USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Upcoming Events

Dec 09 Thu

Prospective Graduate Student Webinar: Chat with a USC Rep

Thu, Dec 09, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Online webinars are held throughout the year via Zoom and hosted by Viterbi School representatives. All that is needed to participate is a computer with internet access. Webinars are designed for prospective students to learn more about: ...

Dec 14 Tue

Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session

Tue, Dec 14, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an...

Dec 16 Thu

Drop-In Q&A for Prospective Graduate Students

Thu, Dec 16, 2021
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
This webinar is designed for those that have specific questions they want answered. Questions will be submitted using the Q&A function and will be answered verbally by a USC Viterbi representative.

Jan 09 Sun

Viterbi Voices Live Chat: Research & Projects

Sun, Jan 09, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for this student hosted live chat! During this hour long event, we will be talking about the research and projects we're involved in as engineering students at USC Viterbi. We are here to answer the questions you may have about...

Jan 14 Fri

The Fred S. Grodins Keynote Lecturer

Fri, Jan 14, 2022
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: MCB 101
Speaker: Cato T. Laurencin, Dr. Talk Title: Regenerative Engineering of Bone and Other Musculoskeletal Tissues Abstract: The treatment of injuries to bone that necessitate bone regeneration continues to be a major challenge for the...

Jan 23 Sun

Viterbi Voices Live Chat: Transferring as an Engineer

Sun, Jan 23, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for this student hosted live chat! During this hour long event, we will be sharing our experiences as transfer students at USC Viterbi. We are here to answer the questions you may have about the transfer process, classes, student...

Feb 22 Tue

CS Distinguished Lecture: Hod Lipson

Tue, Feb 22, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Series: Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series Host: Stefanos Nikolaidis

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.

Academic Departments

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

The Art of Mixing: Shapeshifting and Shockwaves

USC researchers develop a tracking method in supersonic and hypersonic engines, paving the way for optimal combustion in high-speed flights

Astronautical Engineering

Five Questions about Space with Garrett Reisman

An audio conversation about space tourism, sustainability and pizza.

Biomedical Engineering

In Pursuit of a Realistic Model of the Hippocampus

USC Viterbi biomedical engineers have secured $1.2 million in BRAIN Initiative funding to create a model of the hippocampus that is functionally indistinguishable from the real thing.

The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

A T-Cell Power-up for Tumor Treatments

USC Viterbi Ph.D. student researchers have found a new way to enhance the cancer-killing properties of CAR T-cell therapies, to make them more effective in fighting tumors.

Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

How Do You Clean Salty Water Better? By Keeping Desalination Tools Dry.

USC researchers deepen understanding of membrane design to allow for desalination of high salinity streams using green or lower energy investment

Computer Science

“Deepfaking the Mind” Could Improve Brain-Computer Interfaces for People with Disabilities

Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces, new study finds.

Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Two Beams Are Better Than One

Meet the optical “it couple” helping to speed up and secure wireless communications

Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

$25 million cumulative gift to transform industrial and systems engineering at USC

USC alumnus Daniel J. Epstein’s ongoing support will fund top research expertise in areas such as optimization, machine learning and AI, and harnessing data to solve society’s most urgent problems

2020 Year in Review

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2020, 6 USC Viterbi researchers have been named 2020 AAAS fellows: Timothy Pinkston, Yolanda Gil, Leana Golubchik, Berokh Khoshnevis, Ray Stevens and Paul Newton

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2020, 3 USC Viterbi Faculty have been named National Academy of Inventors Fellows: Keith Chugg, Jay Kuo and Gerald Loeb

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2020, USC Viterbi had 6 NSF CAREER Award Recipients: Megan McCain, Mitul Luhar, Aleksandra Korolova, Haipeng Luo, Daniel McCurry and Qiming Wang

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2020, USC Viterbi came close to reaching gender parity again in its entering freshman class.

DID YOU KNOW?

USC Viterbi is ranked #2 in the nation in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Master’s Information Technology Programs (consisting of MS in CS and Data Sciences and related fields).

DID YOU KNOW?

USC Viterbi is ranked #5 in the nation in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Master’s Engineering Programs (consisting of MS in more than 40 engineering sub-fields and specializations). The USC Viterbi program has been ranked Top 5 in the Nation for 9 consecutive years.

DID YOU KNOW?

USC Viterbi was one of the founding partners of the NAE's Grand Challenges Summit & Scholars program

Published on October 11th, 2016

Last updated on December 1st, 2021

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