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Events for October 14, 2015
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, and Engineering TalkWed, Oct 14, 2015
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. During the engineering session we will discuss the curriculum, research opportunities, hands-on projects, entrepreneurial support programs, and other aspects of the engineering 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 make sure to check availability and register online for the session you wish to attend. Also, remember 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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27th Annual HENAAC STEM Career Conference
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
Through the HENAAC STEM Career Conference, Great Minds in STEM honors the nation's best and brightest Hispanic engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and technology experts.
The STEM Career Conference provides a networking opportunity for college students to showcase their technical aptitude through a technical papers and poster competition, and through the Career & Graduate School Fair.Location: Pasadena, CA
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Center for Engineering Diversity
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Canstruction
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Help out people in need by donating canned food!! Students and faculty come together for this annual event to collect cans and donate them to the LA Food Bank. On the last day of the drive, we bring all the cans together to make a Canstruction. Collection is from 10/14 - 11/20.
Collection Bin Locations:
ACCT 101 Office
Crocker Library (in HOH)
Popovich Hall Rm 200
Deans Office BRI 100
Advising Office BRI 104Location: Various Locations (look at description)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC NOBE
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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MFD - Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Graduate Seminar
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David SHoll, Georgia Tech
Talk Title: Using High Throughput Computation to Accelerate Development of Materials for Scalable Energy Technologies
Series: MFD Graduate Series
Abstract: Computational modeling of materials can be a powerful complement to experimental methods when models with useful levels of predictive ability can be deployed more rapidly than experiments. Achieving this goal involves judicious choices about the level of modeling that is used and the key physical properties of the materials of interest that control performance in practical applications. I will discuss two examples of using high throughput computations to identify new materials for scalable energy applications: the use of metalorganic frameworks in membranes and gas storage and the selection of metal hydrides for high temperature nuclear applications. These examples highlight the challenges of generating sufficiently comprehensive material libraries and the potential advantages and difficulties of using computational methods to examine large libraries of materials.
Host: MFD
More Information: Abstract Sholl.pdf
Location: Hedco Pertroleum and Chemical Engineering Building (HED) - 116
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jason Ordonez
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Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Sucha Supittayapornpong, USC
Talk Title: Stochastic Network Optimization: The Steps Toward Realization
Series: CommNetS
Abstract: Optimizing communication networks such as throughput maximization and power minimization can be viewed as solving a stochastic network optimization problem, which leads to a control algorithm. Generally, the algorithm assumes infinite buffer space and converges to an optimal operating point within O(epsilon^-2) iterations, where epsilon is the proximity to the optimal operating point. In this talk, two aspects of the stochastic network optimization are focused on as the steps toward realization of the technique in practice. In the first part, the control algorithm that can be implemented by using only finite buffer space is considered. Specifically, when each queue in a network has buffer size B, the algorithm achieves within O(e^-B) of the optimality while a delay per queue is O(B) and an average drop rate is bounded by O(e^-B). In the second part, convergence times of a class of algorithms derived from a stochastic network optimization problem with non-convex decision sets are investigated. We show that the algorithm consists of two phases: transient phase and steady-state phase. The transient time, length of the transient phase, is O(epsilon^-1) and O(epsilon^-1.5) under locally-polyhedral and locally-smooth assumptions respectively. Performing a time average of decisions in the steady-state phase leads to faster convergence times that are O(epsilon^-1) and O(epsilon^-1.5) under the aforementioned assumptions.
