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Miami Admission Reception
Sun, Nov 06, 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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L.A. Opera: Roméo et Juliette
Sun, Nov 06, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 05:45 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Open to USC students only. Admission is free. Reservations required.
To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=187 beginning Wednesday, October 12, at 9 a.m. See below for details.*
*This trip is for current USC students only. You must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. RSVP at the link above beginning Wednesday, October 12, at 9 a.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 11:45 a.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 12:30 p.m. and return to campus at 5:45 p.m. Lunch will be provided at check-in.
Based on Shakespeareâs timeless tragedy of star-crossed lovers, Roméo et Juliette sets an impassioned secret affair against a grandly scaled backdrop of fierce family rivalries. Gounodâs score thrills the ear with swirling waltzes, dramatic choruses and exquisite arias. Four sublime love duets flood the theatre with intoxicating romance, making Roméo et Juliette an unforgettable experience to savor.
Tenor sensation Vittorio Grigolo makes his L.A. Opera debut as Roméo, with the enchanting Nino Machaidze returning as Juliette. Plácido Domingo conducts this L.A. Opera landmark production. As Frère Laurent, the magnificent bass Vitalij Kowaljow returns for his first L.A. Opera appearance since his performances as Wotan in the Ring cycle. Baritone Vladimir Chernov, an L.A. Opera favorite, returns as Count Capulet.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Mon, Nov 07, 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, Nov 07, 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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RESCHEDULED - Altera Information Session
Mon, Nov 07, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Information Session has been rescheduled to November 17, 2011. More information to come soon!
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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AOE Enginerd T-shirt Sales
Mon, Nov 07, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Alpha Omega Epsilon is selling Enginerd T-shirts as a fundraiser for our engineering sorority. Please support us by purchasing one of our 4 designs! Go to uscaoe.webstarts.com for more information and contact info.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Alpha Omega Epsilon USC
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Human Factors in Aviation Safety (HFH)
Mon, Nov 07, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
This course presents human factors information in a manner that can be readily understood and applied by aviation practitioners. Emphasis is placed on identifying the causes of human error, predicting how human error can affect performance, and applying countermeasures to reduce or eliminate its effects.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Nov 07, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Chester Koh, MD, Assistant Professor â Division of Pediatric Urology Director â CHLA Robotic Surgery Program, Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine, & Surgery Program Childrenâs Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine
Talk Title: Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery
Abstract: BME Seminar
Chester J. Koh, MD, FACS, FAAP
Assistant Professor â Division of Pediatric Urology
Director â CHLA Robotic Surgery Program, Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine, & Surgery Program
Childrenâs Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine
"Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery"
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Host: BME Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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Alonzo King LINES Ballet
A Visions and Voices Signature Event
Presented with USC SpectrumMon, Nov 07, 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 Monday, October 10, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=188
General Public: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=188
Reception to follow.
Join us for a stunning and spectacular evening of dance featuring Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Based in San Francisco, LINES is a celebrated contemporary ballet company that has been guided since 1982 by its uniquely global artistic vision. Collaborating with noted composers, musicians and visual artists, choreographer and artistic director Alonzo King creates works that draw on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions and imbue classical ballet with new expressive potential. His visionary choreography is renowned for its ability to connect audiences to a profound sense of shared humanityâof vulnerability and tenderness, but also of furious abandon and exhilarating freedom. LINES has presented extraordinary performances to great acclaim throughout the world. Join us as they present two of their signature works, Rasa and Refraction.
