NASA: Chemical Engineering Alum selected for NASA 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class
A native of San Diego, Katherine Spies received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from USC Viterbi in 2004.
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Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials ScienceMedia Coverage
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Earth.com: AI just designed concrete that could reverse climate damage
Research by Aiichiro Nakano, and Ken-Ichi Nomura was featured.
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AI Invest: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Urges Studying Physical Sciences for the Next AI Wave
Research by Aiichiro Nakano and Ken-Ichi Nomura demonstrating how AI help discover new materials, was featured
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PBS NOVA: Building Stuff
Francisco Valero Cuevas and Andrea Armani were interviewed in this series about engineering.
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NTUA : The Senate of the National Technical University of Athens, awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Yannis Yortsos
Dean Yortsos was recognized by his alma mater for “his scientific achievements and his world-class contribution to the shaping of modern engineering education and to the general orientation of engineering science to address contemporary and emerging grand challenges.”
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AM Chronicle: Grant to fund 3D-printed high-performance ceramics project
Priya Vashishta and Aiichiro Nakano were mentioned for their involvement in a MURI project on 3D-printed high-performance ceramics.
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EdEx: National Engineer’s Day: Role of advanced degrees in shaping engineering
For National Engineers’ Day in India, Jayakanth Ravichandran discussed the importance of various skills and disciplines to solve problems and quoted Dean Yortsos.
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Andrea Hodge and Gaurav Sukhatme Elected 2023 AAAS Fellows
Hodge and Sukhatme join more than 40 USC peers previously inducted to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a distinguished lifetime honor
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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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Department of Energy: 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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Telemundo: Young USC graduate wants to make a positive impact on the environment
Chemical Engineering graduate Jessica Santos was featured for her efforts to provide health information to the community and her plans to ensure environmental justice.
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Argonne National Lab: Ancient art meets AI for better materials design
Inspired by a type of origami, Viterbi researchers apply autonomous reinforcement learning to develop materials for wearable electronics.
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Laser Focus World: Faces in Photonics: Andrea Armani of the University of Southern California
Andrea Armani was featured in this series, which spotlights experts whose work is reshaping the photonics industry.
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Chemistry World: When scientific conferences went online, diversity and inclusion soared
Research by the Armani Lab related to the role of virtual conferences in fostering diversity, was featured
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Times Higher Ed: Online academic conferences showing wide benefit
Research conducted by the Armani Lab was featured showing how virtual conferences could ensure greater diversity, equity and inclusion for STEM researchers
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CNN: Why ending our dependence on fossil fuels is so challenging
Iraj Ershaghi was quoted in CNN on the challenges of transitioning from fossil fuels.
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WIRED: Do These Gadgets Actually Protect You? We Asked the Experts
Wired featured Andrea Armani on the dangers of using UVC light as a primary disinfectant.
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WIRED: Proning COVID Patients Seems to Save Lives
Andrea Armani was interviewed on simple interventions that can improve COVID-19 patient outcomes
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Business Insider: Elon Musk’s SpaceX keeps winning US military contracts
Steve Nutt was interviewed on why SpaceX keeps receiving U.S. military contracts.
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Nature: If you want more women in your workforce, here’s how to recruit
Nature quoted Malancha Gupta regarding USC Viterbi’s efforts to support gender diversity.
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KCBS: Effectiveness of UV Light to Sanitize Surfaces Amid COVID-19
CBS featured Andrea Armani who discussed the use of UV light to sanitize surfaces amid COVID-19.
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KPCC-FM: First Day of College During COVID
Andrea Armani was interviewed about helping first-year students navigate college during the pandemic.
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USC News: Coronavirus Vaccines Are Coming, But When Will They Arrive?
Humanity has never seen a global research collaboration on this scale — but USC experts note that the vaccine development and approval process remains a long and laborious one.
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Spectrum News: USC Professor Uses 3D Printers to Create Face Shields for Essential Workers
Andrea Armani was interviewed about her and colleagues’ efforts to collaborate with industry and produce PPE
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Hindu Business Line: Developing vaccines will be much faster in future with exascale supercomputers
Priya Vashishta was interviewed about his work, the state of supercomputers and how supercomputers can expedite vaccines
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Fast Company: UVC Light and COVID19
Andrea Armani was interviewed on whether UVC light could fight COVID19
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USC News: How Hardware Store Parts Transformed into Virus-Destroying Devices
A partnership between USC Viterbi and the Keck School of Medicine has produced a system — built from off-the-shelf items — that uses UV light to disinfect face shields.
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DEN@Viterbi: Going the Distance: USC Viterbi Provides Distance Education During COVID-19
What Happens When All Students Become On-Line Students? Look to the Engineers.
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Memo from Dean Yortsos: Facing the COVID-19 Challenge
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Student Advising Resources during COVID-19
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Nanovation podcast: How do you put a coating on a liquid?
Malancha Gupta discusses initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD), a relatively new processing technique for the depositing of functional polymer thin films.
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
Please visit sites.usc.edu/coronavirus for updates
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Forbes: Holy Grail? Scientists Devise ‘Nanocatalysts’ To Recycle Carbon Dioxide Back Into Fuels
Scientists at the University of Southern California and the National Renewable Energy Lab have announced an innovation that could someday lead us to a nirvana of near-endless carbon offsets.
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WIRED: Cheap Nanoparticles Pave the Way for Carbon-Neutral Fuel
A new way to produce nanoparticles—which convert carbon dioxide emissions into fuel—may help a niche green-energy technology go mainstream.
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NAE: Mark Thompson Elected to NAE
Joint USC Dornsife/Viterbi professor recognized for the development of highly efficient electrophosphorescent materials for organic light emitting devices used in displays and lighting worldwide.
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USC Viterbi News: “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!”
From engineering rockets that break records to solving global crisis and launching start-ups, the Class of 2019 is going places
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USC Viterbi News: “A Ph.D. Is Our Call to Action”
USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s 2019 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony
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MIT Technology Review: Ten recent low-tech inventions that have changed the world
Research by the Armani Lab to developed a low-cost way to test for malaria was mentioned.
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NPR: Changing the World One Invention at a Time
A project by the Armani Lab to create a malaria diagnostic with a cheap magnet was featured
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Composites World: Developing Next Generation Composites Talent
Composites World profiled the work of the M.C. Gill Composites Center, highlighting the research of PhD students Mark Anders and Sarah Schechter.
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Business Insider: Elon Musk is building a Spaceship
Steve Nutt was quoted on Elon Musk’s vision for the Big Falcon Rocket.
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MIT Tech Review: Niki Bayat Selected as one of MIT Tech Review Innovators Under 35
Alumna Niki Bayat was listed as a Visionary for developing ground-breaking biomedical devices including an injectable hydrogel for sealing eye injuries
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Watch the Viterbi Satellite Commencement Ceremonies Streaming
Ph.D. on 5/10 at 9am PDT, Undergraduate on 5/11 at 11am PDT, Graduate on 5/11 at 3pm PDT, Computer Science Graduate on 5/11 at 6:30pm PDT
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The Optical Society: Andrea Armani Named OSA Fellow
Professor Armani was recognized for her contributions to integrated photonics with applications in telecommunication and chemical and biological detection
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USC News: In memoriam: Nobel laureate George Olah, 89
The lauded USC scientist won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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NAE: Don Zhang elected to NAE
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering / Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor recognized for pioneering work in stochastic modeling of flow in porous media