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Boston Admission Reception
Sun, Oct 30, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. A representative from our Admission and Student Affairs staff, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University. RSVP online at http://www.usc.edu/admevents .
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Mon, Oct 31, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
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 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Mon, Oct 31, 2011
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 9, 2011. 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 2012
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Incident Investigation/Analysis (IIA)
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
This course is designed for managers and supervisors who may be required to investigate, implement or review safety findings and recommendation resulting from aviation incidents. This course presents principles of Management, Investigation and Analysis.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Charles Finley, Advanced Bionics
Talk Title: Progress and Challenges in Improving Cochlear Implant Performance
Abstract: Progress and Challenges in Improving Cochlear Implant Performance
Cochlear implants are highly successful sensory neuroprosthetics for restoring functional sound sensations to severely and profoundly deaf individuals. Despite much progress over the last two decades, the field continues to evolve as new technologies and new understanding of stimulation mechanisms become available. A significant barrier to progress is high variability in speech reception performance across patients receiving similar technology. The presentation will outline the general operational principles of cochlear implantation and will describe key issues in the design and application of these systems. New insights into the basis of the high variability of outcomes will be described along with a new perspective on how to redefine the overall cochlear implant design problem.
Host: BME Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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Intel India Information Session
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you interested in returning to India to work after graduation?
Join us at Intel India.
Please join us to hear Ravishankar (Ravi] Kuppuswamy, Director of Intel Architecture Group. Ravi is responsible for the management of the Microprocessor Development Group (MDG), Visual and Parallel Computing Group (VPG) and the Microprocessor & Chipset Development (MCD) groups in India.
Ravi joined Intel in 1996 as a Component Design Engineer in the Logic Technology Development group, and worked on several technical and management roles across five generations of the Intel Pentium® 2, Pentium® 3 and Pentium® 4 microprocessor programs. He relocated to India in 2006 to lead execution of Intel's Dunnington (6-core server CPU) product. From 2008 to 2010, he was Director of Microprocessor Development Group in India and design manager for the Xeon E7 (10-Core Eagleton CPU) server product.
Ravi has 2 patents and several publications in the VLSI integrated circuit development. Ravi earned his Bachelor's degree with honors from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India, in 1994 and his Master's degree in EE from the Arizona State University, Tempe, in 1996.
See the flier attached to this posting for more information.More Information: Intel India_Fall2011_USC .doc
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Graduate and Post Graduate Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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“Geometric Methods for Brain Image Registration and Signal Analysis”
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Anand A. Joshi, Postdoctoral Associate, Signal and Image Processing Institute, USC
Talk Title: âGeometric Methods for Brain Image Registration and Signal Analysisâ
Abstract: My talk will focus on applications of techniques from Riemannian geometry to signal and image processing, with the emphasis on human brain imaging. Studies of anatomical changes in the brain over time or of differences between populations are often performed to understand changes in disease and development. Such studies require that the imaging data first be registered to a common coordinate system. Registration and analysis of neuroimaging data presents a challenging problem due to the complex folding patterns in the human brain. Specifically, the anatomical and functional brain data is often modeled as a highly convoluted 2D curved image. Since it is non-flat, the non-Euclidean geometry of this data needs to be accounted for performing registration and subsequent signal processing. Techniques from differential geometry offer a powerful set of tools to deal with the convoluted nature of the cortex. I will present a method based on p-harmonic mapping when performing cortical surface parameterization as well as surface and volumetric registration techniques for inter-subject alignment of brains. Furthermore, I will present techniques for filtering, pattern classification and spectral analysis that use the heat kernel and the eigenspectrum of the Laplace-Beltrami operator that forms a basis for analysis on the cortical surface. I will conclude the talk with a description of recent work on the use of brain imaging data to elucidate structural and functional connectivity in the human brain.
Biography: Bio: Dr. Anand Joshi received his B.E. degree in Electronics from Shivaji University and MTech in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He also worked for Siemens and later for Sasken. Dr. Joshi received his Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from USC in 2008 followed by postdoctoral training in the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at UCLA. Dr. Joshi's research interests lie in the area of brain imaging, geometric methods and brain connectivity.
Host: Dr. Alexander A. Sawchuk
More Information: Seminar-Joshi_110111.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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Academic Spotlight: Professor Willner
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
What: Academic Spotlight Series talk by Professor Willner
Where: SLH 102
Date: 11/1, 6pm
Join us for one of our Academic Spotlight Series talks with Professor Willner.
