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Meet USC (AM session)
Wed, Nov 08, 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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Interviewing Strategies and Techniques
Wed, Nov 08, 2006 @ 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Discover tips on how to prepare for both technical and behavioral interviews, as well as the proper steps for follow-up!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 115
Audiences: All Engineering Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Meet USC (PM session)
Wed, Nov 08, 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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Probabilistic Construction and Numerical Analysis of Model Verification and Validation
Wed, Nov 08, 2006 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker:Alireza Doostan,Ph.D.
John Hopkins University
Department of Civil EngineeringAbstract: In this presentation, some recent developments in verification and validation (V&V) of predictive models are introduced. Verification is a mathematical concept which aims at assessing the accuracy of the solution of a given computational simulation compare to sufficiently accurate or analytical solutions. Validation, on the other hand, is a physics-based issue that aims at appraising the accuracy of a computational simulation compare to experimental data.The proposed developments cast V&V in the form of an approximation-theoretic representation that permits their clear mathematical definition and resolution. In particular, three types of problems will be addressed. First, a-priori and a-posteriori error analysis of spectral stochastic Galerkin schemes, a widely used tool for uncertainty propagation, are discussed. Second, a statistical procedure is developed in order to calibrate the uncertainty associated with parameters of a predictive model from experimental or model-based measurements. An important feature of such data-driven characterization algorithm, is in its ability to simultaneously represent both the intrinsic uncertainty and also the uncertainty due to data limitation.
Third, a stochastic model reduction technique is proposed in order to increase the computational efficiency of spectral stochastic Galerkin schemes for the solution of complex stochastic systems.While the second part of this research is essential in model validation phase, the first part is particularly important as it provides one with basic components of the verification phase.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 203
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Walk-In Wednesdays: Career Services Advising
Wed, Nov 08, 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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Observations of Ice Sheet Dynamics in a Warming Climate from Space
Wed, Nov 08, 2006 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Eric Rignot Senior Research Scientist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pasadena, CA A little over ten years ago we knew very little about the state of mass equilibrium of ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland. The nature of our knowledge has changed considerably with the advent of satellite techniques capable of measuring ice motion, surface elevation and more recently gravity. In this presentation, I will review the technique I have been using for the past ten years to study glacier dynamics in Greenland and Antarctica and determine their state of mass balance: satellite radar interferometry. It has been employed to detect ice motion, grounding lines, flow speed up and other detailed features associated with ground water migration at an unprecendented level of precision and spatial details. I will discuss how it has been used in combination with other data to come up with new estimates of the present-day evolution of ice sheets, how these results compare to other techniques (some of which published results as recently as a few weeks ago), and how these results (do not) match predictions made by numerical models that international panels of experts rely on to predict future sea level rise. This work was performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Admistration's Cryosphere Science Program.Location: Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, Rm 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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Spotlight on Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Wed, Nov 08, 2006 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
The Viterbi Spotlight Series is a NEW series of panel presentations designed specifically for first and second year engineering students. Spotlight sessions are a great way for you to explore other engineering fields, learn more about your chosen area of study or simply gain new perspectives on the various engineering majors available in Viterbi!Panelists will include faculty, industry representatives, current students and Viterbi alumni.Please RSVP: http://viterbi.usc.edu/fye
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergraduate Engineering Students
Contact: Tisha Armatys
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Valero Energy Corporation Information Session
Wed, Nov 08, 2006 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 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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PHP/SQL Workshop
Wed, Nov 08, 2006 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Our Wonderful World of Web2.0 series continues with a workshop on PHP. One of the most prevalent tools used to create interactive websites, PHP is found all over the Internet. Its usefulness continues in Web2.0 applications. Come learn about PHP and its many uses.Create wondrous websites from database backends, work with login systems, and find tomorrow's winning lottery numbers! Okay, so the last part isn't true, but it is being taught by Professor Crowley, so come anyway.We are not taking RSVPs - First come, first served.Sponsored by Upsilon Pi Epsilon
More info at http://pollux.usc.edu/~upe/Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 127
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
