Top 10 Most Impactful Stories of 2023

10. The First 3D-Printed Rocket - Created By Trojan Engineers - Reaches Space

Relativity Space eyes its next big step: conquering Mars.

Video: Professor Burcin Becerik-Gerber looks back to the places that defined her - and how they influence what she is building today.

8. USC Alumni Paved Path For ChatGPT

From "eureka moment" to deployment, USC Viterbi alumni played a key role in the creation of ChatGPT.

7. Azad Madni Receives NAE's 2023 Gordon Prize

For second year in a row, a Trojan receives top award in engineering education.

6. Neil Siegel Receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

ISE professor and alumnus recognized at the White House with the highest honor for technological innovation.

5. Defense Department awards nearly $27M for USC-led coalition to boost microelectronics production for 5G/6G

The funds for the Microelectronics Commons project support a USC-led hub involving 16 other university, community college and corporate collaborators.

4. A Tribute to Excellence and Equity: the John Brooks Slaughter Center for Engineering Diversity

From Topeka to the White House, Slaughter has lifted as he climbed.

3. Biomedical Engineering at USC Welcomes a New Name and a Bright Future

USC President Carol L. Folt was among the attendees at the naming ceremony for the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering.

2. Celebrating the newly named Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

The naming gift is part of the university's ambitious Frontiers of Computing initiative, the largest and most comprehensive academic initiative in USC history.

1. A new frontier: Why USC is investing $1 billion into advancing computing research

The USC Frontiers of Computing initiative will create the new USC School of Advanced Computing and a new campus in Silicon Beach to apply high-tech solutions to the world's biggest challenges.