Viterbi School’s Distance Education Network USC Viterbi Engineer The Power//of Education – Anywhere, Anytime SPRING 2010 What happens when you get world-renowned policymakers, corporations and engineering academics together in a room? face the challenge The game changes. This is not your typical engineering conference. The National Academy of Engineering has identified 14 Grand Challenges where engineering can make the greatest impact to society. Addressing these problems requires innovation and cooperation from engineers from all disciplines, as well as policy leaders, economists and forward-thinking corporations. These challenges include securing cyberspace, reverse-engineering the brain and making solar energy economical. For more on the 14 NAE Grand Challenges, visit www.EngineeringChallenges.org Join us October 6-8, 2010 for the 2010 Grand ChallenGeS SUmmit at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering Who Should Attend? • Policymakers • Corporate leaders • Engineers and Scientists • Innovators and Entrepreneurs Learn more and register at www.NAEGrandChallengesSummit2010.org IN ThIS ISSUE face the challenge face the challenge Over 35 M.S. Degree Programs, Non-credit Courses & Certificate Programs 4 11 20 34 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS PEER REVIEW 24 < THE VITERBI ENERGY TABLEAU: An in-depth look at how the Viterbi School is tackling the world’s energy challenges. 12 < Board of Councilors 13 < From the Dean: Reflections Upon Time 22 < NEW SENSOR FOR HEART ATTACK PLAQUE: Tzung Hsiai on identifying cardiac emergencies. 33 < FROM THE CEO’S OFFICE: Talking Energy with SoCal Edison’s Technology Alan Fohrer. • Watch courses via live webcast 34 < FIXING JOHNNY: or archive Terry Sanger attacks cerebral palsy with the tools offor engineering • Full interactivity classes and medicine. viewed in real time • Over 130 courses available online SPEcIAl FEATURE in fall and spring semesters 4 < STEVEN B. SAMPLE: USC's President on Engineering and Leadership. New Programs PhoTo ESSAyfor 2010 M.S. in Green Technologies < 20 HOMECOMING 2009 anyone you know? Here are M.S. inSee Financial Engineering PARTICLES 23 < UNDERWATER ROBOTS: 8 < GamePipe Lab Creation Hits Market Urbashi Mitra and the Navy study 9 < The Engineer, the Marketer Academics Students networked, submersible vehicles. and the Artist • 168 tenured andLuminaries tenure-track • Flexibility for professional 10 < IEEE Honors Two Viterbi ALUMNI NEWS < faculty members engineers to pursue career and 11 KIEUL Founder the Newest 36 < Promoting Viterbi School in China USC Trustee education simultaneously • Dedicated professors who are 38 < An IT Pioneer on the 'Road 12 < Algorithm Design Star Joins to Wealth'• Network of more than 1,000 leaders Viterbi Schoolin their fields 40 < VIZIO’s co-founder on his USCstudents days < 13 USC Hosts 2010’s NAE Grand • Interdisciplinary programs 41 < Calendar of professional Events Challenges Summit • M.S.Long students 42 < A Naval Officer’s Distancereceive identical 14 < NSF Career Awards for Two Love Affair with USC curriculum as on-campus students Assistant Professors 43 < In Memoriam < 15 A Presidential Award for a Viterbi Nanophotonics Expert Q&A 16 < John Slaughter Joins Viterbi Faculty 44 < Mark S. Humayun discusses his 17 < Remembering Dave Yen and quest to eradicate blindness. John Cohoon “My busy work schedule posed a huge obstacle for me 18 < Faculty Accolades; A Technical to attend classes in person. Fortunately, the online DEN Academy Award for Paul Debevec What our students say: M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Electric Power) program at USC made it really easy for me to watch the classes during my free time at night and on the weekends. DEN made it possible for me to achieve my goal.” ...and exciting new short courses in a variety of disciplines – Dennis Lee, Northrop Grumman Corporation pictures from The Viterbi School’s M.S. inbest-attended Health Systems Management Engineering picnic ever. NAE GrANd ChALLENGES SUmmiT PArTNErS: viterbi.usc.edu/mapp