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USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty won three grants for collaborations between the two world renowned universities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for Targeted Strategic Partnerships.

USC representatives celebrated ten years of successful partnership between Chevron and Viterbi School of Engineering.

The "Davos of engineering" is launched in London.

The Orange County Engineering Council recognizes the CiSoft Alliance for exceptional engineering

Saber Naserifar, a PhD student in the ChE Program, has been selected as one of this year’s USC PhD Achievement Awardees. The award is for exceptional achievement as a USC PhD student.

Chemical engineer plans to deepen research on porous polymer coatings

Chemical Engineering Chair Steven Nutt and team aim to make composite materials stronger and cheaper.

Communications pioneer and mathematical genius Solomon Golomb receives the nation’s top honor for scientists

In a Nature Communications paper, Assistant Professor Jongseung Yoon describes big steps toward realizing a long-tantalizing energy vision

Daniel Lidar, Azad Madni, and Andreas Molisch have been designated AAAS Fellows for their distinguished contributions to engineering.

Second Year Mechanical Engineering PhD Candidate Awarded Coveted Teaching Award by USC Office of the Provost

Chevron recently presented a $1 Million donation to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. This gift is added to the nearly $35 Million given to USC by Chevron's University Partnership Program over the past nine years.

Malancha Gupta, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering has been selected to participate in this year’s Frontiers of Engineering Education, a symposium that brings together highly innovative educators at the forefront of creative learning methods.

Viterbi School researcher Malancha Gupta's lab is making robust plastic shells for hard-to-handle ionic liquids; the work shows promise for environmental and energy fields.

Ph.D. students Charles DeVore and Hadi Meidani lauded at EMI/PMC 2012

The Viterbi School's Fred Aminzadeh will direct a wide ranging effort to answer the questions raised in a recent NRC report: “Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies"

The USC-Chevron Frontiers of Energy Resources Summer Camp enters its fourth year of educating the next generation on the state of energy resources.

Malancha Gupta, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science is awarded a Doctoral New Investigator grant from ACS PRF for her proposal, “Green Solventless Fabrication of Ionic Liquid/Polymer Composites Using Vapor Phase Polymerization”.

Entrepreneur and 2002 USC Viterbi valedictorian Ali Fakhari discusses deep diving into business. From life at Bain & Company, to Harvard Business School, Fakhari traces his path to WikiLoan and Ivy Venture Capital.

Professors Andrea Hodge and Jongseung Yoon to receive funding and mentoring to develop their research ideas.

Two engineering Ph.D. students, Ashley Maker and Ross Mead receive award for their work with undergraduates

A rousing speech by alumnus Feng Deng galvanized graduate degree recipients gathered in Galen Hall

'The contract has been renewed and we expect during the next two years at least 10-15 more KOC employees to receive degrees via the DEN course delivery system'

The Office of Naval Research awards three faculty members with the Young Investigator Program award.

Here Came the Sun: Alice C. Parker and Gordon Roesler's Alternative Energy class puts on a brilliantly lit and highly successful demo

Yortsos' research in the maximized retrieval of hydrocarbons and oil in bypassed areas, and Paul's introduction of digital energy and integrated asset management to oilfield operations, transformed the industry.

USC Center for Geothermal Studies Director Fred Aminzadeh will work with the Institut Teknologi Bandung to train specialists

Artin Petrossians, a Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science Program at MFD whose advisors are Prof. Florian Mansfeld of MFD and Prof. James Weiland of the Doheny Research Vision Center (DVRC) at the HSC, attended "A Night with the Innovators of Los Angeles" at the Four Seasons Hotel at Beverly Hills.

Beijing workshop and MOU signal new alignment between Viterbi and one of China's premier universities for petroleum study.

Expansion of the iPodia network to the subcontinent is on the agenda, as well as recruitment of USC engineering alumni as faculty

Viterbi School faculty and staff filled Town and Gown to hear their dean share a stirring list of accomplishments and set a lofty goal

A recent Global Research Report based on publications indexed in the Thomson-Reuters Web of Science shows that USC ranks in the top ten among universities worldwide for citation impact in Materials Science.

Krystyna Miles of North Salem New York was one of 20 high school juniors who spent two weeks being briefed by high-level energy researchers and industry representatives

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos led a USC Engineering delegation to THU's Beijing campus, where the topic was “Green and Smart for a Sustainable Future"

MFD Petroleum Engineering students Tayeb Ayatollahy Tafti and Zhilin Zhang were recently awarded Society of Petroleum Engineers fellowships. Tafti also won a graduate student scholarship from the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts Foundation.

Materials Science PhD student Lessa Grunenfelder won an award for Outstanding Paper and took First Place in the student research symposium at the recent Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering conference in Long Beach. Lessa studies composite materials and is advised by Professor Nutt.

Senior Associate Dean Raghu Raghavendra: “The program exposes the labs, research and faculty of the Viterbi School to exceptional students"

A magical day as degree candidates turn into engineers and brand new alumni.

Two chemical engineering graduate students in the Mork Family Department received prestigious fellowships. Scott Seidel was awarded a 3-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship and Philip Kwong was awarded a 3-year scholarship from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Dragana Davidovic was first to be called to the podium, followed by Annie Yu, Andrea Armani, Ellis Meng, Hai Wang, Joe Qin, Angus McColl and Peter Beerel

The Viterbi School of Engineering was in the spotlight at the Mellon Mentoring Awards Ceremony, as five deans received the event’s top honor, and three professors won individual recognition

Hundreds of teenagers from greater Los Angeles came to USC for competitions aimed at applying academic learning to hands-on projects

The Abtum team, who hope to market a tunable cellphone transceiver chip, receives $50,000 prize from the hands of benefactor Fariborz Maseeh

Dr. Kristian Jessen is to receive the WNAR Outstanding Faculty Award. Dr. Fred Aminzadeh is to receive the Western North America Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award.

Engineering+ x 3: Orna Berry, Ronald Tutor and Chengyu Fu celebrated for combination of entrepreneurship with engineering excellence

His two-year term will begin June 29, 2011, at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Heather Hunt, a post-doctoral scholar in the Armani Research group, has been awarded the WiSE Merit Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Jernej Barbic joins NSF CAREER program; Malancha Gupta wins Innovation Award, Andrea Hodge takes Humboldt Research Fellowship

Undergrads celebrate Engineers Week with fun and games, the Viterbi Ball and outreach to middle school students.

The MRS Fellows will be recognized at the 2011 MRS Spring Meeting in San Francisco, and also announced on the MRS website and in the MRS Bulletin.

Peers have recently honored Mel Breuer, Maged Dessouky, Solomon Golomb, Yan Jin, C.C. Jay Kuo, Daniel Lidar, Patric Muggli, and Theodore Tsotsis

We invite you to join us at our 3rd Annual Alumni Reunion and Distinguished Alumni Award Reception and Dinner on March 10, 2011, 6 pm, at the University Club.

The Viterbi School professor of computer science and senior associate dean for research accepted her honor at a White House ceremony January 27

Fariborz Maseeh is on hand as 15 highly competitive teams are selected to vie for the $50,000 prize

A national meeting on USC Campus highlights first year achievements and research agenda at the newly named Center for Energy Nanoscience (CEN)

Harold Greene, a student of Prof. Florian Mansfeld at CEEL, received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science in 1992.

Keith Chugg, Eun Sok Kim, Maja Mataric, Patric Muggli, Si-Zhao 'Joe' Qin, and Gaurav Sukhatme receive the high honor

The 2010 Mork Family Department Student Research Symposium was held on November 5th. Students presented their research in talks and poster presentations.

Cristofer Flowers won second place at the AlChE Undergraduate Student Poster Session in the Materials Engineering and Sciences category.

"Preview Day" brought 200 hopefuls to campus to meet faculty, alumni and current MS & PhD candidates

REACH stands for Recruiting Engineering Achievers, and 27 prime candidates attended the program's inaugural event

Michelle L. Povinelli and Andrea M. Armani are recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Yannis C. Yortsos accepts offer of a second term as dean and re-focuses his vision for the Viterbi School

Gift Brings Ming Hsieh's total donations to USC to $85 Million

A major event brought NAE President Charles Vest and innovators, engineers, policy makers, and executives to Bovard Hall to explore engineering's promise to empower society

The donor, Fariborz Maseeh, hopes the competition will help engineers expand skill sets and become entrepreneurs

Andrea Armani has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award to develop a real-time nanolaser DNA imaging system

Dean Yannis Yortsos adds two new dimensions to his vision in his first address to faculty and staff since agreeing to serve a second term as dean

Maria Chistiakova, a Chemical Engineering PhD student, and Professor Andrea Armani won an honorable mention in the 2010 After Image photo contest sponsored by the Optical Society of America (OSA).

You are invited to watch this Mediasite presentation: USC Special Event - International Welcome Luncheon 2010

The Dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering addressed the San Marino Rotary Club September 16.

Meeting to focus on global issues related to sustainability, vulnerability, health, and the "joy of living"

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science congratulates its faculty member, Adrea Armani, on her selection as a recipient of the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers(PECASE).

Undergrads from all over the world compete for grants that enable them to spend months in USC labs, mentored by Viterbi faculty including Dean Raghavendra

The Viterbi School petroleum engineering specialist speaks to numerous reporters and writes on the issues.

IEEE President Pedro Ray presented the IEEE's highest award to the namesake of USC's Viterbi School of Engineering

The SPE's 2010 John Franklin Carll Distinguished Professional Award goes to the Director of the USC Petroleum Engineering Program.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers recognizes Marjan Jamshidi's work on cleaner extraction of methane from coalbeds

Viterbi School valedictorian Natasha Naik holds one of more than 2,000 new USC engineering degrees

USC valedictorian Liana Ching has worked in Honduras, studied in Rome, and will receive her B.S. in chemical engineering

Colleagues toast his students, his numerous papers, awards, and successes — and his artwork

Professor Terence Langdon has been awarded the Memorial Medal of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

... and the Academic Ranking of World Universities rates the USC computer science program #9

Anna Harley-Trochimczyk was one of sixteen seniors who spent a semester on the track of tomorrow.

As is traditional, the Viterbi School honored its own in a gala luncheon April 28. Dean Yannis Yortsos have a speech detailing the year's achievements. Then it was time for awards.

Viterbi School faculty and staff gather to celebrate achievements and honor achievers

Achievements in retinal prostheses and in high-resolution molecular modeling recognized at USC Convocation

The distinguished professor emeritus of electrical engineering, materials science and physics suffered a heart attack April 13

PhD Candidate Christina Naify was awarded second place in the Second Annual GPSS (Graduate and Professional Student Senate) Poster Symposium hosted by the Graduate School.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and AECOM CEO John Dionisio also recognized at School's Awards Banquet

Nenad Medvidović and Robert Scholtz helped grad students, Andrea Armani and David D'Argenio undergrads

Andrea Armani, Michelle Povinelli and Anupam Madhukar receive funding to "purchase scientific equipment costing $50,000 or more"

Viterbi alumnus and donor Feng Deng sponsors the fourth in a series of faculty forums, this one at USC

Professor Andrea M Armani has been selected to receive a 2009-2010 USC Mellon Award for faculty mentoring graduate undergraduate students. The USC Mellon Mentoring Awards are a key part of the larger, university-wide recognition of mentoring

Meet the chemical engineering team assembled by Andrea Armani of the Mork Department to create new optical devices and biosensors

We invite you to join us at our 2nd Annual Alumni Reunion and Distinguished Alumni Award Reception and Dinner on March 11, 2010, 6 pm, at the University Club.

Behrokh Khoshnevis (ISE) believes his patented process has potential to improve production at many wells

Burcin Becerik-Gerber uses cyber-wizardry to create bicoastal student project teams.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos will explore the "calculus of sustainability" in four lectures for undergraduates

Kuwait Oil Company employees will learn smart petroleum technologies from Viterbi experts like Iraj Ershaghi via distance education.