The topic of this talk is: "Optical Communication Systems: Innovations (and Their Needs) Abound"
ABSTRACT: The optical communications revolution continues, as the 10-year-horizon capacity needs are expected to grow by 2-3 orders-of-magnitude and the "Terabit/s Ethernet" might be reached. Importantly, optics might be a powerful enabler for additional transformative functions, including:
(a) stable and reconfigurable networking,
(b) high-speed signal processing, and
(c) low-power interconnections.
It is quite possible that optics will follow trends of the RF world, such that robustness, spectral-efficiency and functionality will increase dramatically. Some challenges in achieving this vision include:
(i) high-bandwidth and tunable technologies,
(ii) linear and nonlinear elements, and
(iii) maintenance of signal integrity.
More information on Dr. Willner can be found at http://csi.usc.edu/faculty/willner.html.
There will of course be free food!Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Viterbi Spotlight: Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Still not quite sure of which Viterbi major is right for you? Considering Computer Science or Computer Engineering as possible options? Want to learn about the challenges, rewards and the future of these fields of engineering? Then, come to the Computer Science and Computer Engineering Spotlight Program! Hear from our panel of alumni and/or industry representatives as they talk about their experiences and learn first-hand what it's like working in these fields. Then practice your networking skills by mingling with our panelists over pizza!
If you are attending, please RSVP by emailing viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with "RSVP CSCI Spotlight" in the subject line.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Freshmen and Sophomores
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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US Navy Info Session
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Come learn about opportunities with the US Navy and its Nuclear program!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 107
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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TBP Caucus
Tue, Nov 01, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
This is a chance for the new potential members to meet the current members of Tau Beta Pi. This is a required event for new potential members. Current members are strongly encouraged to come as well!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 107
Audiences: Invited students
Contact: Tau Beta Pi
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Go Global
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
Viterbi Undergraduates, are you looking for information about overseas studies, international internships, or other international opportunities?
Stop by Go Global.
Whether it is studying abroad or participating in international internships, there are a variety of ways you can embrace globalization and Go Global will provide easy access to this information.
Meet representatives and learn about:
Viterbi Overseas Programs
USC Office of Overseas Studies
USC Global Fellows Internship Programs
USC East Asian Studies Center
Donât miss the opportunity to win $100 travel voucher!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - Lobby
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Traci Thomas Navarro
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Seminar in Astronautical Engineering
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Astronautical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Michael E. Lisano, Technical Manager & Senior Engineer at JPL
Talk Title: In-Flight Thruster Calibration for the 2007 Mars Phoenix Lander
Abstract: After the Phoenix spacecraft was launched on its way to Mars in August 2007, the mission team worked feverishly to create, validate and use an all-new Kalman filter tool that could process a combination of deep-space tracking Doppler data and spacecraft IMU data to precisely characterize the thrust of the individual reaction-control thrusters, which were not coupled in all axes (with interesting implications), to enable pinpoint navigation to the entry point at the top of the Martian atmosphere. Come hear how this novel âSigma-Point Consider Filterâ tool was created, tested and used on Phoenix, as the spacecraft was en route to the Red Planet!
Host: Department of Astronautical Engineering
More Information: ASTE Seminar (Dr. Lisano) 11.2.pdf
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ana Olivares
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Communications, Networks and Systems (CommNetS) Seminar: Decision-making in Decentralized Systems
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ashutosh Nayyar, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Talk Title: Decision-making in Decentralized Systems
Series: Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Abstract: Decentralized systems are ubiquitous in the modern world. Communication systems, sensor networks, power generation and transmission systems, supply chain networks, economic systems like markets and auctions are all examples of decentralized systems. Such systems are characterized by the presence of multiple decision-making agents with different information. In this talk, I focus on the problem of finding optimal decision-strategies for co-operative agents in a decentralized system. In particular, I consider a decentralized stochastic decision-making problem with multiple decision-makers that share information with each other with a fixed time delay. Such decision problems arise in queuing networks, wired communication networks, distributed control systems, surveillance systems etc. In spite of initial conjectures as early as 1971, finding the general structure of agents' optimal decision-strategies with delayed information sharing had remained an open problem for 40 years. My research provides a conceptual framework that not only identifies the structure of optimal decision strategies but also provides a sequential decomposition of the optimization problem. Moreover, the conceptual methodology developed here is shown to be applicable to a broader class of decentralized decision making problems as well.
Biography: Ashutosh Nayyar received the B. Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India and M.S. and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois. His research interests include decentralized stochastic control, stochastic scheduling and resource allocation, controlled sensing in sensor networks, game theory and mechanism design.