Photo (top): RJ Muna
Photo (bottom): Franck Thibault
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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AOE Enginerd T-shirt Sales
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Alpha Omega Epsilon is selling Enginerd T-shirts as a fundraiser for our engineering sorority. Please support us by purchasing one of our 4 designs! Go to uscaoe.webstarts.com for more information and contact info.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Alpha Omega Epsilon USC
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Networking (Including 30 second commercial)
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
What is networking? Attend this workshop and learn how to build relationships and connections that can teach you more about your field. Discover USC networking resources that can help build your private network! This workshop will also touch on the 30 second commercial or your elevator pitch which may be used when meeting new contacts.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Shivakumar Raman, John A. Myers Professor, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Abstract: Aerospace, long recognized as one of the United Statesâ strongest and most competitive global industries, has been responsible for the creation of many of the nationâs best and highest paying technology jobs. Shape Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing (SEAM) is a blend of innovative technologies, methodologies and expertise designed to provide rapidly reconfigurable measurement and manufacturing to support the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities of the increasing number of military, commercial and general aviation industries.
SEAM is an Oklahoma Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) funded project. SEAM presents a unique business model: the combination of two entities within a SEAM enterprise: a world class research and development organization (SEAM Center), feeding technologies, products and services into a related corporation (SEAM Aero LLC) that in turn determines their best markets, and sells aggressively into those markets. The two entities continue to engage in cooperative product marketing to keep the technology set ahead of the competition.
Shape Engineering (SE) is the creation of engineering data from a damaged component through precision measurement. SE envelopes scanning and imaging, metrology and precision measurement, CAD and design rendering, and material identification and substitution analysis. Advanced Manufacturing (AM) is the use of newer manufacturing methods such as rapid manufacturing (and prototyping), deposition and powder net-shape manufacturing, and precision CNC machining to fabricate highly complex geometries in an accurate fashion. SEAM seeks to provide cheaper, faster, safer and better solutions for SE, AM and integrating logistics. Integrating logistics in this context extends from process specific factors such as tribology and material property modification, to systemic factors such as factory planning, process/system integration, tooling design, process planning and tolerance design.
Further to serving as next generation technology incubators, three elements of uniquenessâResearch, Training and Education-- will serve to create and sustain the nationâs technical workforce. Together we have the power to act as agents of change, by creating a superior workforce that leads to even further development of cutting-edge technologies.
Biography: Dr. Shivakumar Raman, a tenured full-professor in IE, is David Ross Boyd Professor, and John A. Myers Professor in Engineering in the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Earlier, he held a S.R. Noble Foundation Presidential Professorship. He teaches courses in the areas of materials, manufacturing processes and metrology. He is an Elected Fellow of 3 major engineering societies: SME, ASME and IIE. He is the current Scientific Committee Chair (Chief Editor) for the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI/SME) and also serves on its Board of Directors (2008-2010).
He has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Manufacturing Systems and Journal of Manufacturing Processes (both of SME), and ASME Transactions: Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering; and as an editorial board member for IIE Transactions (Journal of Design and Manufacturing), and International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (KSPE). He has organized satellite symposia in advanced manufacturing processes and advanced materials for ASME. He was the Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED) program chair for ASME in the National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2003 and 2004. He was also the MED program committee chair for ASME IMECE 2005, and organized 37 sessions in manufacturing engineering.
Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Raman.doc
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - Room 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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New EE Ph.D. Student Welcome Dinner
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Calendar
Invited: Electrical Engineering Ph.D. students that have joined the department in Fall 2011
Location:
Bacaro LA
2308 South Union Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
http://bacarola.com/contact.html
RSVP to Danielle Hamra at hamra@usc.edu or 213-740-2694More Information: 11.8.11 New Ph.D. Welcome Dinner.pdf
Location: Bacaro LA
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Workshop with Aetna Health Insurance
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 157
Audiences: NOBE Members Only
Contact: USC NOBE
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AOE Enginerd T-shirt Sales
Wed, Nov 09, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Alpha Omega Epsilon is selling Enginerd T-shirts as a fundraiser for our engineering sorority. Please support us by purchasing one of our 4 designs! Go to uscaoe.webstarts.com for more information and contact info.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Alpha Omega Epsilon USC
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Corral de Piedras (CDP) Project Meeting
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join EWB's Corral de Piedras (CDP) Project Meetings! In CDP, we are building a rainwater catchment system on a schoolhouse for the kids to drink water during school, with plans on expanding the system further.
