A research team from USC Viterbi’s Mork Family Department, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Washington University in St. Louis, has created a unique material that can bend one infrared ray of light in two directions. [Read more]
Alumni and Graduates Honored at Mork Family Department Awards Celebration
The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science recently celebrated alumni and student achievements at the 2022 MFD Distinguished Alumni & Graduates Awards. [Read more]
Mork Symposium Shines a Spotlight on Student Research
The 16th Annual Mork Student Research Symposium took place on Thursday March 31, 2022, showcasing student research at the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. [Read more]
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]
Kristian Jessen Awarded the Distinguished Member Award from SPE International
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Jessen’s research interests focus on multiphase multicomponent flow and mass transfer in porous materials. [Read more]
Mork Ph.D. Student Honored for Best Talk at European Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
Ph.D. student in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Mythili Surendran was recognized for her photovoltaics research. [Read more]
GRE No Longer Required for Graduate Admission
If you are a graduate student applicant, please note that GRE scores are no longer needed for admission into any Mork Family Department graduate program. A waiver has been granted effective 09/7/2021. [Read more]
The Fifteenth Annual Mork Family Department Student Symposium – Save the Date
We are excited to announce that the 2021 MFD Student Symposium will be held on Friday, February 19th 2021. The event will be virtual and held over Zoom. Abstract submission details and deadlines will follow soon.
There are many, many, many more presentation and poster awards to be won this year (thanks to Prof. Ershaghi and Chevron)! We look forward to your participation. [Read more]
Birendra Jha Honored with Distinguished Achievement Award from Society of Petroleum Engineers
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering in the Mork Family Department Birendra Jha has been recognized with a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Western North America Region of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. [Read more]
USC Center for Advanced Petroleum Data Science
By sharing well records and performance data, you can benefit from the on-going research on the application of machine learning to economic optimization of drilling and production.
Please see the video below and make contact to set up a zoom meeting for further information. [Read more]