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Mork Family Department @ USC

At the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science (MFD), our graduates are provided with a well-rounded engineering education to meet the needs of industry, academia and government labs; to conduct pioneering research; and to play an integrating and leadership role to the multi-disciplinary community of science and engineering.

The MFD fosters and cultivates synergies among the three degree programs, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Petroleum Engineering, to further research and development in energy production and delivery, nanotechnology, biochemical processes and medical devices.

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Katherine Shing Appointed Associate Professor Emerita

Congratulations to Katherine Shing, who has been appointed associate professor emerita of chemical engineering and materials science.

Shing, whose research spans classical and statistical thermodynamics, computer simulation and fluid phase equilibria, first joined USC Viterbi as assistant professor of chemical engineering in 1982. She served as chemical engineering chair from 1998 – 1999, director of USC’s chemical engineering program from 2003 – 2010 and director of graduate programs in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from 2010 – 2012.  [Read more]

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USC names 7 faculty members University – and Distinguished Professors, 3 with USC Viterbi appointments

USC names 7 faculty members University – and Distinguished Professors, 3 with USC Viterbi appointments

Petros Ioannou, Peter Kuhn, and Surya Prakash are among the faculty selected for their research leadership.

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AI Platform to Revolutionize the Discovery of the Materials of the Future

AI Platform to Revolutionize the Discovery of the Materials of the Future

The $2 million NSF project will harness AI to generate new optimized superalloys for game-changing applications from aerospace to healthcare.

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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to 16 Projects Spearheading Exploration of Geologic Hydrogen

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to 16 Projects Spearheading Exploration of Geologic Hydrogen

USC has been selected to receive $1M in federal funding to explore potential of geologic hydrogen

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Published on February 23rd, 2017

Last updated on February 13th, 2024