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• New app will take you back to the past: Dr. Duncan Buell (CSE) and Heidi Cooley (Humanities) lead a team to develop an interactive history tour of the USC Horseshoe. Learn more >(120412)
• ME doctoral student unravels "tin whisker" mystery: Yong Sun has unraveled the mystery of why some electronic devices inexplicably stop working. Learn more >(120412)
• CEC honors distinguished alumni at Homecoming: During its Homecoming celebration, the College honored two distinguished alumni for their professional accomplishments and devoted service to the College. Learn more >(111012)
• Energy Leadership Institute: The College recently hosted the inaugural Energy Leadership Institute Distinguished Speaker Series with Michael Gallagher, Senior Adviser and Former President/COO, Westport Innovations speaking on The Future of Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel. Learn more >(110712)
• Zucker donates $5 million for USC aerospace research:Zucker’s gift will endow the Zucker Institute for Aerospace Innovation and the McNair Chair, a new professorship in USC’s McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research, the university said. This effort is lead by the College of Engineering and Computing. Learn more >(102612)
• Another Reason for "Smart" Electric Meters: New research by CSE assistant professor Wenyuan Xu finds some existing meters have security holes that the next generation does not. Learn more >(102412)
• Reaching out to young STEM students: The College played host to more than 1,000 high school, middle school and home school students over fall break with the second annual Edison Lecture Series. Learn more >(102412)
• USC Theta Tau to host Pumpkin Chunkin' high school competition: More than a dozen teams, representing high school across the region, will compete on November 3 at the USC Soloman Blatt Physical Education Center (set up at 10 am; competition at 12:30 pm). Public invited! Learn more >(102512)
• Research helps children with autism improve skills and interactions: Robot feeds off of cues from the child and can change the way she plays or interacts based on the child’s responses. Learn more >(092612)
• CEC announces new Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jed Lyons: Lyons, who has worked at USC for 22 years, will lead undergraduate and graduate student services as well as outreach and recruitment. Learn more >(091812)
• Seeing X-rays in a new light: Soft X-ray detector could improve breast cancer imaging: A new X-ray detector constructed at the University of South Carolina by Dr. Krishna Mandal (EE) offers tremendous potential in breast cancer detection and treatment. Learn more >(080712)
• Two faculty receive Governor's Awards for Excellence in Scientific Research: Governor Nikki Haley awarded the 2012 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Scientific Research to Drs. Michael A. Sutton (ME) and Melissa Moss (ChE) at a ceremony in the South Carolina Statehouse on July 18. Learn more >(071812)
• Laser guide for the golfer’s eye: Dr. David Rocheleau (ME) says the Dead Aim putter provides instant visual feedback to get the golfer’s hands, eyes and club head aligned properly at address. Learn more >(080912)
• Cotton t-shirt to charge mobile phones?: Engineers say they have successfully transformed a cotton t-shirt into a flexible, highly conductive component, which is capable of charging devices. learn more >(052812)
• Lightning Response Laboratory to advance aviation research at USC: engineers in the Lightning Response Laboratory will refine our understanding of how modern aircraft and other structures are affected by electrical storms. learn more >(052312)
• CEC has USC School of Medicine host Project Lead the Way (PLTW) for the first time.The College worked with USC School of Medicine to host more than 40 high school teachers participating in the PLTW biomedical sciences curriculum. Learn more >(072012)
• It's hurricane season. Do you know who our experts are? download PDF >(053112)
• College announces Employee Awards. CEC held its annual Employee Awards on June 22. Find out who won >(062212)
• Your iPad app idea could score royalties – Find out at "App Idea Day" and company kick-off June 15.To attend the launch on Friday, go to the company's website and RSVP. Learn more >(061212)
• USC center will focus on enhancing nuclear energy. A new SmartState Center of Economic Excellence will be established at the USC to develop strategies for improving and enhancing the use of nuclear energy. "The center will help train new engineers and scientists to replace an aging workforce and meet growing demand for scientists," said Dean Tony Ambler. (120711) Learn more >
• Army Aviation: Condition based maintenance: From concept to combat (022712)
• WLTX.com: Chopper lands on USC campus (raw video footage)(022712)
• USC Freshman class sets record for size, scores. This year's freshman class at USC is the biggest and brightest in the school's history. (120711) Learn more >
• USC doctoral programs earn top rankings regionally and nationally. A national report shows that USC and our College are home to some of the South's best doctoral programs including Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. All departments ranked #1 in South Carolina. Learn more >
• ChE ranked 16th nationally by NSF. The National Science Foundation has ranked our Department of Chemical Engineering 16th nationally in total research expenditures (of 166 ChE departments with any expenditures), and 14th in Federal funding (out of 108 ChE departments with any federal research funding). (072211) Learn more >
• CSE professor app named "App of the Week." Dr. Srihari Nelakuditi's lab has produced a system called TagSense which automatically tags photos taken with a mobile phone. Chosen as "App of the Week" by PostBulletin.com (072211) Learn more >
