Events Calendar

Best Dissertation Symposium

All are invited to attend the 5th Annual Viterbi Best Dissertation Symposium. 4 Ph.D. graduates will present their research for a chance to win the William F. Ballhaus, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Graduate Engineering Research, which includes a $10,000 award!

The finalists for the 2019 William F. Ballhaus, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Graduate Engineering Research are:

Brendan Colvert
Aerospace Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Eva Kanso
Dissertation Title: Physics-based and data-driven models for bio-inspired flow sensing and motion planning

Wolfgang Hoenig
Computer Science
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Nora Ayanian
Dissertation Title: Motion Coordination for Large Multi-Robot Teams in Obstacle-Rich Environments

Yuan Hu
Astronautical Engineering
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Joseph Wang
Dissertation Title: Kinetic Studies of Collisionless Mesothermal Plasma Flow Dynamics

Shanyuan Niu
Materials Science
Dissertation Chair: Dr. Jayakanth Ravidchandran
Dissertation Title: Perovskite Chalcogenides: Emerging Semiconductors for Visible to Infrared Optoelectronics

RSVP requested by April 16 via https://viterbigrad.usc.edu/news-and-events/best-dissertation-symposium/

The award winner will be recognized at the Viterbi Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony on May 9, 2019.

Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Jennifer Gerson