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Events for January 31, 2008
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WTS Transportation Seminar / Luncheon
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) - Los Angeles Chapter Thursday, January 31st from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Tutor Hall (RTH) Room 211WTS-LA is coming to USC! The WTS Scholarship Committee is sponsoring a lunch for USC students interested in careers in the ever-growing transportation industry. Meet with current transportation professionals and USC students currently in the WTS organization.WTS was founded to promote the careers of women in the transporation industry, but membership is open to anyone interested in the transportation sector (engineering, logistics, planning) and is an excellent opportunity for career networking. The Los Angeles Chapter (approximately 40% of which is male) is the nation's largest, and sponsors $20,000 in University scholarships for women in transportation-related degree programs. Lunch will be provided. For more information email srtaylor@usc.edu. We hope to see you there!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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WTS On-Campus Outreach
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 @ 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
The WTS (Advancing Women in Transportation) Scholarship Committee is sponsoring a lunch for students interested in the growing transportation industry. Meet with current transportation professionals and students in WTS next Thursday, January 31st from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in RTH 211. For more information, email srtaylor@usc.edu.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
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Frontiers in Engineering Education and Research in the 21st Century
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 @ 12:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Distinguished Lecture SeriesProfessor Venky NarayanamurtiDean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard UniversityAbsractIn our rapidly transforming world, engineering plays an ever more central role,
especially in advancing basic science, creating tools and everyday technologies, driving
economic development and meeting societal challenges in areas from energy to
environment to human health.
In this talk I will examine the changing role of engineering and engineering
research and education to address the great societal challenges of the 21st century. I will
discuss the need for educating broadly trained engineers who understand not only how
thinks work but also how the world works. Such engineers will have broad knowledge
of various disciplines and understand the enormous value of integrative thinking in
addition to reductionist thinking. They will need to be flexible and adaptable and be
able to function in a global marketplace. Such "renaissance engineers" will play a key
leadership role in the emerging knowledge economy.
I will also spend time discussing emerging science and technological frontiers to
address societal problems alluded to earlier. Translating research discoveries into
practice is a key challenge for engineering schools and industrial R & D laboratories.
The need for developing new models for university-industry collaboration and to
develop the appropriate intellectual capital will be discussed.Thursday, January 31, 2008Seminar at 12:45 p.m. in OHE 122Refreshments served after the seminar in HED LobbyThe Scientific Community is Cordially Invited.Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir
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The Oil Security Problem
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
USC Energy Institute presents "The Oil Security Problem"Hill HuntingtonExecutive Director, Energy Modeling Forum at Stanford UniversityDr. Hillard G. Huntington is the Executive Director Stanford University's Energy Modeling Forum, which is devoted to improving modeling and analysis for understanding energy and environmental markets and policy. He has directed several EMF studies on evaluating competitive electricity markets in the aftermath of industry restructuring, natural gas supply, energy security, and climate change policy. Thursday, January 31, 2008, 2-4 pm, Social Sciences Building 250
Location: Social Sciences Building 250
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Hewlett Packard Information Session
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services