• Darla Moore donates $5 million for center. USC alumna and financier Darla Moore announced $5 million gift to establish a USC center for aerospace innovation and research. Learn more about the donation | Find available faculty positions >
• Announcing new Associate Dean for Academic Planning. Congratulations to Professor Michael Matthews who has been named to the new position of Associate Dean for Academic Planning starting July 1st. Matthews will be working with the College on a range of initiatives associated with our academic program. Says Dean Ambler, "I am extremely grateful for Mike agreeing to take on this role and look forward to a productive academic year as we work together to take the College forward." (062211)
• Savannah River Site and USC focus on hydrogen. Fluor Corp donated $1.5 million to establish a hydrogen economy center at USC in conjunction with the national laboratory at SRC. Learn more >
• CSE student chosen SC Education Lottery Athlete of the Week. Congratulations to Alex Burrell on being named the SC Education Lottery Athlete of the Week. Alex is a member of the Gamecock Baseball team, #33 left-handed pitcher, who recently graduated Magna Cum Laude this May. (061311)
• College hosts annual faculty and staff awards. The College recently recognized outstanding faculty and staff at their annual awards ceremony - and celebrated with an ice cream social. Learn more | Photo gallery >
• Scholarship established for South Carolina Honors College, College of Engineering and Computing students.The SC Honors College and CEC have received a $1.4 million gift to establish several scholarships to be awarded to freshmen entering USC in fall 2011. Learn more >
• Duke Energy gives $500,000 endowment to USC College of Engineering and Computing. Gift is to establish the Duke Scholars and Fellows Endowment. Learn more >
• College celebrated 60th anniversary of Engineering Week, February 21-25. A variety of events were planned including a Lunch and Learn series, special seminars, helicopter landing and tours, and an Open House for K-12. Learn more and links to photos and videos >
• Breakthrough in Understanding Human Evolution Due to Computational Genomics. "Genomic Earthquakes!" A breakthrough in computational genomics by Dr. Max Alekseyev, CSE, and his colleagues has implications for how humans have evolved, and how they might evolve in the future. Learn more >
• Top business leaders to discuss clean energy and jobs at USC forum.The leaders of GE and Duke Energy and the state director of the Nature Conservancy will discuss the future of clean energy in South Carolina at a forum Oct. 22 at the University of South Carolina.
• CSE researchers find wireless tire pressure monitoring systems in cars not well protected. Wireless tire pressure monitoring systems designed to alert drivers to problems with low tire pressure can be intercepted or forged, causing possible security or privacy threats. more | video
  
• ACM holds first community-wide Fix-IT Day on Saturday, Sept 25. Over 200 people came out to take advantage of this free event. Click here for more info and photos.
• The College is pleased to introduce our new Dean, Dr. Tony Ambler who will begin his position January 1, 2011.
• College faculty teach teachers how to teach new engineering education program.
• Rachel rides, thanks to engineering students
• CEC graduates first class of biomedical engineers
• CEE Junior Danny Efland to race in Charlotte on May 28
• Ordinary T-shirts could become body armor
• USC Robots take top seed at Palmetto Regional
• CEE Junior wins Udall Scholarship
• USC engineering students working on bike for special needs child
• College of Engineering and Computing celebrates Engineers Week. The College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina once again celebrated the National Engineering Week Foundation's Engineer Week, referred to at the college as Engineering and Computing Week. Events were held throughout the College on Saturday, February 13 through Thursday, February 18. learn more >
• USC welcomes new department chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at the University of South Carolina is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert L. Mullen has been appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), effective January 1, 2010. learn more >
• Mechanical Engineering Team presents Solar-Hydrogen Car at 20th Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern United States. A team of students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering represented the University of South Carolina with a first-ever invited display at the Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance October 30 through November 1. learn more >
• University names top researcher to CoEE leadership. Dr. Jochen Lauterbach, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware, will be the CoEE Endowed Chair of Clean Coal. Lauterbach, who will join the college's faculty in August 2010, also will be the director of the CoEE in Strategic Approaches to the Production of Electricity from coal. learn more >
• Engineering students turning vintage MGB into electric car. Dr. Roger Dougal took his personally-owned 1972 MGB convertible out of retirement and turned it over to electrical engineering students at the University of South Carolina’s College of Engineering and Computing. He gave them the opportunity to turn the British Leyland Motor Corp. vehicle into a car of the 21st century – a car not run on “petrol,” but electricity." learn more | photos >
• USC attracts record research funding. The Greenville (SC) News reports that USC reached a $210.3 million record for research funding in fiscal 2009. Among the school's grants are $12.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy and $4 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, both of which were awarded to the College of Engineering and Computing. The Greenville News notes, "The health-sciences colleges...received $90.8 million in grants, and the College of Engineering and Computing had nearly $25 million in research funding." learn more >
