News - December 2020

Happy Holidays 2020

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

Three USC Viterbi Faculty Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Professors Keith Chugg, Jay Kuo and Gerald Loeb join this year's list of 175 distinguished academic inventors.

DISTINCTION

5 USC Viterbi researchers named 2020 AAAS fellows

Timothy Pinkston, Yolanda Gil, Leana Golubchik, Berokh Khoshnevis and Paul Newton join 40 previously selected USC faculty members as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

DISTINCTION

Transforming Oil Wells into Batteries for the Sun and Wind

USC Viterbi researchers want to convert idle oil and gas wells into much-needed storage for sustainable energy, making California's blackouts a thing of the past.

RESEARCH

Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition Returns

The latest edition of the 11-year-old MEPC features 15 startup teams competing for a $50,000 grand prize.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Titanium Atom That Exists in Two Places at Once in Crystal to Blame for Unusual Phenomenon

Researchers discover why a perfect crystal is not good at conducting heat, although it seemingly should be.

RESEARCH

Connecting the Globe Through Music: New USC Viterbi Schwarzman Scholar

Ben Ma wins prestigious scholarship for all-expenses paid master's program in China.

STUDENTS

STARFISH: Space Exploration's Newest Star

USC's Space and Engineering Research Center looks to the star-shaped sea creature for their groundbreaking soft robotics project.

RESEARCH

LavaLab Opens Its Doors

USC Viterbi's premier undergraduate startup incubator targeted a more diverse group of students than ever before this semester - and was the better for it.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP