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Events for November 10, 2010
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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Personal Admission Interviews are available to freshmen applicants throughout the Fall practically every weekday until December 10, 2011. 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 2011
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 @ 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM
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://usconnect.usc.edu/ to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Munushian Visiting Seminar Series 2010 - 2011 - Keynote Lecture
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. John L Hall, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology
Talk Title: The Optical Frequency Comb - a new tool with remarkable applications in Science, Metrology, and Medical Diagnostics
Abstract: We easily accept the remarkable capabilities available in the Radio Frequency domain: cellphones, HiDef TV, wireless computer connections, bluetooth earphones, etc. Optical frequency waves represent the same physics as their RF siblings, but oscillate at some million-fold faster rates. So there is correspondingly more bandwidth for signals and interesting new processing ideas but, until recently, there were no optical tools with precision capabilities that even remotely approached a similar level. The avalanche of progress began in 1999 when a group at Lucent Labs demonstrated that a special type of optical fiber could give a highly nonlinear response, converting input laser wavelengths into rainbow light across the visible spectrum, and in a coherent manner. Within a few months two separate laboratories had seen the connections of three independent streams of research, and merged these âobviously unrelatedâ fields to create a new tool, the Optical Frequency Comb, a new kind of laser light with remarkable properties. Only six years later the Nobel Prize was awarded for these advances. One dramatic application is the precision testing of some fundamental & basic assumptions about physical reality: spatial symmetry and uniformity, constancy of the speed of light, and stability of the physical "constants" in our equations. Second is an exciting Medical Diagnostic application which analyzes exhaled human breath for marker molecules associated with diseases such as diabetes, asthma, cancer, and renal failure. It is important that the sensitivity is so great that sub-clinical molecular concentrations can be measured in apparently healthy subjects. For example, Carbon Monoxide was measurable only in the breath of one student -- a former smoker who had quit almost one year previously!
Biography: Hallâs credits include a number of major innovations and developments in laser frequency stabilization, high resolution and ultrasensitive laser spectroscopy, laser length and frequency standards, laser/atom cooling, quantum optics and high-precision laser-based measurements. Author of more than 230 articles in refereed journals, he also holds 11 U. S. patents, the most recent on âAirport Sniffing.â He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and of the French Légion dâhonneur, Senior Fellow Emeritus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Fellow of the Optical Society of America and the American Physical Society. He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Prof. Hänsch of Munich and Prof. Glauber of Harvard.
Host: Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
More Info: : http://geromedia.usc.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=88bce44e9f604630b940c6d58066267eLocation: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 124
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: : http://geromedia.usc.edu/Mediasite/Viewer/?peid=88bce44e9f604630b940c6d58066267e
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Marty Bradley, Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company
Talk Title: A Taste of SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) Results of the Boeing Study for NASA for Future Commercial Aircraft Concepts & Technologies
Abstract: This seminar summarizes the work accomplished by the Boeing Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) team in a NASA study looking at future concepts and technologies for commercial aircraft in the 2030-2035 timeframe.
The team developed a comprehensive future scenario for world-wide commercial aviation, selected baseline and advanced configurations for detailed study, generated technology suites for each configuration, conducted detailed performance analysis, calculated noise and emissions, assessed technology risks and payoffs, and developed technology roadmaps for key technologies.
Advanced aircraft configurations evaluated in the study included high span strut-braced wings and blended wing bodies (BWB's). A wide portfolio of technologies was identified and evaluated to address the NASA goals. High payoff technologies included hybrid-electric gas turbine battery propulsion, low-NOx combustors, biofuels, advanced air traffic management, noise treatments, laminar flow, and materials.
Compared to today's aircraft, fuel burn reductions of up to 55% were achieved. The additional of hybrid electric propulsion may allow reductions of up to 90%. Significant reductions in emissions, noise, and runway length were also achieved and will be discussed.
Host: Dr. R. Blackwelder
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Alcon Information Session
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 @ 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: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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SWE 5th General Meeting - Meet & Mingle with Intel
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come to SWE's last corporate event of the year!
Representatives from Intel will be giving a workshop about viewing the hiring process from the recruiter's side. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to learn and understand the perspective of the people on the other side of the interview.
There will also be a chocolate fountain and will have an array of delectable foods to dip and enjoy. Take a little break from studying for an hour of great fun and the last chance to build your professional skills and relationships before Christmas!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Women Engineers