• NSF announces $20 million research award to the state. On July 23, NSF awarded $20 million to USC and 9 other SC colleges and universities to establish a statewide alliance in the field of tissue biofabrication, a pioneering research field that could lead to the production of human organs. USC’s Columbia campus will receive approximately $5 million to enhance its emerging biomedical research program. The award will fund the hiring of nine new faculty in biomathematics and bioengineering and the establishment of laboratories to support their research. learn more >
• Global giant Smith & Nephew to invest $5 million in research at the University of South Carolina. New Center will bring together USC, Orthopaedic Research Foundation of the Carolinas and Biologics & Spine division of Smith & Nephew Inc. to research and develop cutting-edge new orthopaedic therapies and technologies. learn more | photos from press conference >
• Engineers involved in national study on aging bridges. Researchers at the College of Engineering and Computing are part of a national team that will develop technologies to assess the structural health of the nation’s aging bridges. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded the $14 million project through its Technology Innovation Program (TIP), with $4 million for USC for its part of the study. learn more >
• Dean Michael Amiridis named University Provost. Dr. Michael Amiridis, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing at the University of South Carolina, has been named the University’s vice president for academic affairs and provost. Amiridis will assume the post on August 15. Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Dr. Harry Ploehn, will fill the role of Interim Dean. learn more >
• 100th Anniversary Celebration. Almost 300 people turned out on a rainy night to help the College of Engineering and Computing celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the School of Engineering at USC. Special guest speaker was the Honorable Andrew H. Card, Jr. ('71, structural engineering). learn more >
• Record award to create Energy Frontier Research Center. The University of South Carolina has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to house a research center that is expected to bring $12.5 million in federal funding, the largest award in the university’s history, to a team of internationally recognized energy researchers in the College of Engineering and Computing. more
• Concrete Canoe Team paddles their way to top spots at two competitions The University of South Carolina’s concrete canoe team participated at the 22nd annual American Society of Civil Engineers Carolina’s Conference competition and at the Stalite annual Concrete Canoe Challenge (a part of the Carolina’s Conference). more | photos
• Not "Just Cluckin' Around" in Clemson! Although their motto is "Just Cluckin' Around," the Los Pollos Locos (FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2815) showed they were at the Palmetto Regional in Clemson, SC on Saturday, March 28 to do anything but -- walking away from the competition with top awards and heading to the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA, April 16-18. more UPDATE: Los Pollos Locos came finished in 11th place out of 87 teams in their division at the international Finals in Atlanta, April 16-18. Way to go, rookies!
• Guess which College is keeping score?! It will be up to the Gamecock baseball team to rack up the numbers that will appear on the scoreboard at the new Carolina Baseball Stadium, but it will be up to the College of Engineering and Computing to make the scoreboard work. Our faculty members have devised a method by which the scoreboard will be partly powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. more | video
• Making waves, going the distance, tooting their own horn. (Sept 08) Whatever the metaphor, our students are doing it in and out of the classroom on the football field, in pool, on the track, etc. more
• College faculty and staff celebrate Walktober. (Oct 08) CEC faculty and staff have seven teams participating in USC Campus Wellness' Walktober. more
• College of Engineering and Computing hosts first annual Scholar/Donor Luncheon. (22 Sept 08) CEC hosted its first annual Scholars and Donors Luncheon. This was a unique opportunity for the College’s 2008 scholarship recipients to personally meet the donors who made the scholarships possible. more
• Pendley Memorial Portrait to be Unveiled, Scholarship Awarded. (Aug 08) All are invited to the unveiling of a memorial portrait of Cassidy Fae Pendley and awarding of a scholarship in her memory. more
• University of South Carolina to Host FIRST LEGO® League 10th Anniversary Global Summit. (July 08) More than 150 Operational Partners representing non-profit organizations, universities, and corporations that organize the FIRST LEGO League around the world are expected to attend the sessions during the four-day conference. more
• Mechanical Engineering alumna Fulbright Grant winner. A record number of students from USC have the opportunity to gain international experience with research and teaching assignments as recipients of prestigious Fulbright Grants. more
• CEC continues support of 2008 FIRST Robotics. CEC continued its long-running support of the FIRST Robotics competition March 27-29, 2008. Story with winners list | Photos
• ChE professor awarded Humboldt Fellowship. Dr. Edward P. Gatzke has received a three-year Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to study in Germany. more
• CEC celebrates Engineering and Computing Week. CEC raised over $300 which was donated to the winning department's, CEE's, charity, Habitat for Humanity. More on EC-Week events
• Miss the presentation by John Calvert, USPTO? View the intellectual properties presentation online. Click here!
