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August 25, 2025

Pies & PVC: A Summer of Camp & Research

And just like that, another school year has started! My first summer as a college student has ended, and everything is getting started soon. Before school really picks up, I’d…

Sophie Gettelman

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Chemical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

August 24, 2025

Conducting Research in Data Science as a Chemical Engineering Student

I never had to worry about air pollution in my hometown but in Los Angeles, I’ve learned how important air quality is. As a Research Fellow with USC’s CURVE program,…

Michaela Dowd

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Chemical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

April 28, 2025

Summer Camp Counselor and Research: Sophie’s Summer Plans

I don’t know how it happened, but the second semester flew by. I think it was a combination of a lot less breaks and finding a schedule that worked for…

Sophie Gettelman

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Biomedical Campus Involvement Student Blog Undergraduate Research

February 27, 2025

Lab Meetings, Pipettes, and a Lot of Learning: My First-Year BME Research Experience!

Coming to USC Viterbi, one of the things that I was most excited about was getting involved in research. While undergraduate students are not required to do research, Viterbi has…

Sarah Rundquist

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Biomedical Community Service Design Teams Student Blog Undergraduate Research Viterbi Organizations

February 10, 2025

Diary of a Biomedical Engineer

Dear Diary, Good morning! Well… truth be told, my alarm has been snoozed several times, but it’s early enough to still seize the day. It’s Thursday, likely my busiest day…

Ishaani Pradeep

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Academics Campus Involvement Chemical Community & Culture Latinx/e Engineers Undergraduate Research Viterbi Organizations

February 1, 2025

Chemical Engineering Spotlight: Angel Prado Calderon

This is a guest student blog about Angel Prado Calderon, written by Hansini Ramachandran. Angel is a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering from Orange County, California. He was always interested in…

Hansini Ramachandran

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Astronautical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

January 31, 2025

Life in the ASTE Program at USC: ASTE Spotlight

I spoke with Maya Shvab, a Junior majoring in ASTE who spoke to her experience in the major and at USC. She has found that USC has allowed her to…

Talise Baker-Matsuoka

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Academics Civil and Environmental Student Blog Undergraduate Research

January 28, 2025

Environmental Engineering Spotlight: Jacqueline Miller

This is a guest blog entry about Jacqueline Miller written by Satwika Vemuri. I met Jackie the very first day I arrived at USC! She was one of my 7…

Satwika Vemuri

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Academics Astronautical Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog Undergraduate Research

January 25, 2025

Engineering and Space Exploration to Me

Engineering is more than factories, blueprints, machines, or equations. To me, it is about learning to problem solve and approach problems logically and methodically. Engineering is not just a job,…

Sandra Al Hames

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Aerospace and Mechanical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

October 8, 2024

Navigating the Daunting Field of Research at USC

Research can be a very daunting endeavor, especially for students with no prior experience or specific knowledge related to complicated labs. However, here at Viterbi School of Engineering, the transition…

Karissa Ginoza

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Electrical Life at USC Student Blog Undergraduate Research

October 6, 2024

Embracing Uncertainty: My Freshman Research Experience

As an incoming freshman, I decided to spend my summer at the Viterbi Summer Institute, a program designed to give underrepresented engineering students a research experience while simultaneously offering a…

Cecilia Betancourt

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Biomedical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

October 5, 2024

My Experience in Biomedical Engineering Research!

While at USC, I've had the opportunity to be a member of a biomedical engineering research team, which I was matched with during the summer 2022 Viterbi Scholars Institute. Although…

Alexa Garcia

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