Professor Vashishta receiving the Associates Award for Creativity in Research.

The X PRIZE Foundation's Eileen Bartholomew challenges Viterbi and Marshall School students to create a high-stakes solar energy competition

The distinguished engineer-educator also has an appointment in the Rossier School.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos will join diplomats and policy experts to discuss the role of scientists in international relations

Honors to Aiichiro Nakano, who uses supercomputers to visualize interactions of millions and even billions of individual atoms.

After 34 years of service to ISSM and the Viterbi School, the veteran writer passed away January 9.

Honors to Aiichiro Nakano, who uses supercomputers to visualize interactions of millions and even billions of individual atoms.

Memorandum from Dean Yortsos

In a one-day seminar, a faculty panel shared their experiences, discussing the benefits of a career in academia with more than 100 doctoral candidates.

Professor Iraj Ershaghi and Dean Yannis C. Yortsos held up their end of the $975,000 donation presented on the Coliseum field during the 2009 (sob!) Stanford game.

Subu Goparaju was one of the "Infoscions" who attended the recent “thought sharing and collaboration event that brings together the best academicians, researchers, practitioners and thought leaders” at the USC Viterbi School.

Mork Family Department student Khiza Mazwi received the awards for excellence in teaching presented by USC Center for Excellence in Teaching on November 18, 2009.

Fred Aminzadeh, Managing Director of the USC Energy Institute's Global Energy Center, will direct an ambitious 3D mapping and modeling effort focused on the Geysers area in Northern California.

Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will support a wide range of Viterbi School research in numerous engineering disciplines

Check the information for our 1st Alumni tailgating event. Please R.S.V.P as soon as possible as the tickets are going fast!

Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman brought his message that current methods of teaching subjects like physics, chemistry and engineering are inefficient to about 100 USC faculty members -- and left behind continuing interest.

Iraj Ershaghi, the Viterbi School's Omar B. Milligan Professor of Petroleum Engineering, has won unanimous election to the Board of Directors of the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA)

Iraj Ershaghi's unanimous election to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) is a highly significant honor and an important opportunity for Iraj and for the USC Viterbi School's Petroleum Engineering Program.

Michael E. Kassner, a professor in the Viterbi School Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Mork Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, has been named Director of Research of the Office of Naval Research.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that up to $12.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering.

The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is interested in recruiting faculty at the Associate or Full Professor level with technical expertise in Petroleum Engineering.

Michael E. Kassner, a professor in the Viterbi School Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the Mork Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, has been named Director of Research of the Office of Naval Research.

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is interested in recruiting faculty at all levels.

Five-month old Charlotte Aquarelle Bayona Chew was the youngest listener to Dean Yannis C. Yortsos' September 23 report to engineering faculty and staff

Academicians, government officials,research funders and others gather at Davidson Conference Center for three-day meeting on flames

The Ming Hsieh Department professor's new responsibilities include student recruitment and retention.

Andrea Armani has been named to the 2009 class of the TR35, an annual list of the world's top young innovators selected by the editors of Technology Review, the much admired MIT magazine.

Andrea Armani and Ellis Meng have been named to the 2009 class of the TR35, an annual list of the world's top young innovators selected by the editors of Technology Review, the much admired MIT magazine.

P. Daniel Dapkus will be awarded the International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors’s (ISCS) 2009 Welker Award at its symposium at the end of August.

Fifty students from East Los Angeles - most of them incoming freshmen at East Los Angeles College, but some still in high school - came to the Viterbi School for a look at career opportunities in engineering.

The Voice of America Hindi language video channel focuses on the success of students from IIT Kharagpur in the Viterbi School's summer undergraduate research program

Michael E. Kassner was recently elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a distinction accorded to only about 2% of its members.

Ten undergraduate visitors from the elite Indian technical college wind up weeks of directed research with individual professors, in a long running international collaboration success story.

The Czech Academy of Sciences awards its Honorary Medal, "De Scientia Et Humanitate Optime Meritis," to Terence Langdon of AME and the Mork Family Department

Theodore T. Tsotsis has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in June

New MS degrees, new short courses, 5-year terminal masters programs and much more are part of changes embodied in a new division, the Viterbi School Office of Master's and Professional Programs, headed by Associate Dean Kelly Goulis

The Viterbi School of Engineering has made education for engineering professionals a top priority, ranking alongside graduate research and undergraduate study.

Dozens of the talented undergraduates spending summer at the Viterbi School working intensively with faculty gathered on a sunny Wednesday for burgers, hotdogs and conviviality.

Selected engineering students at USC, Duke University, and Olin College who follow a special program with five challenge-related elements will receive a special honors designation along with their diplomas.

New device combines advances in synthetic antibody mimic proteins with advances in nanodesign

The Czech Academy of Sciences awards its Honorary Medal, "De Scientia Et Humanitate Optime Meritis," to Terence Langdon of AME and the Mork Department.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos, now a member of the elite Chinese institution's advisory board, signed an agreement creating a new joint research center on "Green and Smart" energy IT

In a ceremony in Beijing, Deans Yannis C. Yortsos and Shiyi Chen signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a unique link between their two schools.

The White House named Charles F. Bolden Jr. (MS - Systems Management '77), a former combat pilot, Marine Corps major general and veteran space shuttle commander -- and USC trustee as the space agency's next administrator.

Viterbi School Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and Technion Senior VP Paul Feigin signed a memorandum of understanding at a meeting in Haifa in early May.

The Viterbi School shines brightly at USC’s 126th Commencement, and at the Viterbi undergraduate and graduate ceremonies where standardv bearer Torey Marshall and 2056 others won degrees

On a recent Middle East trip, Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortsos meets about 60 of the school’s most enthusiastic alums.

USC Mexican American Alumni Association pays tribute to CE student's grit and determination

Five Viterbi faculty and Associate Dean Margie Berti gave more than 100 doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows tips on academic careers.

