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
Biologically Inspired Robotics - In this undergraduate course, students look to nature to design and build robots that mimic the movement of animals
Astronaut to Join USC Faculty - Garrett Reisman, Director of Space Operations at SpaceX and former NASA astronaut joins USC’s Department of Astronautical Engineering 
Driven to Help Others - USC Viterbi junior Rhea Choudhury combines entrepreneurship, tutoring and academic research to make the world a better place. The Mork Family Department of
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
On a QuEST to Improve Lives - USC Viterbi senior Maria Bacci is passionate about advocating for the rights of LGBTQ individuals pursuing careers in engineering. Sonny Astani Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Meet Celeris, the first interactive coastal wave modeling software that runs faster than real-time - While currently available models can take hours to run, this open-source nearshore modeling software runs faster than real-time with concurrent visualization and an interactive environment
Football Star Tackles Computer Science - Student-athlete balances sports and academics, training 20 hours per week while earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five yearsMing Hsieh Department of
Electrical Engineering
Imagine Swallowing a Battery. Now Imagine an Electronic Pill Powered by Your Own Stomach - Professor Dina El-Damak works to create low-power circuits and batteries with important biomedical applications.Daniel J. Epstein Department of
Industrial & Systems Engineering
What plants can teach us about oil spill clean-up and microfluidics - Engineers create nature-inspired 3-D printed solutions for one of the worst manmade dilemmas.
