At the USC Michelson Center, Professor Scott Fraser’s incredible movies explore an unanswered question. How memories are formed?
Engineering+
Studying more than engineering makes for better engineers
SCilicon Beach
Our community is unique and groundbreaking… plus we have the beach!
NAE Grand Challenges
Engineering problems exist in the real world, and our obligation is to help solve them, in real time.
Shana Douglas
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018
“My passion is volunteering and inspiring the future generation to go into STEM fields. I’m so happy to be apart of a school that shares those values.”
Keyue Shen
Assistant Professor
of Biomedical Engineering
“I think the exciting part for me, as an engineer, is that we’re making something possible that was impossible in the past to help patients.”
Roxanna Pakkar
B.S. Electrical
Engineering, 2020
“It’s really cool knowing that this technical work that I’m doing in a lab has such huge social implications.”
A.C. Mike Markkula
B.S. ’64; M.S. ’66
Co-founder, Apple Inc.
“There is no way a student can graduate from the engineering school at USC without learning how to think through a problem and come to a correct and proper answer. That has served me well in everything I’ve done.”
Rebecca Peer
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, 2018
“I have felt encouraged to strive for truly unique and scientifically relevant research with the support of my fellow students, my advisor, and my Engineering department.”
Academic Departments
Aerospace &
Mechanical Engineering
2018 AME Senior Project Showcase- Undergraduate students enrolled in AME 441A show off their semester's work 
Students 3D print rocket engine- The Liquid Propulsion Lab successfully tested the world's first 3D printed rocket engine made entirely on campus
Eun Ji Chung Awarded NIH New Innovator Award- Grant to study nanoparticle innovations for kidney disease is a paradigm shiftThe Mork Family Department of
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Seeing Through Rain and Fog- Materials developed by USC Viterbi Professor Jayakanth Ravichandran could allow autonomous vehicles to peer through the elements to improve safety. Sonny Astani Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Students investigate a microscopic community- Undergraduates in an environmental engineering microbiology course use brand-new lab space to study their own microbiomes
USC Viterbi Student Named Amazon Alexa Graduate Fellow- Doctoral student I-Hung Hsu has won the prestigious fellowship for his research in advancing interactions between voice and technologyMing Hsieh Department of
Electrical & Computer Engineering
9th Annual Electrical Engineering Research Festival- On November 9th, the Ming Hsieh Institute hosted the department's biggest annual event - the Electrical Engineering Research Festival. 100 PhD students presented their research to Industry leaders from 27 companies.Daniel J. Epstein Department of
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Maged M. Dessouky appointed Chair for Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering- Renowned research scientist Maged Dessouky assumes leadership role for ISE department
