Consistently ranked among the top 10 engineering schools in the United
States, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering is achieving new heights
through research and educational leadership in crucial realms of
technology and innovation: digital media, information sciences, energy
and materials, biomedical engineering and homeland security. The
school has been awarded national centers in each of these areas, and
also conducts major research activities in urban infrastructure,
megacities, robotics and theoretical computer science.

The 2010 NAE Grand Challenges National Summit will bring together leading scientists and engineers, educators, policy leaders, innovators and corporate executives to address the 14 Challenges articulated by the National Academy of
Engineering. The discussions will be organized around the four thematic threads of the challenges, namely sustainability, vulnerability, health and the joy of living, which represent key societal issues of the 21st Century.

October 7: 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
October 8: 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM