When Will Space Flight Be As Safe as Air Flight?
USC Viterbi adjunct professor and rocket scientist, Michael Kezirian, makes a case for why advancing space safety measures advances space exploration.
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“The Best Educated Class In Our History”
At the 2022 commencement ceremony, undergraduates shared laughter, tears and hugs as they embark on a new journey
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“The World Impatiently Waits For You”: 1100 USC Viterbi Master’s Students Graduate
First in-person, satellite ceremonies in two years feature four-star general and former CEO of Yahoo and Verizon Media as speakers
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“Do Better Than Us”: Three Years of USC Viterbi Ph.D.s Receive Their Hoods.
At the 2022 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony, 215 new graduates join Trojan forebears like Andrew Viterbi and Wanda Austin.
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USC and UA Students Are Developing an AR Interface to Inform Lunar Astronauts of Location, Vitals
Finalists in NASA “SUITS Up” Next Generation Astronaut Challenge Hopes to Foster Lunar Exploration
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“Life Is Matter Plus Algorithms”
Annual USC Viterbi-Axilor Series Inspires Innovators and Entrepreneurs
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USC Launches its 3rd Satellite into Space
Satellite Dodona, with its novel Lockheed Martin La Jument payloads, is part of SpaceX’s Smallsat Rideshare Program, will ride Transporter 3 mission to space
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The Future of Solar System Modeling and Potential to Identify New Bodies
USC Viterbi Adjunct Associate Professor and JPL Principal Engineer Ryan Park will work on a new commission to produce high precision solar system models, potentially improving our ability to navigate and understand outer space.
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Undergraduate Researchers Impress Viterbi Community With CURVE Symposium Posters
Over 100 USC Viterbi undergraduates present their year-long research projects virtually at the 2021 Viterbi Research Symposium
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Ten USC Viterbi Students Honored with Aerospace Fellowship
A collaboration between the USC WiSE program and the Aerospace Corporation, this prestigious fellowship offers students the opportunity to gain real-life industry experience and develop their skills
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Commencement 2021: Engineering Grads Take Center Stage at L.A. Coliseum For First Time in 71 Years
In a return to in-person graduation, the Class of 2020 and 2021 celebrate “passage to a post-COVID new world”
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Class of 2021: Shobhita Rajashekar
Master’s student and class of 2021 graduate Shobhita Rajashekar hopes to get each and every one of us curious about space.
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How Do You Build a Rocket Without a Lab?
How USC’s renowned Rocket Propulsion Laboratory took one of the most hands-on clubs on campus remote.
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Five Questions about Space with Garrett Reisman
An audio conversation about space tourism, sustainability and pizza.
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USC Viterbi Professors Azad Madni and Jong-Shi Pang Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
An optimization expert who harnesses mathematics to improve industries and a leader in astronautical and systems engineering are USC Viterbi’s newest members of the National Academy of Engineering.
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Mr. “Astropreneur”
Joe Landon has spent more than a decade working toward the day when millions of people can live and work in space
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STARFISH: Space Exploration’s Newest Star
USC’s Space and Engineering Research Center looks to the star-shaped sea creature for their groundbreaking soft robotics project.
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Azad Madni Receives Prestigious Award from National Defense Industrial Association
Professor of astronautical engineering and director of the Systems Architecting and Engineering program receives individual recognition for his contributions to the systems engineering discipline.
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USC Viterbi Student and Air Force Officer Makes Plans to Go to Space
U.S. Air Force officer and astronautical engineering graduate student, Edward Proulx, prepares to fly into space at USC.
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After a record-breaking deployment Navy Officer returns to USC for second graduate degree
Jonathan Messer, M.S. ’18, put his systems engineering degree to use during a global pandemic and a humanitarian mission in Central America. He’s now taking it to outer space.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Smallest Dwarf Planet
JPL Engineer and Adjunct USC Viterbi Professor Ryan Park confirms that dwarf planet Ceres is water-rich and geologically active.
