Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Media Coverage

Paul Newton Named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow

Apr 18, 2024

Viterbi AME Professor, Paul Newton, will use the fellowship to investigate cancer models

Linkedin News: Important Factors to Consider When Selecting a College

Feb 11, 2024

SK Gupta wrote a column for Linkedin stating that entrepreneurship, network, global perspective and convergence are key attributes that university students should seek.

Manufacturing Today : Pioneering AI Mastery for Industry 5.0 Manufacturing

Feb 04, 2024

SK Gupta was interviewed about opportunities for students to learn about manufacturing and the future of the industry

Forbes: How Robot Use In Manufacturing Can Impact Environmental Sustainability

Aug 13, 2023

SK Gupta contributed a piece that includes “guidelines to fully exploit the sustainability benefits of robotic automation.”

Spectrum News 1: The future of Southern California’s aerospace industry

Mar 19, 2023

Spectrum News 1 featured Geoff Spedding regarding the history and future of aerospace industry

CBS: USC and UCLA Clash at The Coliseum

Feb 05, 2023

CBS Sports interviewed the students at USC Racing before their race against UCLA

Speedway Digest: USC, UCLA Formula SAE will compete on LA Coliseum Track

Jan 15, 2023

As part of NASCAR’s event, USC Racing students to drive on track for 2nd year in a row

CNN: These robot engineers are inspired by cats (and dogs)

Sep 05, 2022

The labs of Francisco Valero-Cuevas and Quan Nguyen were featured in on “Techfor Good” segment on robots and biomimcry

Times of India: Both course and extracurricular activities impact choice of university abroad

Aug 28, 2022

AME Master’s student and competitive sailor Upamanyu Dutta was interviewed about his decision to attend USC.

The Time Machine

Jul 12, 2022

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.

CBS This Morning: First In-Person University Park Commencement in 2 Years

May 22, 2022

Recent graduate Mario Pinto spoke about Engineering Plus and the interdisciplinary experience at USC.

USC School of Architecture: Associate Professor Mitul Luhar Wins Substantial Grants for LA River Project

May 17, 2022

The LA River Project, which includes USC faculty partners from across the university, aims at collaborative, innovative infrastructure redesign of LA’s 52-mile channel.

LA Times: Who is driving that bot?

Mar 27, 2022

SK Gupta was interviewed about the need for delivery robots

Manufacturing News: Forward-Thinking Education Trains Future Innovators

Mar 11, 2022

The practical and research experience offered by CAM was featured

31 Questions with Kaitlyn Kumar: The Mechanics of Motion

Feb 24, 2022

31 Questions with USC Viterbi Mechanical Engineering Sophomore and Ballerina Kaitlyn Kumar.

NBC4: NASCAR and USC Racing Take Over the Coliseum

Feb 06, 2022

USC Racing was featured on NBC for their once-in-a-lifetime test drive in the LA Coliseum ahead of NASCAR’s event

The Big Switch - Columbia University: Clearing the Air: Transforming Aviation

Jan 05, 2022

Engineer Alejandra Uranga imagines airplanes in a net-zero future.

USC Viterbi News : AME 2021 Student Showcase

Dec 15, 2021

USC Viterbi seniors share their final projects for AME 441 with faculty and industry professionals at annual event

CBS News: SpaceX Launches the First All-Civilian Space Crew

Sep 26, 2021

CBS News featured Garrett Reisman SpaceX’s launch of the first all-civilian space crew on a three-day mission.

AME Student Life: Reimagining the Interactive Classroom

Feb 01, 2021

How two professors in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering built engaging freshman experiences during a global pandemic.

Youtube: Quadruped Robots to Disinfect

Nov 24, 2020

Working with Professor Gupta and Professor Nguyen, students are developing semi-autonomous robots to disinfect hard to-reach spaces to protect against COVID

KQED: Starfish Gallop With Hundreds of Tubular Feet

Nov 15, 2020

Research by Eva Kanso regarding how starfish move was featured.

Popular Mechanics: We Can Get to Mars Faster

Aug 13, 2020

Research by Ivan Bermejo-Moreno and Xiangyu Gao on how engineers could possibly mix jet fuel with shockwaves to travel through space faster was featured

SpaceX Makes History & Along With It, Continues the Trojans’ Legacy in Space

May 30, 2020

Contributions of USC Viterbi students, researchers and alumni to the groundbreaking next chapter of space travel

USC Viterbi magazine: SpaceX Made History Today. Meet Some of the Trojan Engineers Behind That History.

May 30, 2020

USC Viterbi magazine article: SpaceX “employs more engineers from USC Viterbi than from any other school.”

