“The Best Educated Class In Our History”
At the 2022 commencement ceremony, undergraduates shared laughter, tears and hugs as they embark on a new journey
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Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering News Back to News Archive
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“The World Impatiently Waits For You”: 1100 USC Viterbi Master’s Students Graduate
First in-person, satellite ceremonies in two years feature four-star general and former CEO of Yahoo and Verizon Media as speakers
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“Do Better Than Us”: Three Years of USC Viterbi Ph.D.s Receive Their Hoods.
At the 2022 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony, 215 new graduates join Trojan forebears like Andrew Viterbi and Wanda Austin.
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2022 Graduate Yun Li Awarded Top PhD Honor for Exemplary Research
The 2022 graduate was honored for research on the role of energy system decarbonization and land surface properties on urban air quality in Southern California.
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For Graduate Elyse Pollack, There’s Nothing Better Than Being a Trojan
From playing on USC’s world-famous marching band to mentorship for USC’s female engineers, USC Viterbi graduating senior Elyse Pollack thrives on Trojan spirit and family.
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Professor J.J. Lee retires after changing students’ lives at USC for over 50 years
Inspired by a desire to safeguard coastal spaces, Lee moved from Taiwan to the U.S. to catapult the next generation of engineers at USC Viterbi.
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Milad Pirhadi, USC PhD’21, Awarded Top PhD Honor for Exemplary Research
Pirhadi, now an air pollution specialist at the California Air Resources Board, was the second PhD in Professor Constantinos Sioutas’ lab to win the USC PhD Achievement Award in six years.
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Catching Smoke: How a USC Team is Helping Clear the Air in Alaska
Innovative USC Viterbi course unites interdisciplinary students to clean Fairbanks smoke pollution with “Chimney Cherries”
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Alumni Couple Supports Student Innovation
Santanu and Kelly Das, B.S. ’95, B.S. ’96 met at USC. Now they’re kickstarting a CEE student innovation competition for a more sustainable Los Angeles
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Becoming an Engineer, One Extreme Hike at a Time
USC Viterbi student Prathmesh Bakshhi translates his passion for discovery to impact communities and infrastructures across the globe.
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Can Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks Without Losing Its Strength?
USC researchers create an alternate approach to self-healing concrete that is low cost and upholds the innate strength of the original material.
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Professor Lucio Soibelman Awarded 2022 ASCE Research Award
Soibelman honored for his work on smart buildings and infrastructure with 2022 Peurifoy Construction Research Award
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Viterbi Alumnus and Construction Executive Establishes $1 Million Endowment in Construction Management
Gift from Jonathan Emami, graduate of the construction management program, will help nurture the next generation of construction and development leaders
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Startups for A Better Tomorrow
The Min Family Challenge, a business model contest to develop startups that benefit the underprivileged, held its 2021-2022 kickoff
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When Basics are a Luxury, How Do You Promote Sustainability?
$10 milk. Electricity six times the national average. An innovative course at USC partners with Alaska’s Tlingit indigenous community to find new answers.
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Can We Coordinate Water Sources to Recover More Water Sustainably?
USC research show how blending water in desalination and wastewater reclamation facilities can increase potable water supply while minimizing environmental impact
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Burcin Becerik-Gerber Elected to National Academy of Construction
The Dean’s Professor and Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair was honored for her innovation and leadership in advancing user-centered built environments
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In Memoriam: “Renaissance Man” George Ban-Weiss
A world-class environmental researcher and virtuoso bassist, Ban-Weiss influenced public policy and touched lives
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The Sonny Astani Department Honors its Exceptional Research and Teaching Assistants
Students are recognized for excellence by faculty, staff and students.
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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
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Is L.A. Like a City Built on Jell-O? Can Enzymes Be the Key to Replacing Concrete? Chukwuebuka Nweke May Have the Answers
New USC Viterbi assistant professor seeks to make our cities more resilient in the face of natural disasters.
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How do we Erase Forever Contaminants?
USC Viterbi Associate Professor Adam Smith seeks to get rid of persistent chemicals found in nonstick pans by identifying bacteria that can consume them.
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Building Lasting Bonds and Memorable Structures One Relationship at a Time
Construction engineering senior Mayra Rodriguez is determined to lead construction teams to build cleaner and better by investing in the future.
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Assessing the Health of Buildings
Audrey Olivier explores data analytics to identify potential risk factors and avoid future hazards in the structures that house and connect us.