• University unveils Segway powered by a fuel cell
• Carolina increases in ranking of public colleges
• Dr. Brian Benicewicz, leading scientist in polymer nanocompites, fuel-cell research coming in '08
• College of Engineering and Computing announces new Chair for the Department of Mechanical Engineering (November 2007)
• CEC announces the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of our new Career Center (October 2007)
• Research receives million dollar grant from the Department of Defense (October 2007)
• Introducing the Engineering and Computing Community
• CEC students are doing more than working in the field -- they're playing on it! (September 2007)
• CEC signs exchange with Pakistan (September 2007)
• In Memory of John E. Swearingen: Passing of College's namesake (September 2007)
• Voglewede wins international award (September 2007)
• Two New Deans added to College Leadership (August 2007)
• USC Student IEEE awarded RAB Student Branch Membership Growth Award (August 2007)
• Emergency Notification System Designed for Added Safety On-Campus (August 2007)
• Cyber defense team places third at DEFCON 15 (August 2007)
• Egyptian Exchange (August 2007)
• Pure copper: Research examines copper's antibacterial effectiveness (August 2007)
• Score one for computer gaming at South Carolina (August 2007)
• Why is there a vehicle sitting in the Assembly Street lobby in Swearingen? The Bootle wagon returns to Swearingen (August 2007)
• University and SC Army National Guard announce partnership to improve helicopter maintenance. CBM grand opening (August 2007)
• CEC and the Girl Scout Council of the Congaree Area receive Lockheed Martin Grant (July 2007)
• System Administrator Appreciation Day: Thank your sysadmins and ITS (July 2007)
• FERPA training begins July 16 for teaching faculty (July 2007)
• DEFCON 15: "Capturing the Flag" takes on a whole new meaning in cyberspace (July 2007)
• Dr. Thomas A. Davis featured on ETV program, "Carolina Works." (June 2007)
• Project Lead the Way and USC receive interational news coverage (June 2007)
• CSE's John Rose name to journal editorial board (June 2007)
• Engineering team working on fuel-cell equipped Segway (Summer 2007)
• Academic and Cultural Interchange between the University of South Carolina and the University of Aizu, Japan (June 2007)
• Rising Mechanical Engineering senior, Devon Berry, receives NASA award (May 2007)
• USC celebrates two Tau Beta Pi Fellows - Ashley Smith and Clinton Canady (May 2007)
• Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student Crystal Byrd wins Hillquist Honorary SAE Scholarship (May 2007)
• Santee Cooper, Electric Cooperatives and University of South Carolina announce landmark environmental-research initiative (May 2007)
• Two CEC students receive honors in prestigious Goldwater competition (April 2007)
• NAE member distinguishes USC as hydrogen-fuel research leader: one of the nation's leading hydrogen-fuel researchs, Dr. Kenneth L. Reifsnider, joins mechanical engineering in Spring 2007.
• Chemical Engineering graduate student, Sam Deutsch, featured on USC's Future Students: Graduate Students page.
• Research gets real results: Magellan Scholar program participant, Stefani Biechler, second-year chemical engineering student (January 2007)
• New degree programs begin in biomedical engineering (Fall 06)
• Hydrogen Powered: Engineering scientists partner with industry to develop new hydrogen engine (Spr 06)
• High-voltage teaching: Mungo award winner brings intensity and enthusiasm to classroom: Electrical engineering professor, Tangali Sudarshan wins Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year Award (5/06)
• Civil engineering project to partner with Pakistani university (4/06)
• USC announces three NSF Graduate Research Fellowship winners: Matt Elder, computer science and mathematics, Stacey Ivol, computer engineering, and Jason Owens, chemical engineering and mathematics (4/06)
• Discovery Day, a celebration of undergraduate research on the Columbia campus: Grand Prize winner, Nishita Dalal, chemical engineering; Biomedical second place, Heather Mentzer, chemical engineering; Engineering and Computer Science first place, Nishita Dalal, chemical engineering, second place, Kelvin Moore, chemical engineering, and third place, Anna Pickerell, chemical engineering; and Oral Presentations - Section 2 first place, Robert Freeman, civil engineering. (4/06)
• Millenium Cell joins USC Fuel Cell Research Center: Dr. John Van Zee said Millennium Cell's decision "to join our center is another important step in our efforts to create a Future Fuels™ research hub in Columbia."
• Grant to develop biological engineering capabilities at USC: As part of its share of a $9 million NSF grant, USC plans to recruit several new faculty members with expertise in biological engineering.