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USC Viterbi Offers Two New Short Courses: “Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” and “Sustainable Energy”
Both lecture series launch the week after Labor Day, offering students a comprehensive faculty coverage of COVID-19 and a series on sustainable energy with Dean Yortsos
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USC Wins First Place in the AIAA Small Satellite Student Competition
USC Viterbi students design an ionic electrospray thruster to help fill in the propulsion gap for small satellites.
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One Giant LEAPFROG For Humanity
USC students and researchers at ISI SERC are building a lunar landing flight vehicle as part of NASA’s Artemis program.
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USC Student Team Makes NASA RASC-AL Competition Finals
The design team will present its design on Wednesday, June 17 at 10:50 a.m. PST. Livestream will be available.
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The 2020 Undergraduate Student Awards
Motivated to engineer a better world for all humanity, USC Viterbi celebrates graduates who have pursued academic excellence and impacted their communities.
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Trojan Students Sweep the Boeing Innovation Challenge
USC teams take the first three places in the prestigious competition, with USC Viterbi students leading the way.
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USC Viterbi Listed Again Among the Nation’s Top 10 Engineering Graduate Programs
Annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report also keep USC Viterbi among the top five private engineering schools
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Rocket Handles New Features with Poise
The record-breaking student-led USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory launched its latest vehicle, Poise, to test a new propellant, recovery system and more.
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Is There Life on Mars? With the Right Tools, There Could Be.
A team of USC students is one of 10 finalists awarded $10K to build a water extraction tool for NASA’s Moon to Mars challenge.
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“What If the Space Race Had Never Ended?” A Q&A With Garrett Reisman
New series “For All Mankind” explores alternate history of NASA with guidance from USC Viterbi professor of astronautics
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“I Want To Leave The World A Better Place Than I Found It”
Kevin Moran, astronautical engineering transfer student and U.S. Navy veteran has his eyes set on fusing engineering with humanitarian work
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Receives Special Honor
The AIAA recognized students from the rocket lab for being the first undergraduate student team to design, build and successfully launch a rocket into space.
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In Space or in the Classroom, Fun is a Top Priority
Garrett Reisman’s USC micro-seminar convenes incoming undergraduates to help navigate expectations and pressures and mitigate stress
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Azad Madni Receives 2019 ASME CIE Leadership Award
Azad Madni, executive director of the USC Viterbi Systems Architecting and Engineering Program, receives the 2019 ASME CIE Leadership Award.
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Shatters Student Altitude Record
Traveler IV is reportedly the first entirely student-designed and built rocket to pass the Kármán line into outer space
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Dan Erwin Appointed New Chair for USC Viterbi Department of Astronautical Engineering
Professor Dan Erwin to assume the leadership role of the Department of Astronautical Engineering beginning in July.
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Ready for Launch: Students Deliver USC’s Third CubeSat Satellite
USC Viterbi students get hands-on with spacecraft hardware, successfully delivering a CubeSat mini-satellite for launch into Earth’s low orbit.
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2018 AME Senior Project Showcase
Undergraduate students enrolled in AME 441A show off their semester’s work
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Students 3D print rocket engine
The Liquid Propulsion Lab successfully tested the world’s first 3D printed rocket engine made entirely on campus
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From the Persian Gulf to the Red Planet
Jonathan Yoke, Navy veteran and astronautical engineering graduate student, prepares for Mars at USC
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Are We Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit?
“First Man” screening event celebrates Neil Armstrong (M.S. ’70), spotlights Trojan space pioneers and “the next giant leap” in space exploration
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What powers deep space travel?