Host: Rahul Jain
More Info: http://csi.usc.edu/~dimakis/CommNetS/doku.php?id=decision-making_in_decentralized_systemsLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rahul Jain
Event Link: http://csi.usc.edu/~dimakis/CommNetS/doku.php?id=decision-making_in_decentralized_systems
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rich Axelbaum, Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science. Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering. Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO.
Talk Title: The Global Dependence on Coal and How Oxy-Combustion Can Help
Abstract: The global demand for energy is rapidly rising, while at the same time there is growing concern that the continued use of fossil fuels, specifically coal, is irreversibly damaging our environment. Coal accounts for 50% of electricity production in the U.S., 80% in China and 75% in India. Why has coal become such an integral part of our energy mix? Does it need to be? Are there ways to utilize coal while having minimal impact on the environment? The first part of this talk will address these questions and give the audience an appreciation of the global challenges and possible solutions to our demand for clean, affordable energy. In the second part of the talk, one of the more promising solutions, Oxyfuel combustion with carbon capture and storage (CCS), will be described. Then the characteristics of oxy-fuel combustion will be addressed from a fundamental sense, and will be shown to have the potential to produce soot-free, stable flames provided the stoichiometric mixture fraction is sufficiently high. The reason for the suppression of soot chemistry under conditions of high stoichiometric-mixture-fraction will be discussed.
Host: Prof. P. Ronney
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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USC Libraries Discovery Fellows Event
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, Information Sciences Institute, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Margaret Wertheim, USC Libraries Inaugual Discovery Fellow
Talk Title: The Marine Sublime
Abstract: Art and science come together in the library as Margaret Wertheim curates The Marine Sublime, her first event as the USC Libraries' inaugural Discovery Fellow.
The event starts at 4:00 p.m. in Doheny Memorial Library's Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall. Wertheim, a science writer, curator, and director of the Institute For Figuring, will moderate a discussion about the intersections of art, science, nature, and culture with filmmaker David Lebrun and independent curator Marina McDougall.
An adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts, McDougall co-edited "Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé" and organized the first retrospective of the French directorâs pioneering underwater films in the United States.
The program will include a viewing of rare editions of Ernst Haeckelâs writings and illustrations from the librariesâ special collections and an introduction by a USC marine biologist. A reception with refreshments will immediately follow the event. RSVP by calling (213) 740-1744
Faculty members are encouraged to invite their students to this unique multidisciplinary event.
Host: USC Libraries
More Info: http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/art_and_science_come_together_in_the_library_for_the_marine_sublime_onLocation: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - Doheny Lecture Hall
Audiences: Everyon invited but RSVP to (213) 740-1744
Contact: Patty Johnson
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Motopia: A New Age for Modular Construction
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Reception to follow.
âThe language of design, architecture and urbanism in Los Angeles is the language of movement.ââReyner Banham
Architecture today rolls, flows, inflates, breathes, expands, multiplies, contracts and searches for its next user. And yet, such architecture is not merely building or product design, but rather recognition of the fluidity of circumstancesâthe mobility of demographics and information. This event will feature real-world practitioners and multidisciplinary scholars who are preparing for a future continuously on the move.
A range of creative forces behind mobile architecture will come together to examine solutions to current economic, social and environmental concerns in the housing industry; identify emerging technologies and trends; and synthesize recent advancements in design, manufacturing, materials and systems. We will host five eminent practitioners who will discuss strategies that can be adopted or adapted into our own larger communities and lives. Participants will include Allison Arieff, editor at large at GOOD and contributing columnist at the New York Times; Barry Bergdoll, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art; Stephen Kieran, partner at KieranTimberlake; Robert Kronenburg, architect, author and Roscoe Chair of Architecture at the University of Liverpool; and Michael Webb, founding member of Archigram and professor at Cooper Union.
Speaker Bios:
From 2002 to 2006, Allison Arieff was editor in chief of Dwell, and was the magazineâs founding senior editor. She is author of the books Prefab and Trailer Travel: A Visual History of Mobile America. She has been featured as an expert on sustainable design for two seasons of the Sundance Channel series Big Ideas for a Small Planet, as well on CNN, NBC News, NPR and KCRWâs DnA: Design and Architecture.
Barry Bergdoll joined the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2007 as the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design. Bergdoll was formerly chair of art history at Columbia University, where he taught nineteenth- and twentieth-century architectural history. He has organized, curated and consulted on many exhibitions, including Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. He recently organized MoMAâs Rising Currents: Projects for New Yorkâs Waterfront, an eight-week architects-in-residence workshop and exhibition that addresses the effects of climate change on New Yorkâs waterfront. He has written for numerous books and magazines, including Architecture, Architectural Record and Artforum.