The U.S. Department of Energy has designated the Viterbi School as the site of a Center for Emerging Materials for Solar Energy Conversion and Solid State Lighting, to be directed by Ming Hsieh Department co-chair P. Daniel Dapkus.

Office of Naval Research recognizes Mork Family Department faculty member for innovation in biosensor design

This is the State of the School speech delivered by Senior Associate Dean John O'Brien at the April 23 Faculty-Staff Luncheon, with photos of all the award winners.

The Klein Institute for Undergraduate Engineering Life encourages students like Michelle Dee to develop talents beyond those taught in engineering classes.

USC’s Mexican American Alumni Association's distinction goes to Eric Zúñiga, who will be graduating this May with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering

On the Today Show, Senior Associate Dean Maja Mataric‘ discusses the promise and potential of "socially assistive robotics," a term she invented, in the treatment of ASD.

Thomas Reed, Don Paul,and Narayana Murthy received honors at the 2009 Awards Banquet; Rachel Lauren sang, and a good time was had by all.

We are looking forward to your participation to our Facebook "USC MORK Alumni" group!

MORK Prof. Terence G. Langdon has recieved Hsun Lee Award.

Diane Ainsworth, a science writer for the Viterbi School of Engineering, died March 29 in her Altadena home, victim of a brain aneurysm. An on-campus memorial will be held April 13.

Office of Naval Research recognizes a faculty member of the USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science for innovation in biosensor design.

Mork Professor Andrea M Armani has received ONR Young Investigator Award.

Viterbi students successfully compete in video essay, design, poster and trivia contests at the Grand Challenges Summit.

Chief Technology Officer Aber Whitcomb will work with teams of students developing new social website applications, which will preview on his company's popular portal.

John Mork was presented with the departmental Distinguished Alumni Award.

Complete coverage of the meeting held March 2-3 at Duke University with the Viterbi School and Olin College as co-sponsors and Dean Yannis C. Yortsos summarizing.

The Viterbi School's Roger Ghanem and Demetrios Spanos are bringing together "leading scientists from physics-based modeling, network science and social networks" for a two-day meeting.

This polyhedron is ready to download! (You can also catch up on what happened at the March 2-3 Summit at Duke University).

The Viterbi School's 'best of the best,' including six NAE members, gather to congratulate George Olah and Robert Scholtz for their election to engineering’s most prestigious organization.

Half Century Trojan Day was a homecoming of sorts for 16 silver-haired Trojans, all of whom graduated from USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering 50 years ago or more.

He ZHEN and Dr. Mansfeld had one paper published and cover featured on Energy & Environmental Science.

Student praised for "contributing to the quality and success of ... the materials research community"

Dr. Theodore Tsotsis, from MORK family, has been invited as speaker at "The DAn Luss Lectures".

At USC, Themos Kallos studied the development of next-generation particle accelerators by harnessing electric fields generated in plasmas.

R.Z. Valiev and T.G. Langdon have been awarded as "Most Cited Author 2005-2008".

Two Viterbi School faculty members are elected to engineering's most prestigious advisory body, making USC one of only six schools in the nation with two or more elected members each of the last two years.

Five Viterbi School women graduates share their experiences making the transition to professional life in a lively Q & A with undergraduate juniors and seniors.

Construction on the project in La Estanzuela, Honduras could begin within two months.

A pioneer in materials processing and superplasticity is recognized by a highly regarded international review journal.

Two years in the making, a project to pump fresh water into two towns in rural Honduras may break ground this spring, thanks to the Viterbi School's undergraduate engineering students.

Harvard University geochemist Daniel Schrag keynotes Mork Department's annual Pings Lecture.

Terence Langdon gets honor from leading scientific society.

MFD faculty in a live webinar describe new Chevron-sponsored MS fellowships in Energy Resources related areas.

A first-of-a-kind national engineering conference, to be held March 2-3, 2009, is designed to address key issues in sustainability, health, national security and quality of life.

Dr. Clarence E. Foster, III (BSChE ’84), a transplant surgeon at UC Irvine Medical Center, spends most days saving lives in a modern Orange County hospital, but last spring he spent 90 days on the front lines in Iraq, about 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, treating soldiers and civilian casualties of the Iraqi war.

Viterbi School faculty and administrators traveled to Mexico City to initiate a collaborative agreement with the National Autonomous University of Mexico

Michael Arbib, Terence Langdon and Aristides Requicha share honor from leading scientific society.

Michael Arbib, Terence Langdon and Aristides Requicha share honor from leading scientific society.

A new facility with the latest scanning electron microscopes will position USC to become a national leader in nanoscience and energy.

A new facility with the latest scanning electron microscopes will position USC to become a national leader in nanoscience and energy.

Harvard University geochemist Daniel Schrag keynotes Mork Department's annual Pings Lecture.

Harvard University geochemist Daniel Schrag discusses the energy choices society faces in addressing global climate change in the Mork Department’s annual Pings Lecture.

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students learn the value of teaching in a Viterbi School community outreach program.

For five semesters now, the Viterbi School has offered extra support for freshmen and sophomores facing intimidating engineering final exams.

S.D. Shibulal, co-founder and chief operating officer of Infosys Technologies, Ltd., spent a full day meeting with Viterbi people - the dean, BOC members, faculty, researchers and students.

USC’s supercomputer becomes the country’s seventh most powerful computer system in an academic setting.

Analysis of toxins carried on particulates indicates health threat posed by conflagrations like the November 2008 California wildfires may be underestimated by officials.

The first in a series of conferences 'to promote the renaissance of large urban areas' sparks discussions of innovative research, technology and planning for mega growth.

Professor Langdon was awarded 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal in Material Science at the General Assembly of the European Academy of Sciences.

National Medal of Science honoree makes research and personal papers available online at USC.

Andrew J. Viterbi, USC trustee and benefactor of the Viterbi School, makes his research and personal papers available online at USC.

Top university officials gather to honor USC trustee and Viterbi School namesake for winning the National Medal of Science.