Master’s student spends summer modeling nuclear generators for space expeditions
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IEC3 Camp Teaches Middle School Girls about Careers in Aerospace Engineering
The USC Viterbi outreach program premiered its second annual STEM education camp for middle school girls, featuring major voices from aerospace engineering
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Unique Mars spacecraft design earns engineering students a big win from NASA
USC Viterbi students design a deep-space transport with artificial gravity, earning first place in the graduate division of NASA’s student competition
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Astronaut to Join USC Faculty
Garrett Reisman, Director of Space Operations at SpaceX and former NASA astronaut joins USC’s Department of Astronautical Engineering
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Eureka! Eureka! The Class of 2018 Has Found It
After long nights that muddled into early mornings in SAL, CED, and Leavey, they’re ready to set sail
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Master’s Class For The Ages
2018 USC Viterbi master’s students shared hugs, laughs and memories at graduation ceremonies.
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2018 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Master’s students celebrated at the second annual event
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Marie Curie Dropped the Ph.D. Mic 115 Years Ago. These Trojans Picked It Up.
At the 2018 USC Viterbi Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony, the intellectual descendants of Curie, Drexler and Viterbi took the stage.
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Reduce, Reuse, Rockets?
Astronautics grad Conor Cimo followed his passions for rocket engines and sustainability while at USC, and hopes to one day combine them
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“One of the most powerful student-built engines in the world”
The student-led USC Liquid Propulsion Lab teams up with Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology to build and launch a liquid rocket
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“Real Deal @ USC” showcases impressive startups from around the country
Entrepreneurs of young, exciting companies gather in SCilicon Beach for an evening of networking and dual-use ventures
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USC Viterbi Joins the International Astronautical Federation
At the 68th International Astronautical Congress, USC Viterbi School of Engineering joins notable space organizations like NASA, ESA and SpaceX as a member of the IAF
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Mapping NASA’s Space Missions
PhD student given the Outstanding Achievement Award from NASA’s Johnson Space Center for his work designing space flight trajectories
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Department of Astronautical Engineering Reaches Major Milestone
Since its establishment in 2004, this unique space engineering department has awarded more than 500 Master of Science degrees.
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IN MEMORIAM: Phillip Muntz, Emeritus Professor of Astronautics
Phillip Muntz, Emeritus Professor of Astronautics, passed away Aug. 1, 2017
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Collaborate Through Stories: Using Interactive Storytelling to Bridge the Gap Between Engineers and Stakeholders
Professor Azad Madni uses model-based, data-driven stories to enhance collaboration, engagement, and decision making in complex systems engineering
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2026: A Martian Odyssey
From designing a ship to sustaining life, students create a fully-functional manned mission to Mars.
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Paging Low Orbit: First Hands-On Satellite Communications Course Takes Off
USC Viterbi Astronautical Engineering offered a Spring 2017 course featuring practical training for satellite tracking and antenna communications.
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The 2017 Space Tech Expo
Research Professor David Barnhart and SERC students participate at the annual Space Tech Expo
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2017 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Masters students celebrated in inaugural event
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USC Viterbi 2017 Undergraduate Awards
Graduating students from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering were recognized on May 10th at the 2017 Undergraduate Viterbi Awards for their academic, leadership, and service achievements.
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Up, up and away at the 2017 faculty and staff awards
Honoring the work and dedication of USC Viterbi faculty and staff
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Engineering Systems: A Convergence of Disciplines
The 15th Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER)
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Winners of the 2017 OCEC Awards
Viterbi faculty and students receive awards from the Orange County Engineering Council.
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Winners of the 2017 Engineers’ Council Awards
ASTE faculty and students receive awards from the San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council.
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USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory Breaks Record
Student-run RPL launches rocket of own design to 144,000 feet
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Watching Over Our Solar System
Adjunct Associate Professor and JPL Manager Ryan Park Studies the Motion and Physical Property of Solar System Objects
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Mike Gruntman Elected as Full Member of the IAA
Professor of Astronautics Mike Gruntman was elected as a full member of the International Academy of Astronautics for contributions to astronautics and the exploration of space.
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Azad Madni Honored by Boeing
Professor Azad Madni was honored by Boeing at their 100th Anniversary for his contributions to aerospace engineering research and education.