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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkFri, Nov 16, 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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ASBME CANstruction Competition with NOBE/MOVE
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
Weâve collected cans, now itâs time to build something awesome out of them! Come over and help! Weâll send out the location asap. Hereâs some examples of what weâre talking about: http://tinyurl.com/canstruction-images
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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MS Open House
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 10:30 AM - 02:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Students interested in pursuing their Master's degree at an internationally ranked engineering institution are welcome to attend our Open House event.
Visit http://gapp.usc.edu/GradOpenHouse to registerLocation: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - 233
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Graduate & Professional Programs
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W.V.T. Rusch Honors Colloquium; Project Management and Engineering
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Linton K. Honda, Regional Manager, The Boeing Company
Talk Title: Project Management and Engineering
Abstract: Dr. Linton K. Honda, Regional Manager at The Boeing Company, will present as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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AME - Department Seminar
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: P. Henrik Alfredsson, Professor Linné FLOW Centre KTH Mechanics Royal Institute of Technlogy
Talk Title: Rotation Effects on Instability and Turbulence on Simple Shear Flows
Abstract: Effects of rotation (centrifugal and/or Coriolis forces) are usually felt on large scales (such as planetary scales) or at very high rotation rates such as turbines and compressors. However laboratory scale shear flows may be strongly affected also by quite small rotation rates. In this talk we concentrate on two cases: spanwise rotation of shear flows (here we will focus on plane Couette flow) and axial rotation of circular pipe flow. Both flows show surprising effects of the rotation, in the first case due to the Coriolis force that can either stabilize or destabilize the flow. For stabilizing rotation turbulence may be completely killed, whereas for the destabilizing case a number of different instabilities can be observed. For the axially rotating turbulent pipe flow the symmetry is broken by rotation and the flow will never reach solid body rotation. An unexpected feature occurring if the flow is issued as a swirling jet will also be discussed.
Host: Dr. Veronica Eliasson
More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/11-16-12-alfredsson.shtml
Location: Room 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/11-16-12-alfredsson.shtml
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CEE Oral Dissertation Defense
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Winnie Kam, ENE Ph.D. Candidate
Talk Title: PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) EXPOSURE FOR COMMUTERS IN LOS ANGELES: CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPLICATIONS TO PUBLIC HEALTH
Abstract: Particulate matter (PM) is a major airborne pollutant in urban areas and contributes to adverse health outcomes as well as environmental effects such as visibility. Sources of PM include both anthropogenic (vehicular emissions, industrial activity) and natural causes (crustal materials, sea salt). The composition of PM is highly complex and varies depending on local sources, source strength, and atmospheric processes such regional transport and gas-to-particle partitioning. This thesis focuses on the exposure assessment size-fractionated PM for five different commute microenvironments in Los Angeles: light-rail (METRO gold line), subway (METRO red line), a freeway with high drayage truck fraction (I-710), a freeway with the low drayage truck fraction (I-110), and major surface streets (Wilshire and Sunset Boulevards). Two major sampling campaigns were conducted to collect time-integrated PM for the purpose of a comprehensive chemical analysis including major PM components (organic carbon and elemental carbon), inorganic ions, metals and trace elements, and organic species. Depending on the mode of commute, commuters may be exposed to PM of various species and concentration levels. Thus, understanding the chemical composition of PM for various commute microenvironments is essential in assessing passenger exposure and potential health endpoints associated with PM inhalation.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Art Morris, WiSpry
Talk Title: Programmable RF Solutions for Handsets
Abstract: Emerging air interface standards are accelerating the multiplication of modes and bands that must be supported in mobile devices. While RF transceivers have leveraged Mooreâs Law to achieve rapid scaling in capability for wireless communications, the RF front-end has seen limited integration due to the diverse technologies required to meet the stringent performance requirements and poor scaling due to physical power and wavelength limitations. Programmable/tunable RF front-ends that could break this barrier have been considered for many years but the required technologies to provide sufficient performance at low cost were not available. We present a tunable RF technology platform and early products based on that platform along with early design/prototyping efforts toward the realization of fully programmable RF front-ends.
Biography: Dr. Art Morris is a technologist who has focused on physical electronics and fields over the past 30 years. His contributions span a wide range of technologies from traveling wave tubes to HBTs and an array of products for markets from power transmission to broadband communication systems. Art has been CTO at wiSpry since its founding in 2002 leading the development of programmable RF products for high-volume markets utilizing integrated MEMS and CMOS. Dr. Morris is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an adjunct professor at NCSU.
Host: Prof. Hossein Hashemi, Prof. Mahta Moghaddam, Prof. Mike Chen
More Info: http://mhi.usc.edu/activities/integrated-systems/
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
Event Link: http://mhi.usc.edu/activities/integrated-systems/
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Los Angeles CleanWeb Hackathon
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting
Friday Nov. 16th!
CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major
cities around the globe. Entire communities of developers:
students, professionals, and hobbyists, come together over a weekend to make
web, mobile, and social apps that improve the sustainability of energy, air, and
water systems in their community and in the world.
LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov.
16-18.
Register Here: http://lax.cleanweb.co
Facebook Event: http://goo.gl/a4cj8Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 450
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Association for Computing Machinery
