USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Receives Special Honor
The AIAA recognized students from the rocket lab for being the first undergraduate student team to design, build and successfully launch a rocket into space.
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Researchers demonstrate antibiotic-resistant genes are well removed by purification used to recycle wastewater but final quality is influenced by environmental factors
A team led by Assistant Professor in the USC Viterbi Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Adam Smith has found that purified water returned to Southern California aquifers for storage and reuse blends with antibiotic-resistant bacteria already found in the aquifer, adding key data to the conversation on how we reuse water.
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USC Student Club Harnesses AI for Social Good
The rise and rise of CAIS++, the student branch of USC’s Center for AI in Society, where undergraduate students are using artificial intelligence to tackle projects with environmental and social impact.
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USC Viterbi Receives Three-Year NSF Grant to Train Engineers for the Future of Manufacturing
USC Viterbi and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will develop education platform to prepare U.S. workforce for challenges, opportunities in advanced manufacturing
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Rising Star Honored for Early Achievements and Promise
Computer science PhD student Yixue Zhao will participate in the 2019 Rising Stars Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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Thriving in an exponential world: Changing the conversation, adapting to change and the importance of trust
In his 2019 State of the School address, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos highlighted several milestones, including record enrollments in women engineering students, the Engineer of 2020 and the importance of trust in our world of exponential changes.
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USC Viterbi Researchers Awarded Nearly $2 Million by NSF’s Pilot Convergence Accelerator and AccelNet Programs
Professors in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lucio Soibelman and Burcin Becerik-Gerber will build knowledge networks in key fields to advance design, development and operation of national infrastructures.
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Is This the Future of Mental Health?
Maryam Shanechi, recently named to Science News Magazine’s Top 10 Scientists to Watch, answers questions about her revolutionary brain-machine interfaces.
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Virtual Human Hand Simulation holds Promise for Prosthetics, Virtual Reality, Medical Education
Working with a clinical radiologist, USC computer scientists combined visual effects techniques and medical imaging to create precise model of the human hand in motion
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Glimpsing into the Future of AI: A Conversation with Yolanda Gil
Yolanda Gil, president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), discusses what it will take to move AI forward without moving safety backward.
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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 effects
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Talking to Robots…Under the Sea
A team of USC Viterbi undergraduates that is developing underwater wireless communication technology will represent the U.S. at the Global Grand Challenges Summit student competition finals
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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
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Come Together
Atomus, a fledgling USC Viterbi startup, is developing technology that would make it easier for the Marines to 3-D print spare parts for ships, military vehicles and planes, benefitting the Corps, defense contractors and the nation.
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Lessons Within the Rubble
How two USC professors are mining historic disasters to build educational infrastructure reframing how we approach natural disaster preparation.
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USC Viterbi Startup Garage and Amazon Alexa Fund Announce Support for Voice Tech Startups
Amazon Alexa Fund and Alexa Fellowship will work with USC’s Silicon Beach Accelerator, Viterbi Startup Garage to cultivate the next generation of voice startups
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USC Viterbi’s SURE Program Offers Undergraduates Research Training Alongside Top Faculty
Sophomores and juniors from across the nation participate in cutting-edge research and get a taste for Trojan life
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General (Ret.) Ellen M. Pawlikowski named Judge Widney Professor at USC
Pawlikowski, nationally recognized as a leader in science and engineering, will join the USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty this fall.
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The Three P’s: Programming, Python and Pac-Man
CS@SC teaches principles of programming and robotics alongside those of equality and inclusivity
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“We’re Going to 3-D Print the First Rocket Made on Mars”
Tim Ellis, named to MIT Technology Review’s 2019 “35 Innovators Under 35” for his use of massive 3-D printers to build space-bound rockets
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Everywhere at Once
Two apps created by USC Viterbi Research Professor Ari Shapiro allow users to create digital avatars of themselves to improve communication.
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Alumnus Wins Prestigious PECASE Award
Jonathan Sauder, a NASA JPL engineer, lands “highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers” for his work on RainCube and Venus Rover.
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Up, Up and Away!
L.A. Youth Gain Hands-On Engineering Experience at Three-Day Camp Hosted by the USC Viterbi Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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AI Predicts Musical Genre by Identifying Surprising Patterns in Hit Songs
Record-breaking single “Old Town Road” is a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll, according to an artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by a USC computer science student