Top university officials gather to honor USC trustee and Viterbi School namesake for winning the National Medal of Science.

The Aerospace Institute for Engineering Research has embarked on three ambitious, collaborative projects that could benefit commercial aviation worldwide.

Zhijie Sun, our Chemical Engineering Ph.D., was awarded Honorable Mention by the 2008 AEC/APC Symposium.

Offshore drilling has come full circle for alumnus Bob Bauer, who introduced the first floating oil rigs more than six decades ago.

Our PhD student, Bahman Elyassi, won Honorable Mention in the 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Nikias, Yortsos, Austin and Livanos are cited for significant contributions to the field of engineering.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings show Viterbi School gaining ground in engineering, technology and computer science

The Viterbi School of Engineering moved from 12th to 11th in the world in engineering, technology and computer science programs in the recently released 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos, Provost C.L. Max Nikias and two distinguished executives with Viterbi School ties were honored in a ceremony welcoming them into the National Academy of Engineering

Comprehensive coverage of the award of the 2007 National Medal of Science to USC Trustee and Engineering School namesake Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi, including the White House ceremony and preceding black-tie reception.

Karam Al-Yateem has been awarded the 2008 Society of Petroleum Engineers Young Member Outstanding Service Award during the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition on 22 September.

Hsiu-Sheng (Sam) Hsu, a Ph.D student in the Material Science program, has received an A.E. Mann Innovation in Engineering Fellowship.

The official record of the 10 a.m. ceremony in the East Room of the White House, including a transcript of the proceedings and a video link.

President George W. Bush announced that USC trustee and namesake of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Andrew J. Viterbi is one of the recipients of the nation's highest honor for science and technology, earning the National Medal of Science for 2007.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos reports on the school's progress in annual talk to the Viterbi community

We Call for Abstracts for the 4th Annual Mork Family Department Student Research Symposium. Please note the important date of September 26th for abstracts submission and see details inside.

USC Viterbi School’s $300-million fund-raising initiative surpassed its goal three months ahead of schedule, raising a total of $304 million.

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science welcomed its largest class ever of undergraduate and graduate students Sept. 5 during a special International Welcome Luncheon, which was webcast for Distance Education Network (DEN) students and the campus community.

The Mork Family Department welcomed its new and returning students to campus with an International Welcome Luncheon and webcast made available to Distance Education students.

The Mork Department's Kristian Jessen will lead an effort to develop tools to enhance recovery of a valuable but elusive resource.

Iraj Ershaghi, Professor of the USC Viterbi School was interviewed on Morning Edition of National Public Radio about oil in the Los Angeles basin.

President George W. Bush today announced that USC trustee and namesake of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Andrew J. Viterbi is one of the recipients of the nation's highest honor for science and technology, earning the National Medal of Science for 2007.

President George W. Bush has announced that USC trustee and namesake of the Viterbi School of Engineering Andrew J. Viterbi is one of the recipients of the nation's highest honor for science and technology.

Dr. Priya Vashishta is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science with joint appointments in the departments of Physics and Astronomy, and Computer Science at USC, Los Angeles, CA.

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has announced that Chevron Corporation has donated $915,000 in scholarships and training to USC students as part of the energy company’s global University Partnership Program (UPP). This is a continuation of Chevron’s long-standing relationship with USC and the Viterbi School.

Grant will develop tools to enhance recovery of a valuable but elusive resource

The energy giant gives $915,000 in scholarships and training to USC students as part of its global University Partnership Program (UPP).

USC’s Center for High-Performance Computing and Communications houses the nation’s ninth-fastest supercomputer in an academic setting, according to TOP500 Supercomputer Sites, an online site that ranks the 500 most powerful computer systems in the world.

Undergraduate engineering students fulfill course requirements while getting a taste of Rome's timelessness, turbulent history and engineering marvels in overseas study program.

Prof Florian Mansfeld was interviewed by Robert Hughes, the producer of the documentary "Corrosion and Degradation" that as part of the "Modern Marvels" series.

Andrea Armani, newly appointed expert in chemical engineering will be onboard beginning this fall.

Students in this year's USC-IIT Kharagpur summer exchange program said the hands-on work was valuable and, in some cases, helped them decide whether to pursue an advanced degree.

Newly appointed faculty in electrical engineering, chemical and materials science, astronautics and civil engineering will join the professorial ranks beginning this fall.

Theodore Tsotsis has been re-appointmented as Chair of the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.

Iraj Ershaghi of the Mork Family Department discussed the potential for increasing production from the 9-billion-barrel oil field that lies under Southern California.

Viterbi contributes expertise and leadership to the university's High Performance Computing Center

The Aerospace Institute for Engineering Research has embarked on three ambitious, collaborative aerospace research projects that could benefit commercial aviation worldwide.

Terence G. Langdon has won the 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal for Material Science from the European Academy of Sciences (EAS), and also recently received an invitation to deliver next year's Lee Hsun Lecture at the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shenyang, China.

Terence G. Langdon has won a 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal for Material Science from the European Academy of Sciences, and will deliver the Lee Hsun Lecture at a Chinese Academy Institute of Materials Science

The science came easy to Viterbi School valedictorian Kelly Nakamura; the engineering was far more challenging. But nothing could break her ability to earn straight A's, semester after semester, even in the most demanding of chemical engineering classes, and graduate at the top of her class.

Terry Langdon receives the 2008 Blaise Pascal Medal for Material Science from the European Academy of Sciences.

"Seven years ago we set a very lofty target...I am extremely pleased to tell you that as of the end of this March, our fundraising total stood at $300,955,609 in cash and pledges."

Parents, siblings, children and friends — some from across the globe — cheer 1,860 newly minted Viterbi School graduates, who have now become part of USC's global Trojan family.

The Viterbi School's Distance Education Network's largest-ever graduating class marked a 30 percent increase over 2007 — which had been 30 percent above 2006.