Biography: Sucha Supittayapornpong is a Ph.D. candidate at University of Southern California, supervised by professor Michael J. Neely. His research interests include stochastic network optimization, distributed algorithms, and convergence analysis, with applications in communication networks, software-defined networking, and machine learning. He completed his M.Eng from Asian Institute of Technology and his B.Eng. from Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Host: Dr. Ashutosh Nayyar
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Alexei Poludnenko, Naval Research Laboratory
Talk Title: Turbulent Combustion: From a Jet Engine to an Exploding Star
Series: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Abstract: Turbulent reacting flows are pervasive both in our daily lives on Earth and in the Universe. They power the modern society being at the heart of many energy generation and propulsion systems, such as gas turbines, internal combustion and jet engines. On astronomical scales, thermonuclear turbulent flames are the driver of some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe, knows as Type Ia supernovae. These are crucibles, in which most of the elements around us from oxygen to iron are synthesized, and in the last 20 years they have led to one of the most remarkable discoveries in modern science, namely of the existence of dark energy. Despite this ubiquity in Nature, turbulent reacting flows remain poorly understood still posing a number of fundamental questions. In this talk I will give an overview of the numerical and theoretical work at the Naval Research Laboratory over the recent years aimed at studying both chemical and thermonuclear turbulent flames. I will highlight several surprising phenomena that have emerged in the course of this work, in particular, in the context of the intrinsic instabilities of high-speed turbulent reacting flows, as well as some of the outstanding open challenges. Finally, I will briefly discuss the implications of this work for the development of the next generation of accurate, predictive turbulent flame models required for the design of practical combustion applications.
Biography: Alexei Poludnenko received his Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Rochester in 2004. Upon graduation, he joined the Department of Energy ASC Flash Center at the University of Chicago as a postdoctoral researcher, where he worked on theoretical studies of astrophysical supernovae explosions and numerical modeling of thermonuclear deflagrations and detonations. Since joining the Naval Research Laboratory in 2007, first as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow and later as a permanent research staff member, Dr. Poludnenko has been working on a wide range of topics in combustion, numerical algorithm development for hydro- and magnetohydrodynamics, and high-performance computing. In recent years, he has been leading the research program at NRL focused on theoretical and computational studies of turbulent combustion in chemical and astrophysical systems.
Host: Prof. Fokion Egolfopoulos
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Valerie Childress
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FM Global(ENG)
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you an engineer interested in a world of opportunity? Get out from behind the desk? Make a difference at some of the world's top companies? Then a career as an FM Global field engineer is just what you've been looking for.
Come to our information session to find out what it means to be a field engineer. Learn about our past and our company culture to see what has made us one of the most stable and profitable property insurance companies. With FM Global offices and clients on nearly every continent, our engineers have the ability and encouragement to pursue a number of career paths within the company. In fact, most of our senior management has a background in engineering.Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Northrop Grumman Vice President Tech Talk and Networking Event
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Did not have a chance to talk to Northrop Grumman or want to follow up and hear more about them? This is your chance! The Vice President of Engineering Frank Flores is joining us for a Tech Talk about Northrop Grumman. He will be there to answer your questions and representatives from Northrop Grumman will be there to network with you.
Come join us for this special event co-hosted with the Business Technology Networking Group. FREE FOOD will be provided!
Date: 10/14
Time 6:00-7:30 PM (45 min talk & Q&A, 45 min to network)
Location: EEB 132
About Northrop Grumman:
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.
We hold ourselves to a higher standard, both in the products we deliver and in the way we conduct ourselves throughout the entire customer experience. Because, after all, we are in the business of securing a great deal more than just our place in the market.
Our mission is to be at the forefront of technology and innovation, delivering superior capability in tandem with maximized cost efficiencies. The security solutions we provide help secure freedoms for our nation as well as those of our allies. Squarely meeting our obligations, fiscally and technologically, isn't just a business goal, but a moral imperative. To that end, as we evolve as a company, the responsibility we feel for our country and the citizens and troops we help support grows with us.Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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ASBME GM 3: Resume and Networking Workshop
Wed, Oct 14, 2015 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Do you want to get a job or internship in industry but still lack confidence in the quality of your resume or the strength of your networking skills? Then come out to our Resume and Networking Workshop to learn how to overcome these obstacles and launch your dream career! Our very own Viterbi Student Services will be here to give resume tips, teach you how to best sell yourself to recruiters, go over the basics of creating a solid LinkedIn profile, and much more. As always, free food will be served to members.
There will also be an opportunity to have your own resume critiqued as an example! If interested, please send your resume (in PDF format) to Dina Levashova at levashov@usc.edu by October 5th. Resumes will be chosen for critique on a first-come, first-serve basis.Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