Questions/Comments? Feel free to email us at EWB@usc.edu!
*Note: Original location for this project meeting was at KAP but it is changed to VKC 154! See you all there!Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 154
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Matthew West. Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois., Assistant Professor
Talk Title: Variance Reduction for Efficient Stochastic Particle Simulation and Estimation
Abstract: Stochastic particle methods are efficient numerical algorithms for the simulation and estimation of high-dimensional systems, such as population balance models for aerosol suspensions and particle filters for nonlinear filtering. While particle methods avoid the curse of dimensionality that limits grid-based numerical schemes in high dimensions, they can still be very expensive as the number of particles becomes large.
In this talk we present two new variance reduction schemes for particle methods for Markov jump systems. The first variance reduction scheme uses particle weighting functions for a single simulation to enable variable and adaptive resolution in particle space, thereby focusing computational resources on the system components contributing the greatest variance. The second variance reduction scheme couples multiple simulations in an anti-correlated ensemble by extending the classical antithetic and stratified sampling techniques to time-evolution Markov systems. Both of these variance reduction techniques are able to accelerate particle methods for stochastic jump systems by several orders of magnitude.
We apply these new reduced-variance particles methods to simulation and estimation problems in atmospheric aerosol dynamics and chemistry. By using variance reduction, we are able to simulate the largest particle-resolved models to date of ship-plume emissions and polluted urban scenarios, thus giving new insight into aerosol mixing states and their climate and health impacts.
Biography: Matthew West is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Illinois he was on the faculty of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University and the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Prof. West holds a Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Western Australia.
Host: Prof. E. Kanso
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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Discovery: A Trans-Pacific Curatorial Experiment
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Refreshments will be served.
In the future, will everyone be a curator for fifteen minutes? Join us for a discussion about bridging cultures, digital memory and the future of libraries, museums and interactive media. The USC Libraries collaborated with digital libraries at universities in the Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance to create a crowd-sourced exhibition about exploration and discovery. At www.usc.edu/libraries/transpacific, students from USC and Asian, Australian and North American universities will be able to vote on and discuss images from digital collections that express the idea of discovery. The results will be displayed in an exhibition at Doheny Memorial Library.
In conjunction with the exhibition, a panel discussion will feature Anne Balsamo, a USC professor of interactive media whose work focuses on the relationship between culture and technology; Paolina Martin, acting head of the Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University; and representatives from digital libraries across the Pacific Rim who are taking part in this curatorial experiment. The panelists will reflect on cross-cultural understanding, the nature of universal ideas like discovery, the rapidly transforming Pacific Rim media landscape and possibilities for future forms of curation and engagement with museum and library collections.
Organized by the USC Libraries.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu
Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - Friends Lecture Hall, Room 240
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Microsoft Tech Talk
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come hear MS Program Manager Josh Phillips discuss his work and the features of the highly anticipated release of Windows Phone 7.5
More Information: USC Tech talk ad.pdf
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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General Meeting 9: Medtronics
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Thinking about Industry? Come to this meeting to meet and mingle with Dr. Kaufman from Medtronics. Dr. Kaufman will talk about her work in diabetes and how she got to where she is now. She will also discuss major projects and products that she has worked on at Medtronic.
Location: TCC 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Industry Night with HATCI (Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc.)
Wed, Nov 09, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Michael Csakan, Senior Engineer of Vibration & Noise
Talk Title: Industry Night with HATCI (Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc.)
Abstract: Are you interested in the auto industry? Love cars? Want to know what itâs like to work for one of the biggest automobile companies out there? Then be sure to bring yourself to this monthâs Industry Night presented by Pi Tau Sigma and Sigma Gamma Tau:
Michael Csakan
Senior Engineer of Vibration & Noise
HATCI (Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc.)