Chemical engineering senior Kelly Nakamura was not only at the top of her class, but the Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Awardee for having the highest GPA of all graduating senior women at USC.

Graduating seniors and student leaders were recognized for their exceptional achievements in a special Viterbi Awards ceremony held on campus.

Dean Yortsos recognizes exceptional teaching, research and service in the Viterbi School in his annual "State of the School" speech and awards luncheon.

Faculty and students meet with NRC representative to discuss changing priorities as global energy demands increase.

The professor emeritus was recognized for his significant contributions, scholarly writings and teaching awards in the area of oil and gas field development.

Kelly Nakamura wins the Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Award awarded to the graduating student who has attained the highest GPA of all UG women at USC.

Portia Peters has been selected to receive the National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) Fellowship.

Mork Family Department hosted a new annual keynote lecture to honor the late provost and chemical engineer.

After 60-plus years at USC, newly retired George Chilingar isn't slowing down.

Professors Joe Qin and Don Zhang become endowed chair holders of Fluor Professorship in Process Engineering and the Marshall Professorship in Engineering Technology, respectively.

The Viterbi School's Mork Family Department hosts a new annual keynote lecture to honor the late provost and chemical engineer.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos receives the 2008 Western North America Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award from the Society of Petroleum Engineers Western North America Region.

Viterbi graduate students are honored for poster displays at The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society’s annual conference in New Orleans.

More than 180 researchers from USC, Chevron and allied organizations gathered on the University Park campus for the biggest-ever meeting on using IT for "smart" oil production.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers has named Viterbi graduate student Hamid Jahangiri as recipient of the Nico Van Wingen Fellowship, an honor that bears the name of a former USC faculty member.

Spitzer lecture audio file available online for Angela Belcher, a materials chemist at MIT who studies and uses the processes by which nature makes materials in order to design novel hybrid electronic and magnetic materials.

USC managed to receive the Gold (first place) award and one of the three Silver (second place) awards at the Fifth International Symposium on Ultrafine Grained Materials.

Professor Terence G. Langdon's recent work with graduate student Roberto Figueiredo has been selected for inclusion in the March issue of "Materials Views" which reports new "hot topics" in the Materials Science area.

For Professor Florian Mansfeld 70th Birthday Symposium, we have the list of speakers and times.

Mork Fellow Mr. Hamid Jahangiri, has been selected by SPE to receive the NiCo Van Wingen Fellowship.

Angela Belcher, a materials chemist at MIT, presented this year's Spitzer keynote lecture Jan. 20 on hybrid electronic and magnetic materials to Mork Department faculty, students and colleagues.

Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos is named to the highest engineering professional academy.

Yannis C. Yortsos named to the highest engineering professional academy.

Actor Alan Alda shares some tips with Viterbi School engineering students on the art of public speaking.

Chevron Vice President Warner Williams presented a check for $200,000 to Dean Yannis C. Yortsos of the Viterbi School of Engineering, establishing the 2008 Chevron-USC Scholarship and Fellowship Partnership Program.

The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Salute 55 years of USC excellence.

At a brief January 17 ceremony, Chevron Vice President Warner Williams presented a check for $200,000 to Dean Yannis C. Yortsos of the Viterbi School of Engineering, establishing the 2008 Chevron-USC Scholarship and Fellowship Partnership Program.

George Chilingar, an expert on petroleum engineering whose expertise is anchored by mastery of numerous related disciplines, who has been published in 65 books in numerous languages, who has oil fields named after him, was feted January 15 for his unprecedented duration of USC faculty membership.

For the first time in its history, the coveted Order of the Torch has selected two students from the Viterbi School to act as ambassadors for all USC seniors in a variety of campus events.

Portia Peters won the student paper and presentation competition at Noise-Con 2007, the premier noise control engineering conference sponsored by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Engineering society honors USC’s president and provost for their exceptional leadership and contributions.

Prof. Terry Langdon received the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award from Dr. Lawrence C. Wagner, President of ASM International, at the annual ASM meeting in Detroit, Michigan, on September 27, 2007.

Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortsos announced the first holders of two new endowed Viterbi School positions: Joe Qin will hold the Fluor Professorship in Process Engineering and Don Zhang receives the Marshall Professorship in Engineering Technology.

Amit Desai was received the "Outstanding Student Paper Award" from The American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) for his paper entitled "Hybrid Composite Phenolic Foams."

Viterbi School Dean Yannis Yortsos announced the first holders of two new endowed professorships: Joe Qin will hold the Fluor Professorship in Process Engineering and Don Zhang the Marshall Professorship in Engineering Technology.

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research has awarded 13 USC engineers 2007 Zumberge interdisciplinary research grants for projects in quantum computing and new educational technologies to ultrasonic image-guided surgery.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognizes Senior Associate Dean Maja Mataric and USC Provost C.L. Max Nikias for distinguished contributions in science and engineering.

With funding from the National Science Foundation, the USC Viterbi School has created an innovative new model for engineering curricula that includes a nanotechnology degree.

Fundraising leaders in Viterbi’s arm of the Good Neighbors Campaign hope to increase participation in the annual USC funding drive.

Viterbi's chemical engineering department pilots a new curriculum designed to marry modern technologies with core undergraduate courses with long-term lab modules called "degree projects."

The Viterbi School of Engineering placed twelfth in the world in engineering, technology and computer science programs in the recently released 2007 Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings of the world’s top 100 universities.

I am pleased to welcome you to our traditional fall luncheon and the “State of the School” address of the Viterbi School of Engineering. And I am even more pleased that so many of you could be here today – I hope you enjoyed your lunch! As is common, we will take a look back on the past year … and a look forward to what comes next.....

Iraj Ershaghi, professor of petroleum engineering, this fall will receive the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Western North America Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award.

Dean Yannis C. Yortsos delivers his annual state of the school address and sets new goals for the coming year.

Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has announced the establishment of a new Division of Engineering Education to focus on undergraduate and Master’s level engineering education that would be a “crucible for new and innovative ideas.”

The first batch of Viterbi Masters Scholars have their grants and are starting their studies. The basic grant remits tuition for six graduate units, three units in each of two successive semesters. Students from the whole range of Viterbi departments received the awards.

In a talk opening a new school year, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos gives the Viterbi School’s outstanding new students a warm welcome – and a little fatherly advice.

During the past decade robotic devices have moved out of research laboratories into clinical practice, Viterbi emeritus professor George Bekey recently told an attentive audience of biomed executives, and the prospects for further developments are excellent.

July 10, 2007 — Daniel A. Erwin has been named chair of the Viterbi School Astronautics and Space Technology Division, succeeding Professor Mike Gruntman, who has served as division chair since 2004. Erwin’s three-year appointment became effective July 1, 2007.

Undergraduate engineers wrote postcards home over the past seven weeks while studying in Paris, France on the Viterbi Overseas Program.

Chongwu Zhou, a nanotechnology specialist who has attracted international attention for his work in creating nanowires and nanotubes, has been named the first holder of a new chair honoring highly accomplished young engineers.

Francisco Valero-Cuevas of Cornell University’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department; Joe Qin of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin; Andrea Hodge of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Dongxiao Zhang of the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering at the University of Oklahoma; Murali Annavaram of Intel Corp., Austin, Texas; and Noah Malmstadt from th

Andrew Viterbi, who with his wife named the USC Viterbi School, has been chosen as the inaugural co-winner of a preeminent prize in electrical engineering, the James Clerk Maxwell award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

Six new faculty with expertise in biochemical and biomedical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering and computer science will join the Viterbi School this fall.

The Viterbi School's Distance Education Network, the leading provider of distance graduate education in engineering among research universities, has a new executive director.

May 11, 2007 — This day was for them. All 1,762 Viterbi School undergraduate and graduate students, assembled for a festive day of pomp and pageantry on the best day of their lives.

The USC Viterbi School and Tsinghua University faculty establish a strategic partnership and build bridges of collaboration with a joint workshop.

Viterbi School graduates 1,762 Viterbi School engineers during the 79th annual commencement ceremonies in Archimedes Plaza.

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Distance Education Network (DEN) granted Master of Science degrees to a record 272 students located all over the U.S., most of whom earned their degrees while working full-time.

David B. Wittry, 78, passed away May 5, 2007 due to complications from pneumonia. Born in Iowa, and raised in Wisconsin, he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in Physics from Caltech in 1957. From 1959 to his retirement in 1999, he was a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Material Science Departments at the University of Southern California.

David B. Wittry, a Viterbi School distinguished emeritus professor of materials science and of electrical engineering, was known for pioneering work in electron probe analysis.

May 04, 2007 — Celebrating a year of achievements and encouraging everyone to continue building a “culture of excellence,” Dean Yannis C. Yortsos thanked faculty and staff for their exceptional service on May 1 at the annual Viterbi School Staff and Faculty Awards luncheon.

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science's student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has been named Chapter of the Month for May, the national SPE office has announced.

The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science's student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has been named Chapter of the Month for May, the national SPE office has announced.

Maximizing energy efficiency and developing a variety of clean alternative energy sources must become a global priority if there is any chance of keeping carbon dioxide emissions at tolerable levels.

Improved understanding of nanostructures such as molecular switches will be the catalysts of dramatic changes in the understanding of disease in the coming decade, predicts nanobiologist James R. Heath.

USC researchers and front-line Chevron production personnel & technology developers gathered Feb. 28-March 1 to take stock of three years of cooperation, and plan their next steps, including two "grand challenges."

Viterbi researchers and front-line Chevron personnel gathered recently at USC to take stock of more than two years of cooperation, and plan their next steps.

Improved understanding of nanostructures such as molecular switches will be the catalysts of dramatic changes in the understanding of disease in the coming decade, predicts an expert in the field.

They jousted, launched bottle rockets and tossed a few pies at the professors, but it was all in fun to celebrate National Engineers Week.

A first-time campus event — WIE Connect — introduces promising high school girls to engineering with an 'amazing race' and hands-on activities.

It’s not as small as you think, but biomedical nanoscience may be just the right size to take on the biggest bully in human biology. We’re talking cancer with a capital C.

Check out all USC Viterbi undergraduates who achieved a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the Dean's List.

As challenging as the problem has been, researchers in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering may be turning a corner. With support from a $13.9 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a multi-institutional team of scientists, including Pin Wang of the USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, is exploring a completely new way of manipulating the body's natural defense system.

Five USC Viterbi School faculty have been promoted from associate to full professor, including three in the Department of Computer Science (Ramesh Govindan, Aiichiro Nakano and Milind Tambe) and one each in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Najmedin Meshkati) and the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering (Eun Sok Kim).

Supercomputing expert Cray Henry, director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s High Performance Computing Modernization Program, congratulated 24 talented minority engineering undergraduate students from across the country Jan. 8 for their Herculean efforts to build and demonstrate some of the myriad functions of a parallel computer on the USC campus.

USC biochemical engineer Pin Wang and an interdisciplinary team of scientists explore a new gene therapy to combat HIV.

Viterbi School computer scientists Ramesh Govindan, Aiichiro Nakano and Milind Tambe; civil engineer Najmedin Meshkati; and electrical engineer Eun Sok Kim are promoted to the full professor.

Endowed departmental lectures will honor the Viterbi School’s illustrious past while providing incisive looks at the new frontiers of science and technology.

from the article:"Florian Mansfeld ... USC Viterbi School of Engineering materials scientist has been working with bacteria for years, helping to pioneer a turnabout in his field. For decades, engineers knew that bacteria could and would attack metals, causing corrosion, tarnishing or rusting – three names for the same process occurring in different substances. The reaction even has a name: microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC)."

Terry Langdon, who has appointments in three USC departments, has received the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award.

The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America, a non-profit consortium that includes USC, will fund more than $50 million of research annually beginning early next year. The Viterbi School, which hosted a RPSEA forum November 29, has a good chance of securing its share.

