney
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Valerie Childress
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Getting Real World Experience Through Internships Panel
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 @ 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
One of the best ways to stand out to employers is to have relevant experience on your resume. Join current USC Viterbi students as they discuss their perspectives on recent internship experiences.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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SHPE General Body Meeting &INROADS Resume Workshop
Wed, Sep 17, 2014 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Looking to polish your resume and develop your professional skills as you begin to look for employment? If so, then come by for SHPE's second General Body Meeting as we partner up with NSBE to host INROADS' Resume Workshop. Aside from prepping our members for employment, they have also aided several of our members in getting internships with companies as prestigious as Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. So come join us and get your search for employment started the right way!
Location: VPD 105
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
