USC - Viterbi School of Engineering

Nov
14

Meet USC (AM session)
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions

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. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/events/meet_usc/ 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: Viterbi Admission
Nov
14

Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Opportunities
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar

Mindy Ver SteegtDirector, SIFE USA Programs, 1959 E. Kerr St., Springfield, MO 65803, 800-235-9585 ext. 318, mversteegt@sife.org, www.sife.orgOpen Meeting and Information Session, RGL 105, Wednesday, November 14, 10:00 AMStudents In Free Enterprise is the largest collegiate organization in the world, with active SIFE teams on more than 1400 campuses in 47 countries; this is truly a worldwide student movement. Supported by corporate and individual donors from around the world, SIFE provides a plethora of opportunities for faculty, students, and the college/university.For students, SIFE provides the opportunity to take what is being taught in the classroom and practically apply it to life, while in college. In addition, students will have numerous career and internship opportunities through our Career Opportunity Fairs and the SIFE virtual career fair. Students also have the chance to network and interact with students from other campuses and with some of the leading CEOs, business executives, and entrepreneurs from around the world.For faculty, SIFE provides the same amazing networking opportunities. Above all, SIFE will provide faculty the chance to see students bring to life the principles they are striving to teach every day in their classroom. Through the projects completed by the SIFE team faculty will see students grow, mature, and become teachers themselves.Through SIFE, colleges and universities have the chance to be recognized locally, nationally and internationally through participation in SIFE Expositions, through local and national press coverage, and through involvement with the business community. SIFE has been the feature of articles in publications such as Fortune, BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, USA Today and a host of local newspapers. Radio and news stations across the nation have also done feature stories on SIFE, including coverage on NBC's Today Show and CNNfn.
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 105
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Georgia Lum
Nov
14

Freshmen and Sophomores: Its Never Too Early!
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions

Are you a 1st or 2nd year undergraduate student and want to ensure you are on the right track for future career success? Check out this workshop for a timeline that will surely keep you on the professional path for your career.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: All Viterbi Students

Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
Nov
14

Meet USC (PM session)
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions

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. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/events/meet_usc/ 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: Viterbi Admission
Nov
14

Transport in Multiscale Systems: the Role of Heterogeneity
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars

Speaker: Dr. Andrea Cortis, Geological Scientist, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Berkeley, CAABSTRACT: Complex multiscale, heterogeneous structures, found ubiquitously in engineered and natural systems, are often the main cause behind our inability to make reliable predictions.
In this talk, we explore how the transport of mass, momentum, and energy is affected by multiple-scale heterogeneity. Moving from a critique of the assumptions underlying our current understanding of transport in terms of advection and dispersion, we arrive at the formulation of a coherent transport theory based on the Continuous Time Random Walk paradigm, which provides a flexible and effective framework for the treatment of transport in heterogeneous media. While this new transport theory is general and can be applied to virtually all transport phenomena, in this talk we will test its predictions against hydrogeological observations, both at laboratory and field scales.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes
Nov
14

Measuring unsteady efficiency and performance of biological and bio-inspired propulsors
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars

Prof. John O. DabiriGraduate Aeronautical Laboratories and BioengineeringCalifornia Institute of TechnologyAbstract:
This talk will describe the development of new experimental and analytical
tools to extract the governing mechanisms of animal swimming and flying
from empirical observations. The approach advocated presently avoids
direct use of the vorticity field in favor of a Lagrangian,
particle-tracking perspective. The benefits of this strategy are
demonstrated in laboratory studies of the bluegill sunfish and various
jellyfish species. These laboratory observations are complemented by
inexpensive computational models and a new in situ field apparatus, which
enables a SCUBA diver to make velocimetry measurements normally confined
to artificial laboratory environments. The principles derived from these
studies are applied to fluid dynamic problems as varied as autonomous
underwater vehicle design, cardiovascular flow diagnostics, and wind energy harvesting.
Location: Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, Rm 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: April Mundy
Nov
14

Electrical Engineering PhD Fall Event
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Student Activity

Please join us for:
*What Is This PhD?
*Everything You Wanted to Know About the PhD Program But
Were Afraid to Ask
PhD Students Only, please
Location: Ray R. Irani Hall (RRI) - Seminar Room (1st floor)
Audiences: PhDEE and PhDCENG students only

Contact: Diane Demetras
Nov
14

Balancing Home and Work
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS:
The Academic Leadership and Development Committee (sponsored by the Provost and the Academic Senate) offers programs especially designed for faculty and their particular needs and concerns. Balancing Home and Work:Finding effective ways to manage time, stress and energy are essential to maintaining high levels of productivity as well as a balanced personal and professional life. There are effective methods that can be incorporated into your daily routine that will help you to balance your time spent enhancing your career with your home life regimens. In this interactive session, participant questions and group discussion are encouraged.Who Should Attend?-All facultyProgram Objectives:-Learn effective ways to manage time, stress and energy-Explore healthy ways to maintain productivity-Learn about resources available to faculty in support of their work/life balance and wellnessTo register: email ALDRegistration@caps.usc.edu or call 213 821-6319
Location: University Club - Pub
Audiences: Department Only

Contact: Jennifer Alvarado
Nov
14

SS12: Code for a Cause Orientation
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity

Orientation for SS12 event. â€¢ 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Check in / Team+Project Assignments Distributed
â€¢ 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM Introductory Remarks
â€¢ 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM Accessibility Crash Course
â€¢ 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM Award for Most Innovate Project Idea / Q&A This will get teams ready for the weekend competition.
Location: TBA, Check <A HREF="http://ss12.info">http://ss12.info</A> for updates.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: ACM
Nov
14

Clark Construction Information Session
Wed, Nov 14, 2007 @ 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 work opportunities.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd (SGM) 124
Audiences: All Viterbi Students

Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services