Contents

Hollywood’s New Bet: Entrepreneurial Engineers

By As told to Editor Adam Smith

Hollywood’s New Bet: Entrepreneurial Engineers

Driverless Vehicles of the Future — or Present

By Jeffrey Miller

Driverless Vehicles of the Future — or Present

A Movement to Preserve Life on Earth

 

A Movement to Preserve Life on Earth

Faculty Accolades

 

Faculty Accolades

SCilicon Beach

By Yannis C. Yortsos

SCilicon Beach

#ILookLikeAnEngineer

 

#ILookLikeAnEngineer

The USC Viterbi Initiative

 

The USC Viterbi Initiative

Doing Well by Doing Good

By Marc Ballon

Doing Well by Doing Good

Making a Difference

By Marc Ballon

Making a Difference

Bionic Hands for War-Wounded Children

By Daniel Druhora

Bionic Hands for War-Wounded Children

Rise and Fall and Rise of a Startup

By Adam Smith; Art by Ruolin Li

Rise and Fall and Rise of a Startup

Teaching a Computer to Recognize Bill Clinton

By Greg Hardesty

Teaching a Computer to Recognize Bill Clinton

Hello, My Name Is Ivey

By Marc Ballon

Hello, My Name Is Ivey

Acoustic Museums

By Daniel Druhora

Acoustic Museums

The Art and Science of Decisions

By Daniel Druhora

The Art and Science of Decisions

DIG Sheds Light onto the Dark Web’s Shadows, Connects the Dots on Gun Traffickers

By Brendan McNally

DIG Sheds Light onto the Dark Web’s Shadows, Connects the Dots on Gun Traffickers

Northrop Grumman, USC Establish Research Institute to Develop Advanced Optical Materials

By Amy Blumenthal

Northrop Grumman, USC Establish Research Institute to Develop Advanced Optical Materials

Hello from SCilicon Beach

 

Hello from SCilicon Beach

Engineer CEOs

 

Engineer CEOs

Fashion Advice in a Snap

By Kathleen Concialdi

Fashion Advice in a Snap

Splitting Tunes

By Marc Ballon

Splitting Tunes

Making Smartphones Smarter

By Sam Corey

Making Smartphones Smarter

The Viterbi Index

By Marc Ballon

The Viterbi Index

Startup Creates Sense of Touch in Virtual Reality

By Amy Blumenthal

Startup Creates Sense of Touch in Virtual Reality

House Calls for All

By Kathleen Concialdi

House Calls for All

Wireless Devices Using Fewer Wires

By Sam Corey

Wireless Devices Using Fewer Wires

A League of His Own

By Marc Ballon

A League of His Own

At 100, ‘Mr. Freeway’ Looks Back at His Concrete Creations

By Daniel Druhora

At 100, ‘Mr. Freeway’ Looks Back at His Concrete Creations

Summit of Courage

By Sam Corey; Photos courtesy of Kuntal Joisher

Summit of Courage

You Have an Hour with Bill Gates. What Do You Say?

By Daniel Druhora

You Have an Hour with Bill Gates. What Do You Say?

Vietnam’s Serial Entrepreneur

 

Vietnam’s Serial Entrepreneur

Class Notes

 

Class Notes

Hollywood’s New Bet: Entrepreneurial Engineers

By As told to Editor Adam Smith

Hollywood’s New Bet: Entrepreneurial Engineers

Driverless Vehicles of the Future — or Present

By Jeffrey Miller

Driverless Vehicles of the Future — or Present

A Movement to Preserve Life on Earth

 

A Movement to Preserve Life on Earth

Faculty Accolades

 

Faculty Accolades

SCilicon Beach

By Yannis C. Yortsos

SCilicon Beach

#ILookLikeAnEngineer

 

#ILookLikeAnEngineer

The USC Viterbi Initiative

 

The USC Viterbi Initiative

Doing Well by Doing Good

By Marc Ballon

Doing Well by Doing Good
Forging Iron [Wo]Man

Forging Iron [Wo]Man

A cowgirl’s journey from auto mechanic to biomedical engineer

SCilicon Beach. The Map.

SCilicon Beach. The Map.

“The engine of every great startup ecosystem is a university, and we aim to play that role here in Los Angeles and beyond.” — Yannis Yortsos, dean, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Many Lives of Engineers

Many Lives of Engineers

Trojans helping SpaceX go to Mars

Trojans helping SpaceX go to Mars

A front-row seat to a grand adventure and history in the making

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

USC Viterbi alumni are helping to build the most powerful space telescope ever that will unlock the secrets of the universe, including whether we’re alone.

A Tree Grows in Space

A Tree Grows in Space

ISI's David Barnhart and extreme agriculture in outer space

Forging Iron [Wo]Man

Forging Iron [Wo]Man

A cowgirl’s journey from auto mechanic to biomedical engineer

SCilicon Beach. The Map.

SCilicon Beach. The Map.

“The engine of every great startup ecosystem is a university, and we aim to play that role here in Los Angeles and beyond.” — Yannis Yortsos, dean, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Many Lives of Engineers

Many Lives of Engineers

Trojans helping SpaceX go to Mars

Trojans helping SpaceX go to Mars

A front-row seat to a grand adventure and history in the making

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

USC Viterbi alumni are helping to build the most powerful space telescope ever that will unlock the secrets of the universe, including whether we’re alone.

A Tree Grows in Space

A Tree Grows in Space

ISI's David Barnhart and extreme agriculture in outer space

Forging Iron [Wo]Man

Forging Iron [Wo]Man

A cowgirl’s journey from auto mechanic to biomedical engineer

SCilicon Beach. The Map.

SCilicon Beach. The Map.

“The engine of every great startup ecosystem is a university, and we aim to play that role here in Los Angeles and beyond.” — Yannis Yortsos, dean, USC Viterbi School of Engineering