Stephen Kieran, FAIA, is partner and cofounder of KieranTimberlake, an award-winning and internationally published architecture firm noted for its research and innovative design and planning services. The firm has received over 100 design citations, including the 2008 Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor bestowed on a firm by the American Institute of Architects. KieranTimberlakeâs projects include the programming, planning and design of all types of new structures and their interiors, and the renovation, reuse and conservation of existing structures. KieranTimberlake authored Manual: The Architecture of KieranTimberlake, refabricating Architecture and Loblolly House: Elements of a New Architecture.
Robert Kronenburg, RIBA, is an architect and the Roscoe Chair of Architecture at the Liverpool School of Architecture, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. His research examines portable, ephemeral and flexible architecture. His books include Flexible: Architecture that Responds to Change, Portable Architecture: Design and Technology and Houses in Motion: The Genesis. He is an editor of the Transportable Environments book series. He curated the major exhibition Portable Architecture at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, and the touring exhibition Spontaneous Construction.
Michael Webb studied architecture in London, taking seventeen years to graduate from a curriculum that is supposed to take but five. However, a project he designed in the fourth year of his studies found its way into Visionary Architecture, a 1962 exhibition at MoMA in New York. In 1963, he cofounded the Archigram Group, a collection of six young architects rebelling against what they saw as an English architectural scene on life support. For eleven years, an exhibition of the groupâs work toured the world. In 1965, Webb came to the United States and has since taught architecture at the Cooper Union, Columbia University and a number of other schools.
Organized by Jennifer Siegal (Architecture).
Background Image: Michael Webb
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Speaker Series with Oleg Khaykin
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Receptions & Special Events
The CEO and President of International Rectifier--a global leader in power management technology--will be joining us to give an informative talk. Anyone interested in upper management at a large technology company will hopefully find Mr. Khaykin's story to be interesting, and foretelling.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC NOBE
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Interview Tips
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Discover tips on how to prepare for both technical and behavioral interviews, as well as the proper steps for follow-up!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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AME Department Seminar
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: G. Paul Neitzel , Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0405.
Talk Title: Permanent Noncoalescence and Nonwetting: Science and Applications
Abstract: Under the proper conditions it is possible to press together two drops of the same liquid without experiencing coalescence or to press a liquid droplet against a surface normally wetted by the liquid without wetting occurring. By permanent noncoalescence and nonwetting we distinguish cases in which the phenomena may be observed for unlimited time from transient examples such as two drops of liquid bouncing off one another or a liquid droplet bouncing off a solid wall. To achieve permanent noncoalescence or nonwetting, a mechanism is needed for establishing a lubricating film of surrounding fluid (usually air) and sustaining this film as the liquid/liquid or solid/liquid surfaces are moved toward each other.
This talk will address means for the establishment of such lubricating films and discuss measurements and theory conducted to understand the behavior of such systems. Finally, possible applications of permanent noncoalescence and nonwetting will be described, including a demonstration of droplet levitation above a solid surface using non-contact, optical methods and a technique for the generation of nanoliter-scale encapsulated droplets of varying volume ratio.
Biography: G. Paul Neitzel has been a Professor in The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology since 1990; he presently also serves as Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. Prior to arriving at Georgia Tech, he served for eleven years on the faculty of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University and worked ten years at the U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, during which time he received his Ph.D. in fluid mechanics from The Johns Hopkins University. He has conducted research on the hydrodynamic stability of unsteady swirling flows and flows associated with materials processing, vortex breakdown, suppression of coalescence/wetting and bioreactor fluid dynamics. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the recipient of a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship. He has served as a visiting professor at the Universität Karlsruhe (Germany), Imperial College of Science and Technology (London) and the Université d'Aix-Marseille II and a visiting scientist at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (Germany).
Host: Prof. Spedding
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (RRB) - 208
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Raytheon Company Info Session
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 07:30 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: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Fri, Nov 04, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
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 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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CSI Feedback Allocation in Multicell MIMO Channels
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Paul de Kerret, Eurecom Institute
Talk Title: CSI Feedback Allocation in Multicell MIMO Channels
Abstract: In this talk, we will discuss the joint precoding across K transmitters (TXs), sharing the knowledge of the user's data symbols to be transmitted towards K single-antenna receivers (RXs). We consider a distributed channel state information (DCSI) configuration where each TX has its own local estimate of the overall multiuser MIMO channel. The focus of this work is on the optimization of the allocation of the CSI feedback subject to a constraint on the total sharing through the backhaul network. Building upon the Wyner model, we derive a new approach to allocate the CSI feedback while making efficient use of the pathloss structure to reduce the amount of feedback necessary. We show that the proposed CSI allocation achieves good performance with only a linear scaling in the number of cooperating TXs instead of a quadratic scaling when the CSI is shared to all the TXs, thus making the joint transmission from a large number of TXs more practical than previously thought.
