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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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Tackling Climate Change with the Help of “Coffee Filters for Molecules”

Tackling Climate Change with the Help of “Coffee Filters for Molecules”

Luis Francisco Villalobos joins USC Viterbi, bringing expertise in separation technology for energy transition and water filtration.

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Six USC Viterbi Faculty Honored with NSF CAREER Awards

Six USC Viterbi Faculty Honored with NSF CAREER Awards

The NSF’s most prestigious award for junior faculty will boost USC research in disease modeling, groundwater systems, machine learning and robotics.

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OSEM Wins Nucleate L.A. Pitch Competition

OSEM Wins Nucleate L.A. Pitch Competition

The USC Viterbi-led startup is creating a 3D printer to produce nanoparticles more efficiently and accurately

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