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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkWed, Oct 03, 2012
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 https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx 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) -
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen Students and Families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Ph.D. Oral Defense Dissertation
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 02:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Roshanak Varjavand, CE Ph.D. Candidate
Talk Title: TBA
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Gallup Information Session
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
More than Polling: How Gallup Inc is using Analytics and the Cloud to change the World
Since 1935, Gallup has been at the front of opinion polling both in the United States and now around the world. Come and hear how Gallup is using technology tools such as Data Warehousing, OLAP, Business Intelligence and the cloud to help our customers understand the emotional link between customers and employees, and between employees and their managers, and drive strategies for achieving authentic customer growth.
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 302
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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DEN@Viterbi 40th Anniversary
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Executive Education
Receptions & Special Events
DEN@Viterbi is celebrating 40 years of distance education. Invited guests will tour our newly renovated distance learning facilities and can engage with lead faculty members, the DEN@Viterbi team and Dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
If you would like to receive an invitation to the event, please email DEN@viterbi.usc.edu.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: invitation only
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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AME - Department Seminar
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Paul Ronney, University of Southern California
Talk Title: Serendipity and Contrarianism in Research: Hit 'Em Where They Ain't
Abstract:
Almost every great scientific discovery involves serendipity, i.e. a chance encounter with unexpected results. This is no accident, for if one already expects a particular result and research confirms the expectation, nothing fundamentally new was learned. Examples include Teflonâ¢, radioactivity, nitrocellulosic explosives, LSD, the Big Bang and the microwave oven. In each of these cases when unexpected results presented themselves, the investigators able to identify their significance instead of merely dismissing them as failures. Frequently another key aspect of discovery is contrarianism, that is, the ability and commitment to challenge accepted wisdom in order to resolve its weaknesses or contradictions. Examples include quantum mechanics, relativity and anthropomorphically-induced climate change. Contrarianism may also take the form of a simpler solution to solving a demanding problem, e.g. tetraethyl lead anti-knock additive for gasolines.
This seminar presents my experiences (which pale in significance compared to the aforementioned cases) with serendipity and contrarianism in the context of research on chemically reacting flows, including examples from microgravity combustion, turbulent flames, catalysis, photobleaching velocimetry and biophysics. Most importantly, I will provide suggestions to fledgling researchers (i.e., graduate students) on how to identify serendipitous yet consequential results and when/how to stand firm in the face of adversity resulting from contrarianistic views.
Biography: Prof. Paul D. Ronney is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Prof. Ronney received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology, and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He held postdoctoral appointments at the NASA-Glenn Research Center and the Laboratory for Computational Physics at the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory and a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University before assuming his current position at USC. Prof. Ronney was the Payload Specialist Astronaut (Alternate) for Space Shuttle mission MSL-1 (STS-83, April 4 - 8, 1997) and the reflight of this mission (STS-94, July 1 - 16, 1997).
Professor Ronney has extensive research experience in micro-scale combustion, premixed flame ignition by pulsed corona discharges, propagating fronts in motile bacteria, turbulent combustion, edge flames, flame propagation in confined geometries (Hele-Shaw cells), internal combustion engines, premixed-gas combustion at microgravity, flame spread over solid fuel beds, and radiatively-driven flows and heat transfer. His research is conducted in the Combustion Physics Laboratory at USC. One of his experiments, a study of premixed-gas flames at low gravity, called Structure Of Flame Balls At Low Lewis-number (SOFBALL) flew on the STS-83 and STS-94 Space Shuttle missions in 1997 and the STS-107 mission in 2003.
Prof. Ronney has published over 70 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals, made over 150 technical presentations (including over 30 invited presentations at international conferences), holds four U.S. patents with several others pending, and has received over $10 million in funding for his research projects. He is an Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member of Combustion Theory and Modelling, Combustion and Flame, Microgravity Science and Technology, Micromachines and Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. In recognition of his achievements, he is a fellow of the Institute of Physics, a recipient of the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, the Princeton Engineer's Council Excellence in Teaching Award and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (U.K.) Starley Premium Award for a paper on a new control concept for internal combustion engines that promises to provide higher thermal efficiency and lower pollutant emissions.
Host: Professor Geoff Spedding
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/10-3-12-ronney.shtml
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - Room 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/10-3-12-ronney.shtml
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Networking Etiquette Info Session with ASBME, ASME & SWE
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
Before VINE and the Career Fair, it is important to have a polished elevator pitch. Come to the Networking Etiquette Info Session with ASBME, ASME and SWE. This is an event you won't want to miss.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 158
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Viterbi Industry Networking Event
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
The Viterbi Industry Networking Event allows Viterbi juniors and seniors to meet employers the evening before the Fall and Spring Career Expos and allows students to practice their networking skills by engaging with top engineering companies in a typical professional business networking environment.
Registration Information coming soon!Location: Town & Gown
Audiences: Juniors & Seniors Only
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Micron Information Session
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join us for a Career Info Session!
Majors:
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Product Operations ManagementLocation: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 450
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Viterbi Student Institute for Innovation (VSI2) Kick-Off Event
Wed, Oct 03, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Receptions & Special Events
Viterbi Student Institute for Innovation (VSI2) Kick-Off Event
Keynote Speaker: Mike Abbott, Venture Partner, Kliener Perkins Caufield & Byers, ex-CTO @ Twitter
- Hear Dean Yortsos announce the new Viterbi Institute for Innovation
- Fireside chat with Mike Abbott about how young entrepreneurs can change the world
- Meet the Institute Directors, Ashish Soni and Peter Beerel
- Learn about the resources and programs offered by the new Viterbi Institute for Innovation
- Learn about the $100K MEPC Business Plan Contest
RSVP: usc.edu/esvp (code: VI2KICKOFF)Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