In this Forum, RPSEA will be introduced as the consortium selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to manage a substantial portfolio of research in areas related to hydrocarbon recovery from ultra-deep resources, unconventional resources and mature fields. The format of the forum is intended to provide researchers input from the industry and opportunities to network and discuss future RFP possibilities.

Engineering undergraduate student Christopher Soto and a team of classmates in Ken Robidoux's WRIT 340 advanced writing course find a way to make an African community's dream come true.

The same oils that fry potatoes are now fueling a rapidly growing number of diesel vehicles. So far, the technology has mostly been improvised. AME's Fokion Egolfopoulos will take the first close look at how to optimize it.

Freshmen enrolling in the USC Viterbi School for the fall, 2006 semester show a 30-point gain on SAT scores over last year, making it the best of any class in Viterbi history.

Professor Terry Langdon received the THERMEC Distinguished Award at the international THERMEC-2006 Conference held in Vancouver, Canada, in July that attracted more than 1200 registered delegates representing a combination of participants from industry and academia.

Professors Vashishta, Kalia and Nakano have been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the Department of Energy¹s SciDAC (Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computation) program for a project entitled ³Hierarchical Petascale Simulation Framework for Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)."

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has launched an announcement of recruiting faculty with expertise in the areas of Biochemical and Biological Engineering.

A Navy-bound triathlete and a clear-headed analyst of the prospects for digital manufacturing of the Barbie Doll are the two latest USC recipients of $2000 scholarships from the national engineering honor society.

Dean Yannis Yortsos announces changes in the USC Viterbi School leadership team including several new senior associate deans and some new department chairs.

Faculty from the Viterbi School joined other scholars, economists, industry representatives and policymakers in a candid discussion about global energy supply and demand in the next 50 years.

The U.S. will face energy shortages in the near future if it does not transition from strictly fossil fuels to a mix of fossil fuels and renewable energy resources, said energy experts, including several from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, who participated in the first national energy symposium of its kind to be held at USC. But the recipe for the mix is still not clear.

Exposed metal surfaces are highly vulnerable to corrosion, but paint or other protective coatings can interfere with some uses, as well as add significant costs. Now, a comprehensive series of experiments suggests a new form of protection: bacteria

Professor Iraj Ershaghi, who worked with the Viterbi School's Distance Education Network to put the world's first Master's degree program in Smart Oil Fields Technology online, is the winner of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Education Service Award. He will receive the award at a ceremony at the organization's Sept. 25-27 convention in San Antonio, TX.

Professor Iraj Ershaghi, who worked with the Viterbi School's Distance Education Network to put the world's first Master's degree program in Smart Oil Fields Technology online, is the winner of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Education Service Award.

Yannis Yortsos, who had been serving as dean on an interim basis, has been chosen for the position of Dean of the USC Viterbi School.

A complete roundup of all the 2006 USC Viterbi School Commencement news, including a photo gallery.

Viterbi School awards 1,734 engineering degrees in 2006 graduation day ceremonies.

When the Viterbi School established a degree program in advanced methods to use information technology to get more oil out of wells, oil was less than $30 a barrel. Now, with the price hovering around $70 a barrel, the first MS diplomas in the SOFT (Smart Oil Field Technology) program will be awarded Friday.

This year’s DEN graduating class represents 23 percent increase compared with that of 2005. Graduates come from states all across the nation, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, and Virginia, in addition to many Californians.

Andrew J. Viterbi and Solomon W. Golomb have been members of the NAS, the NAE, and the AAAS for years. This year, new academy elections gave two more USC faculty members, Leonard M Adleman and Robert Willis Hellwarth, the same rare distinction.

At the annual Student Recognition Ceremony, Dean Yannis Yortsos and other Viterbi School faculty recognized outstanding students for their contributions in leadership, community service and academics.

In the "Next 100 Years Essay Contest," Viterbi School students make their predictions on what the next century of engineering holds.

Professors Leonard M. Adleman and Robert Willis Hellwarth have been elected to two of the nation's most prestigious scientific and arts academies for their research accomplishments and contributions to society at large.

The Viterbi School takes a moment to recognize its own during this year's awards luncheon at Town and Gown.

USC PhD Candidate James V. Ly won first place in the science as art competition, at the Materials Research Society Spring meeting held in San Francisco.

The Viterbi School Freshman Academies host a night at the Academy Awards.

The Viterbi School of Engineering presents President Steven B. Sample with a special Centennial Medallion during the 28th annual Engineering Awards Luncheon, coinciding with 100 years of engineering at USC.

When a best-paper winner envelope was opened at the annual meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) in San Antonio, researchers from USC Viterbi School Prof. Terry Langdon’s group had taken the top two honors in their category.

The Mork Family Department centennial lecture features two prominent researchers in the ongoing debate over energy alternatives for the future.

On the Celebration of 100 years of Engineering at USC, the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science will have a special program on January 26, 2006

Bound for medical school, senior Fima Macheret finds a way to help people and use his skills.

Professor George Chilingar of the USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has received another in a long line of international honors.

Iraj Ershaghi and Florian Mansfeld, both professors in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering's The Mork Family Department of Florian Mansfeld Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, have both won prestigious honors from professional societies in their specialities.

Iraj Ershaghi and Florian Mansfield are recipients of prestigious awards from, respectively, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Electrochemical Society.

Professor Florian Mansfeld will receive the 2006 De Nora Award from the Electrochemical Society at the Spring ECS meeting held in Deven this coming May.

The Viterbi School of Engineering celebrated its centennial in parallel with USC's Festival 125 in October. Engineering activities included technology demonstrations, special lectures, exhibits and an Oktoberfest before the Trojan-Arizona Wildcats football game.

Graduate student Ehsan Tajer won the 1st place in the MS division at the Society Of Petroleum Engineers International Student Paper Contest.

USC Provost and former dean of the USC Viterbi School C. L. Max Nikias has formally announced the search for a dean of the Viterbi School.

Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and his family have given $15 million to the school's department of chemical engineering and materials science.