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Lab manager Jeffrey Vargas and Akshay Potnuru, senior lecturer, oversee a lab for AME 341. (Photo Credit: Magali Gruet/USC)

Building Engineers: Inside USC’s Hands-On Mechoptronics Lab

March 10, 2026

At USC Viterbi’s Mechoptronics lab, 190 students learn measurement, troubleshooting, and hands-on engineering skills they’ll carry for life. From soldering capacitors to dissecting cameras, students say the course is challenging, time-consuming, and ultimately the most useful class they take.

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Oliver Khan (BS '25)

Fascinated by Flow

May 12, 2025

Oliver Khan, a graduating student in aerospace engineering, dreams of a sustainable future for supersonic air travel.