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Events for December 08, 2008
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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Mon, Dec 08, 2008
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Personal Admission Interviews are available to freshmen applicants throughout the Fall practically every weekday until December 12, 2008. Freshman applicant interviews are not required as part of the admission process, however we would like to meet as many of our applicants as possible. All interview appointments are scheduled online.http://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/freshman/interviews/
Audiences: Freshmen Applicants for Fall 2009
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Aircraft Accident Investigation - Dec. 8-19, 2008
Mon, Dec 08, 2008
Aviation Safety and Security Program
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
AAI 09-2
For more information and to register for Aviation Safety and Security Program courses, please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/aviation.Audiences: Registered Attendees Only
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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Meet USC
Mon, Dec 08, 2008
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. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 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: VSoE Undergraduate Admission
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Tutor Days
Mon, Dec 08, 2008 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Save the Dates! Tutor Days are study sessions held during stop days before finals: Monday, Dec 8th & Tuesday, Dec 9th from 10am-1pm. Upper class study partners will be on hand to answer questions. Breakfast snacks and care packages will be provided to participants. Monday, Dec 8th: Sessions for Math 125, 226, PHYS 151, 152, BISC 120, CHEM 105aTuesday, Dec 9th: Sessions for Math 126, 245, CSCI 101, CE 205, AME 201, 204The sessions will be held on the first floor classrooms in Ronald Tutor Hall. Stop by VARC, CED, or the WIE office for more information.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - Classrooms
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
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Decision Analysis for Urban Water Resources Planning Under Uncertainty: ...
Mon, Dec 08, 2008 @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT / DANIEL J. EPSTEIN DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING JOINT SEMINAR"Decision Analysis for Urban Water Resources Planning Under Uncertainty: The Case of Phoenix, Arizona, under Possible Permanent Drought and Global Climate Change"Dr. Craig W. KirkwoodW. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State UniversityABSTRACT: Urban development requires water. Phoenix, Arizona, a rapidly growing large desert city, illustrates the complexity of urban water resources planning when there is substantial uncertainty about future water supplies. This presentation reviews research on decision analysis approaches to policy development for this risky planning situation, including such complexities as multiple stakeholders, competing objectives with difficult tradeoffs, organizational constraints, and uncertainty about future climate and water availability. This research is part of the Decision Center for a Desert City, with funding from the National Science Foundation's human and social dynamics initiative in decision making under uncertainty related to global climate change.Dr. Kirkwood has published extensively on quantitative approaches to decision making, including the book Strategic Decision Making and articles on both theory and applications. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and he has received the Frank P. Ramsey Medal of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society for lifetime achievement, the INFORMS George E. Kimball Medal for distinguished service, and both the Decision Analysis Society Publication and Practice Awards. He has served on NSF and Department of Energy expert panels. He has held numerous leadership positions, including President of the Decision Analysis Society, Treasurer of INFORMS, and Department Chair and Acting Dean at Arizona State University. He has degrees in electrical engineering and operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has also served on the faculties of the University of Colorado and the University of Michigan.MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008, RALPH & GOLDY LEWIS HALL (RGL) ROOM 308, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 308
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Novel Liquid Crystal Networks
Mon, Dec 08, 2008 @ 01:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science Presents:"Novel Liquid Crystal Networks"Rafael Verduzco
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TNAbstractThe combination of liquid crystals and polymers results in fascinating materials in which the elasticity of polymers is coupled to the liquid crystal (LC) order. In this work, we present three qualitatively different types of LC gels and elastomers and explore their electro-optical response, mechanical actuation, and flexoelectric behavior. Using block copolymer self-assembly, we prepare LC physical gels that exhibit fascinating texture transitions with temperature and multiple director relaxation modes, in contrast to covalent gels which show a single relaxation mode. Next, covalent networks with a controlled molecular weight between cross-links were prepared by "click" cross-linking of telechelic polymers produced by ring-opening metathesis polymerization. These networks swell readily in a small molecular LC solvent, 5CB, to form LC gels with high swelling ratios that exhibit a fast, reversible, and low-threshold electro-optic response. Finally, a series of bent-core liquid crystals were synthesized and used to swell calamitic monodomain liquid crystal elastomers (LCE). Nematic bent-core liquid crystals show enhanced flexoelectricity, and bent-core elastomers represent a potential method for incorporating flexoelectricity into a robust polymeric device. These LC networks and gels provide insight into the connection between physical properties and network structure and also demonstrate the broad range of materials accessible with different synthetic approaches.
Location: Hedco Pertroleum and Chemical Engineering Building (HED) - 116
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce Sapir