Wednesday, November 9th 6:30-7:30 pm
SGM 101
Michael is an SC alumnus, and has worked for other major car companies in the past. He will be giving an overview of the automotive process, from styling to development to production. He will be focusing on the NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness) aspect of vehicle development, and may also answer questions you have about specialties in the auto industry.
Be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity!
Host: Pi Tau Sigma
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Felipe Figueroa
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CANCELLED- San Diego Gas and Electric Info Session
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This information Session has been cancelled
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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AOE Enginerd T-shirt Sales
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Alpha Omega Epsilon is selling Enginerd T-shirts as a fundraiser for our engineering sorority. Please support us by purchasing one of our 4 designs! Go to uscaoe.webstarts.com for more information and contact info.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Alpha Omega Epsilon USC
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CREATE Distinguished Speaker Series
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Maria Ressa, Author of Seeds of Terror & Former CNN Bureau Chief, Jakarta
Talk Title: âFrom Bin Laden to Facebookâ
Series: CREATE Distinguished Speaker Series
Abstract:
National Center for Risk & Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events at the University of Southern California
You are cordially invited to attend
the CREATE Distinguished Speaker Series
presenting
Maria Ressa
Author of Seeds of Terror
Former CNN Bureau Chief, Jakarta
November 10, 2011
10:00 a.m. â 11:30 a.m.
University of Southern California
Lecture Title:
âFrom Bin Laden to Facebookâ
A look at how terrorism has evolved in Southeast Asia through an exciting new discipline thatâs come of age in the past decade: social network theory.
The study of social networks merges personal psychology, group dynamics and sociology with new technology to look at how emotions and complex behavior spread through societies. Maria Ressa fuses this with lessons learned from personal experiences in two areas: as head of a crisis team during an Abu Sayyaf kidnapping; and as head of a multi-media election campaign for the Philippinesâ largest television network (the campaign won numerous international awards for its use of citizen journalism and social media).
She looks specifically at Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah, the spread of the ideology, the evolution of both groups and provides a paradigm for analyzing the future.
Biography: Maria A. Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for 25 years, nearly two decades as CNNâs bureau chief in Manila then Jakarta. As the former CNN lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism, Ms. Ressa wrote the first book from the region documenting the growth of Jemaah Islamiyah and its links to Al-Qaeda, Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of Al-Qaedaâs Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia. For the past six years, she determined strategic direction and managed about 1,000 journalists for ABS-CBN, the largest multi-media, multi-platform news operations in the Philippines. Her work aimed to redefine journalism, combining traditional broadcast, new media and mobile phone technology for social change.
A graduate of Princeton University, she taught courses in broadcasting and political science at the University of the Philippines and Princeton University. She is writing her next book as the Author-in-Residence at the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at RSIS in Singapore.
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This event is by invitation only and will be held on the campus of USC at:
Leonard Davis Auditorium
Andrus Gerontology Center
3715 McClintock Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Please RSVP to http://www.usc.edu/esvp with the code âRESSAâ by October 23rd.
Detailed directions and parking instructions will be sent to attendees by November 1st.
Host: CREATE
More Info: http://www.usc.edu/esvpLocation: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Erin Calicchio
Event Link: http://www.usc.edu/esvp
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Distinguished Lectures Series
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 @ 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Talk Title: To Be Announced
Series: Distinguished Lectures Series
Host: Rajiv Kalia
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
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Remixing Everyday Life: Connected with Tiffany Shlain
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Reception to follow.
Award-winning filmmaker and Webby Awards creator Tiffany Shlain will screen and discuss her innovative film Connected as well as her prominent role as a woman using technology to ask pressing social questions. A fascinating transmedia project, Connected is an illuminating journey through the interconnectedness of humankind, nature, progress and morality at the dawn of the 21st century. Al Gore remarked of the film, âTiffany Shlain demonstrates, with lyrical simplicity, our interdependence on one another and the interconnectedness of humanity with all life on earth. With a tightly synchronized dance between her powerful images and insightful wordsâwith humor, and with a creativity all her own, Tiffany illuminates the issues that affect us allâincluding environmental degradation, dizzying technological innovation and population growthâand helps us to understand our inter-relationship with the world in a way that is both freeing and inspiring.â The film recently won a Women in Film award from National Geographic and was an official Sundance 2011 selection.
