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.”
Arynn O. Gallegos
B.S. Electrical
Engineering, 2020
“Working in my research lab has provided me with mentorship that has profoundly shaped my career and professional goals and to find opportunities I couldn’t even dream of before starting college.”
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.”
Jose Juan Ruiz
B.S. Electrical
Engineering, 2019
“Coming from community college, I was worried about transferring into a major university, but once I got to USC all my doubts were put to rest. From the professors, career opportunities, organizations, events, and friends I made here, I know I made the right choice in choosing USC”
Academic Departments
Aerospace &
Mechanical Engineering
Robots are optimized for tedious, repetitive tasks. Can they be automated for more complex workspaces? - Researchers at the USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing identify an algorithm to optimize robots to provide short, collision-free solutions in complex manufacturing spaces. 
In Space or in the Classroom, Fun is a Top Priority - Garrett Reisman’s USC micro-seminar convenes incoming undergraduates to help navigate expectations and pressures and mitigate stress
DJ Turned Scientist Works to Reverse Engineer Depression, PTSD and Drug Addiction - USC Viterbi’s Jennifer Treweek witnessed too many people suffering from drug addiction, PTSD and depression around her, so she dedicated her life to eradicating their deadly effectsThe Mork Family Department of
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Fighting Back Against the Ravages of Time - New USC Viterbi research tells us more than we’ve ever known about how and why our cells age, paving the way for a healthier, happier old age. Sonny Astani Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering
MIT Technology Review Names USC Viterbi Ph.D. Student One of “The Top Innovators Under 35” in the Middle East and North Africa - The award recognizes Ghena Alhanaee for her work to prevent a regional catastrophe by providing a linked emergency response plan across the Persian Gulf
Showing Robots “Tough Love” Helps them Succeed, Finds New USC Study - Humans acting in an adversarial manner towards robotic systems can actually improve their robustness, says a team of USC computer scientists. Ming Hsieh Department of
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Why Music Makes Us Feel, According to AI - In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and think Daniel J. Epstein Department of
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Keeping Them Honest: Jong-Shi Pang Honored for Career Achievements - Pang was recognized with the 2019 John von Neumann Theory Prize by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
