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Events for March 12, 2010
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
University Calendar
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 12:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Admission Intern
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Parametric Practices - Models for Design Exploration...
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Prof. David J. Gerber of the USC School of Architecture will present "Parametric Practices - Models for Design Exploration in Architecture and Urbanism" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Program.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Admissions & Student Affairs
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REGENERATION OF USED PETROLEUM-BASED LUBRICANTS AND ....
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
...BIOLUBRICANTS BY A NOVEL GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGYBy: Willian Fan, Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental EngineeringCommittee Chair, Professor Massoud PirbazariAbstract:Lubricants, either mineral-based or synthetic made, are the products derived from petroleum and developed through tribological research. Lubricants are also the essential elements for almost all modern industries.However, lubricants require change after long service because the various impurities generated from the operation may degrade the efficiency of lubricants and significantly contaminate lubricants.Many studies have confirmed that used petroleum-based lubricants collected from oil-exchange are slow in degradation and highly toxic to human health, fauna, and flora. However, hydrocarbon compounds in used lubricants can be regenerated into either lubricant base materials or an energy source. The regeneration of used lubricants has enormous benefits, including minimizing hazards, reducing waste, protecting the environment, and conserving enegy resources.The potential of the newly developed binary solvent process in used lubricants regeneration is discussed and reviewed. The binary solvent process has been demonstrated to be a promising green technology capable of removing up to 93% of impurities while recovering up to 99 % of hydrocarbon compounds from various types of used lubricants under atmospheric pressure and at a relatively low temperature. The Cold-Stage Energy Conversion (CSEC) system is built based on the concept of the binary solvent process and capable of regenerating used lubricants in a continuous-flow fashion at relatively low temperature and pressure.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