Following a screening of the film, USC faculty member Tara McPherson will lead a discussion with Shlain and the audience, including questions generated in part through a moderated Twitter feed.
About the Artist
Honored by Newsweek as one of the âWomen Shaping the 21st Century,â Tiffany Shlain is a filmmaker, artist, founder of the Webby Awards and cofounder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Her films have been selected at over 100 film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca and Rotterdam, and have won twenty awards, including audience and grand jury prizes. Shlainâs films are a fusion of documentary and narrative and are known for their whimsical yet provocative approach to unraveling complicated subjects like politics, cultural identity, technology and science. She has been singled out by the New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and the Sundance Institute for her cutting-edge work using documentaries and Internet distribution in unique ways to engage audiences. A sought-after keynote speaker known for her visual presentations, she lectures worldwide on filmmaking and the Internetâs influence on society.
Organized by Phil Ethington (History) and Tara McPherson (Cinematic Arts). Co-sponsored by the Center for Transformative Scholarship.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) - The Ray Stark Family Theatre (SCA 108)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Fri, Nov 11, 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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AOE Enginerd T-shirt Sales
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Alpha Omega Epsilon is selling Enginerd T-shirts as a fundraiser for our engineering sorority. Please support us by purchasing one of our 4 designs! Go to uscaoe.webstarts.com for more information and contact info.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Alpha Omega Epsilon USC
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Electrophysics Seminar
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Mercedeh Khajavikhan, University of California, San Diego
Talk Title: Thresholdless Nanoscale Coaxial Lasers
Abstract: Metal coated nanolasers have been a subject of growing interest, owing to both the altered laser physics at small volumes and the promise in future photonic circuit technology. The metal at optical frequencies provides strong confinement of the optical field, but at the same time present a challenge by introducing high dissipation losses, which potentially results in prohibitively high threshold for lasing.
In this talk, I present our recent experimental findings about lasing in nanoscale sub-wavelength metallic coaxial cavities, which include room-temperature continuous wave laser action in the smallest cavities to date at telecom wavelengths. Furthermore, by utilizing the unique properties of the coaxial cavities, which may have a single non-degenerate mode, we demonstrate thresholdless lasing at cryogenic temperatures, thus providing a scalable solution to overcoming the metal losses.
Biography: Mercedeh Khajavikhan received B.S. and M.S. in Electronics from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2009. Her Ph.D. dissertation was on coherent laser beam combining for high power laser applications. In 2009, she joined University of California, San Diego as a post-doctorate researcher. Her research interests have also shifted to nanooptics, plasmonics, and silicon photonics.
Host: Ming Hsieh Institute
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eepLocation: Charles Lee Powell Hall (PHE) - 333
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eep
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium: Innovate or Die (note: dying is easier...)
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Bran Ferren, Co-chairman & CCO, Applied Minds
Talk Title: Innovate or Die (note: dying is easier...)
Abstract: Bran Ferren, Co-chairman & CCO of Applied Minds, will present "Innovate or Die (note: dying is easier...)" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
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 11, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. David Wentzloff, University of Michigan
Talk Title: Synthesizing RFICs from Digital Standard Cell Libraries
Host: Hossein Hashemi
More Information: Seminar_Speaker_Wentzloff_2011_11_11.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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ASBME: Yearbook Photo!
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 03:20 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
You are invited to be in ASBMEâs yearbook photo. Please join us at 3pm on November 11th next to the PED building. We will remind you as the date gets closer. Wear your ASBME shirt for the photo to show your spirit! Hope to see you then.
Location: PED front steps
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited