Message from the Chair

Greetings! The new school year for 2017-2018 has begun and we are already starting strong. We opened up our fall semester with our annual Albert Dorman Lecture Series, with a very special guest, Dr. C. D. Mote Jr., President of the National Academy of Engineering. It was an honor to have him come and speak to our faculty and students. This successful event is just the start of what seems to be a prosperous year. Already, we have seen great achievements from our students, such as the USC student chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (USC-CMAA) receiving the 2017 Student Chapter of the Year Award from the national CMAA organization; our alumni, with USC Civil Engineering Alumni Nan Li being recognized by Forbes China as one of the top 30 under 30 for Healthcare & Science; and our faculty, including Dr. Kelly Sanders receiving the honor of the Dr. Teh Fu Yen Early Career Chair. Although our department has proven time and time again how brilliant and talented they are, I continue to be astounded. I am proud that our department houses incredible faculty and students who either are or will become leaders in the field of engineering.

Lucio Soibelman, PhD