Just Play It Cool…Pre-Cool
Dramatically cooling homes with renewable energy in the middle of the day could reduce carbon dioxide emissions, save consumers money and prevent rolling blackouts
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Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering News Back to News Archive
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VR will change the way we train for active shooter incidents
Immersive virtual environments provide healthcare workers with a highly effective method to prepare for emergencies.
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Designing an Engine Ready for Hydrogen Combustion
The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting a major USC research initiative to advance the next stage of the clean energy revolution.
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The ReWater Center will Revolutionize Resource Resilience
The Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is at the forefront of research for the treatment and reuse of one of our greatest resources: water.
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CEE Partners with Dassault Systèmes as a Center of Excellence
USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) is recognized as a global leader in technology and innovation.
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Universities in California, Arizona, and Nevada Form Consortium to Address Clean Water Access and Sustainability Challenges
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory to Fund Academic Research to Improve Clean Water Access and Security
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Get Ready for a World of Self-Growing and Healing “Living” Materials
New research at USC Viterbi School of Engineering seeks to upcycle waste materials by harnessing the power of microorganisms.
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Wide Awake and Dreaming: USC Viterbi’s 2023 Master’s Commencement Ceremonies
The class of 2023 is “the best educated, the most representative in our history.”
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“At Heart, We’re Problem Solvers:” USC Viterbi Undergraduate Commencement 2023
This year’s ceremony at Alumni Park was headlined by alumnus and venture capitalist, Mark Stevens, who praised the power and versatility of an engineering degree
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“Attention is All You Need”: New Ph.D.s Urged to Attend to “Challenges of Earth’s Eight Billion People.”
The 2023 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony honors 133 new graduates and Jiaoyang Li, winner of this year’s best Ph.D. thesis.
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“Everything Full Force:” USC Viterbi Senior Shines On The Track
Civil engineering major and sprinter Chioma Okonkwo hopes to medal in the NCAA Women’s Track and Field Championships and perhaps even run in the Olympics
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Scooby Doo Meets the Concrete Canoe
USC Viterbi’s ASCE student chapter competes in the “America’s Cup of Civil Engineering.”
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Students Compete to Innovate for a Better Future in LA
The Das Family Innovate x LA Student Competition challenges students to develop high-impact urban solutions and compete for a $15,000 prize.
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Bacteria Resistant to Last Resort Antibiotic Found for First Time in Los Angeles County Wastewater
Small plasmids are considered mobile genetic elements and transmissible between different types of bacteria
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Alumna Builds Her Alma Mater
Nhu Nguyen returns to USC to lead the construction of Ginsburg Hall.
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Like Father, Like Son? What It Feels Like to Attend College with Your Dad
A father-son duo bond over their shared experience studying construction at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
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Stressed at work? USC Researchers Aim to Change That
An interdisciplinary team, including three USC Viterbi researchers, recently received a $1.1M National Science Foundation grant for managing, mitigating on-the-job stress
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The Nature of Dangerous Construction Work is Radically Changing
A new study spearheaded by the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering shows how on-site construction can go remote.
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Professors Costas Synolakis and Gérard Medioni and Viterbi Board of Councilors Member Fariborz Maseeh Elected to the NAE
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is considered the highest honor for engineers
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Gridlock Warrior
Ketan Savla is designing computational solutions to improve the flow of traffic in congested cities. “Smarter” stoplights may be just around the corner.
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Concrete Built Half Our World, But May Be Harming It. Thomas Petersen Wants to Change That.
New USC Viterbi assistant professor works to engineer “green” cement.
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Clearing the (Classroom) Air
A new air purification strategy by USC Viterbi researchers might reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission in classrooms and other indoor spaces by as much as tenfold.
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Micro CT Scanner – One of Just Two on the West Coast – Comes to Campus
The machine can take high-resolution pictures at the micron level, or one-millionth of a meter
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34 new hires, including the new biomedical engineering chair, join for fall and spring semesters
USC Viterbi New Faculty Hires 2022-2023
