What if airplanes could repair their own damage?
USC researchers 3D-printed the next-generation of high strength, lightweight structures that can autonomously heal impact damage.
USC-trained engineer builds bridge from San Diego to Tijuana
USC alum Viry Martino played a critical role in the construction of the Cross Border Xpress, the first bridge to connect the U.S. to a foreign airport terminal.
Some wastewater reuse processes can lead to undesired byproducts, USC experts find
Potable water reuse is a boon for sustainability, but USC Viterbi researchers warn of potentially toxic byproducts.
Two long-lost brothers, both USC Viterbi alumni, find each other — and a part of themselves
Encouraged by his daughters, a Trojan digs into his roots — and gets the most joyous surprise of his life.
Chemical-forming carcinogen in recycled water revealed by USC engineers
USC Viterbi team began its study on NDMA after contradictory findings surface in the environmental research community.
Who should be held responsible for the Aliso Canyon gas leak?
SoCalGas’s corporate dysfunction and a lack of oversight for underground gas storage facilities are responsible for the largest methane gas leak in American history, USC-led study finds.
The Alaskan tsunami that created waves as high as Seattle’s Space Needle
By studying the aftermath of a 2015 event, a member of the USC Tsunami Research Center plans to apply his findings closer to home.
U.S. News ranks USC No. 1 in two key online graduate programs
Both engineering and computer science programs place highest in the nation.
Can you make a material that doesn’t react to heat? USC research team thinks so, and is proving it
Qiming Wang’s team designed a unique manufacturing technique using 3-D printing.
At 100, ‘Mr. Freeway’ looks back at his concrete creations
A USC engineering alum built the highways that ushered in a new era across America.
Fukushima disaster was preventable, new study finds
Critical backup generators were built in low-lying areas at risk for tsunami damage — despite warnings from scientists.
USC senior and budding engineer sees clean water as his passion
Cyrus Maroofian finds purpose in his life by giving low-cost water filters to mountain dwellers and African schools.
Two jobs in one: recycling water and producing energy
USC Viterbi engineer Adam Smith conducts research on microbes that consume waste in water.
A can-do spirit fuels passion for music and engineering
Bassist and USC Viterbi professor George Ban-Weiss sets himself apart on musical and academic levels.
New concerns raised about air pollution at LAX
Airliner activity affects air quality over a larger area than previously known, Keck School scientists say.