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Events for October 18, 2006
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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Wed, Oct 18, 2006
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Admission Interviews are available to freshman applicants throughout the Fall until December 15, 2006. Freshman applicant interviews are not required as part of the admission process, however we would like to meet as many of our applicants as possible. All interview appointments are scheduled online.http://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/freshman/interviews/
Audiences: Freshmen Applicants for Fall 2007
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Meet USC (AM session)
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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. Please call the USC Admission Center at (213) 740-6616 to check availability and to make an appointment. Be sure to tell them you are interested in Engineering!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Scheduling Freight Trains on Complex Trackage Near Port Facilities and Urban Centers
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
METRANS Seminar Presented by Maged M. Dessouky, ProfessorDaniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern CaliforniaWednesday, October 18, 2006, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Lewis Hall (RGL) Room 215** Bring a bag lunch. Refreshments will be served. **ABSTRACT: As global trade continues to increase, cargo traffic at the nation's ports continues to increase at dramatic levels. This growth in the number of containers has already introduced congestion and threatened the accessibility and capacity of the rail network system supporting port
facilities. As a result, various US rail lines have experienced severe
congestion.Trains operating in densely populated metropolitan areas that are near port facilities typically encounter complex trackage configurations. To make optimal use of the available rail capacity, some portions of the rail network may consist of single-track lines while other locations may consist of double- or triple-track lines. Because of varying local conditions, different points in the rail network may have different speed limits. We formulate a graphical technique for modeling such complex rail networks; and we use this technique to develop a deadlock-free algorithm for dispatching each train to its destination with nearly minimal travel time while (a) abiding by the speed limits at each point on each trains route; and (b) maintaining adequate headways between trains. We implemented this train-dispatching algorithm in a simulation model of the movements of passenger and freight trains in Los Angeles County, and we validated the simulation as yielding an adequate approxim ation to the current system performance.Biography:Maged M. Dessouky, Ph.D., is Professor in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. Dr. Dessouky's research interests are in logistics, transportation, scheduling, simulation, and applied operations research.
He has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator of over 30 funded research projects supported by a number of sources including the National Science Foundation, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, CalTrans, Federal Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County and Department of Defense, among others. This research has lead to over 40 refereed journal articles. He also serves an Area Editor of several industrial engineering journals.For more information, please contact Hossein Ataei (ataei@usc.edu).
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 215
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Meet USC (PM session)
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
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. Please call the USC Admission Center at (213) 740-6616 to check availability and to make an appointment. Be sure to tell them you are interested in Engineering!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Walk-In Wednesdays: Career Services Advising
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Student Activity
Please feel free to come in during these walk-in hours! No appointment is necessary. Come in for resume reviews, internship information, or general engineering career advice.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 218
Audiences: Current Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Forming, Counting, and Breaking Individual Biological Bonds: Applications for Drug Delivery and Sing
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Todd Sulchek Staff Scientist
Biosecurity and Nanosciences Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA Protein molecules commonly operate in complexes to perform their function. For example, cell surface receptors often cluster at the site of complementary ligands so as to efficiently transduce binding. A special case of improved functionality through complexed protein binding is demonstrated in a new class of therapeutics in which monovalent antibody binding elements are combined to form multivalent complexes that dramatically increase drug specificity and residency time. However, traditional methods of analysis cannot directly measure the bond lifetime of drug molecules that can bind with a distribution of valencies. Therefore, a single molecule binding assay is illuminating.
We have developed a method using single molecule dynamic force spectroscopy to determine the binding strength of antibody-protein complexes as a function of binding valency in a direct and simple measurement. We used the atomic force microscope (AFM) to measure the force required to rupture a single complex formed by the MUC1 protein, a cancer indicator, and therapeutic antibodies that target MUC1.
We show for the first time that the valency of stochastic, multivalent bond formation can be distinguished with a "molecular counter" in the form of a soft polymer linker. As a result, we independently measure both the valency and the composite bond strength for the interaction. The effective bond lifetime rises dramatically with the number of molecular bonds, from several minutes for a single antibody-antigen bond to many days for three antibody-antigen bonds. Moreover, our results support the theoretical prediction for unbinding dynamics of multiple parallel bonds. We furthermore describe current experiments in which we study cell signal transduction using controlled delivery of protein stimuli.
Location: Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) Rm 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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County of LA Dept. of Public Works Information Session
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Yahoo Meeting/Information Session
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
The USC Information Systems Association (ISA) will be hosting Yahoo! on October 18th.WHAT: Yahoo Meeting/Information SessionWHEN: Wednesday, October 18, 2006TIME: 6:30 - 8:30 PMWHERE: Zumberge Hall of Science (ZHS) 159http://www.uscisa.net/This meeting is FREE and open to all USC students, all majors, as always.
Don't forget: Free Catered Food!Yahoo! is the number ONE internet brand in the world. Over 400 million people make Yahoo! the most popular, widely used Internet destination in the world. 6% of the world relies on Yahoo! and the 2005 Time Magazine rates them among the "Top 10 Cool Websites."The director of Yahoo! Finance will be present to discuss corporate life in the IT industry. Finance is an integral part of Yahoo! and is responsible for its success globally. Don't miss this opportunity to hear a successful professional from the IT industry speak. The representatives will most likely be accepting resumes.The Information Systems Association is open to ALL majors and is becoming a multi-disciplinary organization. Become a member of ISA and get even more benefits such as professional contacts in the IT industry, being included in a resume book send to all of ISA's sponsoring firms, attend exclusive firm socials and resume workshops, and receive career advice from mentors in the IT industry.Please contact uscisa@usc.edu for more information.
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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JavaScript, XML, & AJAX Workshop
Wed, Oct 18, 2006 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
We'll be covering basics of Javascript and XML, as they pertain to AJAX, a common technique used for creating fast-response & dynamic web2.0 apps.Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and the DOM. You can check our website for notes from the previous workshop on those topics.First come, first served. (We will not be taking RSVPs)Upsilon Pi Epsilon
USC Computer Science Honors Society
http://pollux.usc.edu/~upe/Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 127
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
