6 weeks to Mars? USC alums are building powerful, versatile rocket engines
Ursa Major, a company with 13 USC Viterbi alumni, seeks to democratize access to space.
USC Viterbi joins National Academy of Engineering to launch social media news series
The new show, The Circuit, will highlight weekly stories about notable engineering figures and feats in just a few minutes.
Trojans battle Bruins on the Coliseum’s NASCAR track
The two universities gave their student-designed race cars trial runs as part of a weekend-long NASCAR launch event at the legendary stadium that’s home of the USC Trojans.
USC Viterbi professors, Board of Councilors member elected to National Academy of Engineering
Professor Costas Synolakis, Emeritus Professor Gérard Medioni and technology entrepreneur Fariborz Maseeh, a Viterbi Board of Councilors member, join the prestigious academy.
USC’s Petros Ioannou, Gérard Medioni and J. Joshua Yang elected as National Academy of Inventors fellows
The trio joins a distinguished class of 169 new inductees whose innovations have tangibly impacted society.
USC Viterbi’s Azad Madni receives National Academy of Engineering’s Gordon Prize
This is the second year in a row that a Trojan has received the top award in engineering education.
Making smarter stoplights to get traffic moving
Gridlock warrior Ketan Savla is designing computational solutions to improve the flow of traffic in congested cities. Learn how his work soon could shorten your commute.
Harnessing data to improve food safety and nutrition
Abigail Horn brings expertise in fighting global challenges in food systems to USC Viterbi.
In memoriam: Barry Boehm, 87, ‘living legend’ in systems and software engineering
A computer science pioneer with a career that spanned six decades, the USC Viterbi Professor Emeritus defined an era in software development.
How the Coliseum’s faulty thermometer became a pet project of USC Viterbi
For years, the temperature read “70.” Now the peristyle thermometer tells the truth.
USC Viterbi team reaches for the sky in annual design/build/fly competition
Sure, the Trojans set out to win, but they also built lifelong friendships — and gained a huge competitive edge as they looked for their first jobs after graduation.
USC Viterbi’s Lives, Not Grades receives Emmy at 74th L.A. area awards
Engineers provide solutions for refugees in film produced by team at the engineering school.
Pipe dreams: We take plumbing for granted, but it’s a ‘modern miracle’ with roots more than 6,000 years old
From the communal baths of Rome to the Great Stink of London and the fortuitously named sanitary engineer Thomas Crapper, USC scholars tell the history of plumbing through the ages.
From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamics
A USC researcher and colleagues found a way to detect powerful “inner circles” in large organizations simply by studying networks that map emails being sent among employees.
This cook uses lessons from a nuclear disaster to promote safer kitchens
USC Viterbi student Jose Hernandez is harnessing his industrial and systems engineering background for new research into restaurant kitchen safety culture.
New student club to explore technology in all its dimensions — including ethics
Adam Novak spent 100 hours in meditative silence. From that, Shift SC was born.
Students improve mobile app accessibility for people with disabilities
Two USC Viterbi doctoral students want to make the process of redesigning apps for accessibility convenient.
USC Viterbi Dean Yannis Yortsos receives top award for engineering education
The dean is presented with the National Academy of Engineering’s Gordon Prize — the nation’s most celebrated for engineering education — for his role in co-creating the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
USC Viterbi K-12 STEM center spearheads new program to bring engineering education to local schools
The Engineers Foundation K-12 STEM Teaching program is made possible through a gift from MaxLinear cofounder Curtis Ling.
Unexpected evidence of 3,600-year-old settlement uncovered on Arabian Peninsula
“This is like finding evidence of a very green ranch in the middle of Death Valley,” says Essam Heggy of the USC Arid Climate and Water Research Center.
Actor, pilot and engineer: USC Viterbi senior does it all
From gymnastics to the U.S. Air Force ROTC, USC senior Natalie Smith built her life on asking, “Why not?”
USC Viterbi puts focus on creating trustworthy engineers
The Engineering in Society Program aims to equip USC Viterbi students with the ethical and communication skills to flourish in an ever-accelerating world.
E.T.s may be headed toward Earth. Are we ready for them?
For many scientists, it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” What will happen when we finally come face to face with space aliens? USC experts look to the skies for answers.
Yannis C. Yortsos receives top education award of the National Academy of Engineering
The dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is co-recipient of the prestigious Bernard M. Gordon Prize for his role in founding the Grand Challenges Scholars Program.