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26 < Engineering education at viterbi Each fall Viterbi’s entering freshman class target is limited to 400, but there is no limit to the support and innovative education that they will receive.
20 < ignition and liftOFF! Young rocket scientists blast rockets into near space over the Southern California and Nevada deserts.
32 < a new master’s paradigm Viterbi’s master’s and professional programs have never been better, or more needed.
12 < Board of Councilors 13 < From the Dean
34 < viterbi DOCTORS The number of engineering Ph.D. graduates has risen sharply this decade fueled by increasing support and faculty commitment.
DEPARTMENTS
PARTICLES 14 < Addressing Engineering’s Grand Challenges 16 < USC Wins DOE Research Center 19 < USC Valedictorian Paul VanWieren 14 < A BIM Boost for Better Building 17 < Diane Ainsworth, 1952-2009 PEER REVIEW 22 < CARBON: IT’S A GOOD THING IN NANOTUBES Get ready for a new generation of devices as Chongwu Zhou pushes nanotechnology to supplant the $272 billion CMOS business. 24 < light MY fire Hai Wang and Denis Phares pursue a combustion methodology to produce thin-film solar cells that could bring down the cost of solar technology.
36 ALUMNI NEWS 36 < A Trojan to Lead NASA 38 < A Demanding Issue 41 < Calendar of Events 43 < In Memoriam Q&A 44 < Louise Yates, the Viterbi School’s Associate Dean, Admissions and Student Affairs.
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