University of Southern California The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering USC
The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
News & Publications
Prospective Students Current Students Alumni & Friends
Contact Us
News
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
In the News
Events Calendar
Archives & Publications

Home > News & Publications > News

NEWS

Articles and features about people and research at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

News Archives:

Recent News

Viterbi School Honors Industry Leaders at 30th Annual Engineering Awards Ceremony
May 11, 2008
The School celebrates legendary scientist and engineer Simon Ramo, co-founder of TRW; an industry leader; and a Viterbi School alumna at its yearly engineering awards ceremony.
Outstanding Viterbi Students Honored
May 11, 2008
Graduating seniors and student leaders were recognized for their exceptional achievements in a special Viterbi Awards ceremony held on campus.
Fuzzy Logician Wins Highly Definite Award
May 08, 2008
Bart Kosko of the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering was one of three recipients of an excellence award from the USC Faculty Senate.
Viterbi Undergrads Make Waves
May 08, 2008
In January, Ed Maby and Adam Fincham's students were given a two-word assignment: "Smart Surfboards." By May, they'd gone surfing.
A Closer Look at Runway Incursions
May 06, 2008
A USC presidential scholar and top ISE student wins a research grant to study human factors in airport safety at LAX.
Michael Safonov Elected IFAC Fellow
May 05, 2008
The Ming Hsieh Department professor is a leader in the field of robust control.
Viterbi School Computer Scientists Win Best Paper Award
May 05, 2008
Ramesh Govindan, chair of the Department of Computer Science and fifth-year doctoral student Nupur Kothari take top honors at a top-tier IEEE conference.
Student Recognition Awards for Viterbi Trio
May 05, 2008
Christopher Leung, John McArthur and Ramnath Shenoy are 2008 Viterbi recipients of USC Student Recognition Awards.
USC Viterbi School Graduate Named President of Major Korean University
May 05, 2008
Sonny Astani Department alumnus Sung Woo Lee has been named president of Kookmin University, a leader in information technology in South Korea.
Two ISE Students Win Rose Hills Research Fellowships
May 02, 2008
Two industrial and systems engineering undergraduates have received 2008 Science and Engineering Fellowships from the Rose Hills Foundation to support their research in aviation and railway safety.
2008 Viterbi School Faculty and Staff Awards
April 29, 2008
Dean Yortsos recognizes exceptional teaching, research and service in the Viterbi School in his annual "State of the School" speech and awards luncheon.
In Memoriam: Ahmed M. Abdel-Ghaffar (1947-2008)
April 28, 2008
An internationally known USC civil engineer, Abdel-Ghaffar specialized in the analysis and monitoring of long span flexible bridges.
Mini-Origami: ISI Folds Up Tiny Packages for Drug Delivery
April 28, 2008
Egypt has its great pyramids; Viterbi now has its micropyramids
Caltech’s President  Addresses Green Campus Initiatives
April 25, 2008
Noted civil engineer Jean-Lou Chameau delivers the inaugural lecture for the Astani Department’s new Dorman Distinguished Lecture series.
Six Viterbi Faculty Win USC-Mellon Mentoring Awards
April 24, 2008
Six engineering faculty are recognized for mentoring that made a difference in lives of fellow faculty and/or students.
New Directions in Nuclear Energy
April 23, 2008
Faculty and students meet with NRC representative to discuss changing priorities as global energy demands increase.
Chilingar Named Honorary Professor of Russian Oil and Gas University
April 22, 2008
The professor emeritus was recognized for his significant contributions, scholarly writings and teaching awards in the area of oil and gas field development.
Viterbi School and Seoul National University Begin New Collaboration in Electrical Engineering
April 22, 2008
The Viterbi School and Seoul National University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin collaborative programs in digital communications, image and video signal processing and other areas of electrical engineering.
China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Viterbi School Join Forces
April 16, 2008
University officials from the Shanghai institution have entered into a new partnership with the Viterbi School to develop collaborative student and faculty research programs.
DETER Wins 2008 Excellence.Gov Honor
April 15, 2008
The Viterbi school's cyberdefense lab partnership wins an American Council for Technology (ACT) national award