April 2016

LA's Water Issue

Take a deep dive into water research at USC Viterbi

III-V Solar For The Masses

Rehan Kapadia has the silver bullet that could make solar energy more efficient and very affordable

RESEARCH

Spotlight: Robotics and Coding Academy

The Robotics and Coding Academy is a year-long after-school program at three elementary schools in South Los Angeles

VIDEO

The Family That is The Lab

Inside the multifractal world of the Cyber Physical Systems Group

STUDENTS

And Then There Were Two

The MEPC business model contest is down to the final two startups, with $50,000 at stake

INNOVATION

Inaugural USC day of SCupport

On May 4, 2016, the USC community will unite to demonstrate the loyalty and SCupport of the Trojan Family. The goal: Rally as many people as possible to create the single largest day of giving participants in USC's history.

SCupport

Cancer's new worst enemy

Nicholas Graham discusses engineering approaches to cancer cell signaling and metabolism to design next generation cancer therapies

RESEARCH

Doctoral candidate sheds new light on "most mysterious computer in the world"

How one PhD student is developing technology to understand brain mechanisms underlying neurological disorders and guide their treatment

STUDENTS

Building on Mars and the Moon

USC Viterbi School of Engineering Professor Invents 3D-Printing Process that Uses Lunar and Martian Dust for Outer-Space Construction

RESEARCH

Beautiful Problems, Fast Solutions

Shang-Hua Teng, a two-time Gödel Prize winner, improves algorithm efficiency

DISTINCTIONS

Zooming Into the Human Brain

Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering researchers develop new techniques for processing brain images.

RESEARCH