SME: SK Gupta Named One of the 20 Most Influential Professors in Smart Manufacturing

May 22, 2020

Gupta’s group develops smart robotic assistants to increase human productivity in manufacturing applications. These smart assistants are capable of programming themselves from task descriptions, learning from the observed performance, safely operating in the presence of uncertainty, appropriately calling for help during the execution of challenging tasks, and interacting with humans in a user-friendly manner.

Forbes: In Coronavirus Fight, Robots Report For Disinfection Duty

Apr 25, 2020

SK Gupta was interviewed about the ADAMMS-UV robot that researchers at CAM developed to disinfect hard-to-reach spaces

Adobe Spark: 5 Scientific Achievements Accomplished Remotely

Mar 26, 2020

How USC Viterbi researchers innovated, disrupted, and engaged new frontiers from a distance

DEN@Viterbi: Going the Distance: USC Viterbi Provides Distance Education During COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020

What Happens When All Students Become On-Line Students? Look to the Engineers.

Memo from Dean Yortsos: Facing the COVID-19 Challenge

Mar 17, 2020

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Student Advising Resources during COVID-19

Mar 17, 2020

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Feb 28, 2020

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2019 AME Senior Project Showcase

Dec 20, 2019

USC Viterbi Seniors Show off their final projects for AME 441, testing concepts learned with over 35 real-life applications.

WIRED: A ROCKET BUILT BY STUDENTS REACHED SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME

Jun 05, 2019

A USC team won the collegiate space race by sending a rocket above the Kármán line, the imaginary boundary that marks the end of Earth’s atmosphere.

Scientific American: Simulating Evolution to Determine the Fastest Wing

Jun 01, 2019

Geoffrey Spedding was quoted on how humans draw inspiration from nature — bird wings and fish fins — to build faster wings for flight.

New Atlas: Bee+ micro-scale robot flyer gets four wings flapping

May 16, 2019

The Bee+ project from the Autonomous Microrobotic Systems Laboratory was featured.

MIT Technology Review: A tiny four-winged robotic insect flies more like the real thing

May 16, 2019

Flying robots are more agile with four wings than two. Engineers halved the weight of a crucial component to make that possible.

USC Viterbi News: “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!”

May 11, 2019

From engineering rockets that break records to solving global crisis and launching start-ups, the Class of 2019 is going places

USC Viterbi News: “A Ph.D. Is Our Call to Action”

May 10, 2019

USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s 2019 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony

The Atlantic: Why Your Vacuum Clogs but a Manta Ray Doesn’t

Mar 17, 2019

Eva Kanso was quoted on feeding habits of the manta ray.

Viterbi Magazine: Surviving a Day on Venus

Oct 23, 2018

Jonathan Sauder, USC Viterbi alumnus and lecturer and JPL engineer, brings back old technology to make new discoveries

Viterbi Magazine: Recreating Reality

Oct 16, 2018

VRSC founder Jake Green uses virtual reality to reshape our world and inspire future generation

Viterbi Flickr: USC Manufacturing Day

Oct 12, 2018

On Oct 5th, USC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing opened its doors to local industry members and high school students. The center’s researchers showcased their work and high-tech equipment.

Wired: Kelly Slater’s Artificial Surf Pool Is Really Making Waves

Sep 05, 2018

The world’s premier surfer has joined forces with Prof. Fincham to create an artificial wave in the middle of the California desert.

Quartz: The flying-car future is coming, even if no one can agree on when

Sep 05, 2018

Prof. Spedding was quoted on the potential for flying cars and the companies that are developing them.

NPR: Need To Track A Submarine? A Harbor Seal Can Show You How

Sep 05, 2018

Using lessons learned from harbor seals and artificial intelligence, Prof. Kanso may be on to a new way to track enemy submarines

Daily Beast: Platypus Venom Could Treat Diabetes

Jul 28, 2018

Research by Yang Yang and Yong Chen was highlighted on how the structure of lobster claws could be replicated to produce concussion-proof helmets for athletes.

Swarthmore College: Valero-Cuevas Receives Honorary Degree from Swarthmore

Jun 08, 2018

Francisco Valero-Cuevas was awarded an honorary degree from his alma mater, Swarthmore College for his scientific contributions. He spoke at Swarthmore’s commencement ceremony on May 27, 2018

NSF: Engineering smarter robotic boats for safer, cheaper work on the water

Jun 06, 2018

From conducting bridge inspections to search and rescue missions, future unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), currently being developed by Professor SK Gupta in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, will help humans with dangerous or repetitive work

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