November 2015

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, age 10

USC Viterbi celebrates 10th anniversary of Mork family naming gift, uniting three disciplines

An Aviator With Her Feet on the Ground

U.S. army aviator, Iraq war veteran and PhD student on breaking barriers and bringing hope

STUDENTS

Improved Robot Communication - While the Building's on Fire

USC Viterbi researchers are developing a wireless network for robots to autonomously communicate and work together, amid potential disaster areas

RESEARCH

Happy Diwali 2015

From Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

VIDEO

Two Officers, Two Nations, One Mission

Army captain and graduate student recounts an unlikely friendship and one mission that defined him in the Afghanistan War

STUDENTS

Startup Companies That Care

The Min family's recent gift to USC Viterbi will establish a student business plan competition to fund startups with a socially assistive bent.

GIVING

The Man With The X-Ray Eyes

Iraj Ershagji unlocks earth's hidden treasures

RESEARCH

Engineering, Science and Technology For All

USC Viterbi co-hosts 2015 HENAAC Conference highlighting achievements of Hispanic engineers to increase engineering talent pipeline

DIVERSITY

Passionate About Polymers

Malancha Gupta's research on polymer coatings could one day improve biomedical devices, textiles and membranes

RESEARCH

Lighting the Way

How materials science alumnus Kushant Uppal brought light to the rural world

ALUMNI

The Huffington Post: 7 Reasons Young Women Shouldn't Be Deterred From Science and Engineering Careers

Op-ed by Dean Yortsos to encourage more young women to pursue STEM careers.

STEM

So You Drive a Prius - What Does That Say About You?

ISI Psychologist Nicole Sintov wants to know what influences consumers' decisions to purchase electric cars.

RESEARCH

New Kids On The Block

A former university president; a retired Northrop Grumman CTO; a Cambridge scholar; and a global robotics leader join USC Viterbi as senior faculty.

FACULTY

A Modern-Day Ada Lovelace

CS senior channels spirit and innovation of founding figure in the history of computing

STUDENTS

Mr. Freeway turns 100

A USC engineering alumnus looks back on his legacy and the roads he built that defined our American Century

ALUMNI

How Facebook Manages Billions of Photos

Wyatt Lloyd wants to optimize photo storage and delivery on the largest social media platform.

RESEARCH

Bionic Hands For Syria

USC Viterbi 3D printing club links a chain of hands from Los Angeles to Syria and Haiti by way of Baltimore

STUDENTS

Girls wield lasers at USC Viterbi "Introduce a Girl to Photonics" event

To celebrate IYL2015, Professor Andrea Armani and her students organized campus outreach event part of "International Introduce a Girl to Photonics Week"

STEM