Biography: Paul de Kerret was born in 1987 in Paris, France. In 2009, he graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne, France. Via a double degree program, he continued his studies in Munich and obtained a diploma degree in electrical engineering from Munich University of Technology (TUM), Germany. Furthermore, he also earned a four year degree in mathematics at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France in 2008. From January 2010 to September 2010, he has been a research assistant at the Institute for Theoretical Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Since October 2010, he is pursuing a doctorate at Eurecom Institute under the supervision of David Gesbert. The thesis is focused on the cooperation of transmitters in interference limited wireless networks. Some of his research interest are MIMO networks, multiuser information theory, and distributed optimization.
Host: Prof. Urbashi Mitra, ubli@usc.edu, x04667
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 539
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Nuclear Safety Engineering and the Fukushima Disaster
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Joseph E. Shepherd, Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Aeronautics
Talk Title: Nuclear Safety Engineering and the Fukushima Disaster
Abstract: Prof. Joseph E. Shepherd; Johnson Professor of Aeronautics and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Aeronautics; will present "Nuclear Safety Engineering and the Fukushima Disaster" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors program.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. David Su, Qualcomm Atheros
Talk Title: Challenges in designing CMOS Systems-on-a-Chip for Wireless Communications
Host: Hossein Hashemi
More Information: Seminar_Speaker_Sue_2011_11_4.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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Measures of Humanity: An Evening with Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire
A Visions and Voices Signature EventFri, Nov 04, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Thursday, October 6, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=186
General Public: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=186
Reception to follow.
On April 7, 1994, following four years of civil war and internal strife, the tiny African country of Rwanda erupted in carnage of almost unimaginable proportions. Over the next three months, while the developed world turned its back, nearly one million of Rwandaâs citizens would be murdered. Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire, force commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, refused to abandon the people he had crossed the globe to serve. His individual efforts on the ground are credited with saving at least 32,000 lives. His book on his experiences in Rwanda, entitled Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, was awarded the Canadian Governor Generalâs Literary Award for Non-Fiction in 2004.
Join us for an evening of rare emotion and insight with Lieutenant-General Dallaire, now a Canadian senator and widely recognized as a humanitarian of the highest order. He will recount his experiences from one of the darkest chapters in human history; discuss his recent efforts to bolster human rights in countries like Sudan and Sierra Leone; and illuminate the dangers of a world that values political and economic interests over its own potential humanity.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) - Bovard Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Atlanta Admission Reception
Sat, Nov 05, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. A representative from our Admission and Student Affairs staff, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University. RSVP online at http://www.usc.edu/admevents .
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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SWE Fall Member's Retreat
Sat, Nov 05, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
SWE'S Fall Member Retreat is taking place the afternoon of November 5th. We are going kayaking in Newport Beach! Cost is $5.00 per person, payable by check or cash to CED 210. Just turn the payment in an envelope with your name on it to Maggie at the front desk. MUST be a PAID SWE member for the 2011-2012 school year to attend. Go to swe.org to become a member. Space is limited so RSVP here at the link below and turn in your money to CED early!
https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dE9vc1JoNmlrQW5sWlQ3X0QtSl9PdHc6MQLocation: Newport Aquatic Center
Audiences: Member's Only
Contact: Society of Women Engineers Society of Women Engineers
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The Metropolitan Opera in HD: Siegfried
Sat, Nov 05, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Please check http://usc.edu/visionsandvoices for reservation information.
Following a pre-opera discussion hosted by the USC Thornton School, a delayed satellite broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera will feature Wagnerâs Siegfried. In part three of the Ring cycle, Wagnerâs cosmic vision focuses on his heroâs early conquests, while Robert Lepageâs revolutionary stage machine transforms itself from bewitched forest to mountaintop love nest. Gary Lehman sings the title role and Deborah Voigtâs Brünnhilde is his prize. Bryn Terfel is the Wanderer. James Levine conducts. The broadcast will be presented in spectacular HD digital projection and 5.1 surround sound.
Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera and the USC Thornton School of Music.
Photo: Brigitte Lacombe/Metropolitan Opera
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu
Location: Eileen L. Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT) - Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski