Notable Alumni
This famous alumni is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.
Who is George Lucas?
In what year was the USC Viterbi School of Engineering officially named after Dr. Andrew Viterbi, a pioneer in the field of digital communication?
What is 2004?
A circuit consists of a 12-volt battery and a resistor with a resistance of 4 ohms. What is the current flowing through the circuit?
What is 3 Amperes?
Spell the word that refers to "a small, flat, sweet cake, typically round, made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients."
A) macaroon B) macaron C) macaroon D) macarawn
What is B?
What is Mechanical Engineering?
This famous alumni was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
In 2015, USC Viterbi is ranked what by U.S. News and World Report in its list of graduate engineering programs with the most women?
What is #1?
What term describes the maximum velocity an object can achieve while still remaining within the Earth's atmosphere?
What is terminal velocity?
Spell the word that refers to "a chemical element with atomic number 98, produced artificially and used in nuclear reactors."
A) curium B) curium C) currium D) curiam
What is A?
Where did Christina intern this past summer?
What is Boeing?
This famous alumni got his start playing a basketball player in the High School Musical trilogy
Who is Zac Efron?
In 1988, the USC Systems Architecting and Engineering program was created by which ISE faculty member, the father of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Deep Space Network?
Who is Eberhardt Rechtin?
In programming these symbols are standing by to represent actions; in C++ some are = * & of course ++
What are operators?
Spell the word that means "a type of flowering plant with showy, colorful blooms that often grow in clusters."
A) rododendron B) rhododendren C) rhododendron D) rhododrendon
What is C?
Name one other student org that Christina is a part of.
What is the AeroDesign Team or Sirens A Cappella or Theta Tau?
This famous alumni was the highest paid child actor in 2012 and is known for her career in television.
Who is Miranda Cosgrove?
In 2008, USC trustee and alumnus Andrew J. Viterbi received what highest honor bestowed by the United States for scientific innovation that was also given to USC Viterbi professors Solomon Golomb in 2013 and Mark Humayun in 2016?
What is the National Medal for Science?
A system of pulleys is used to lift a load weighing 1000 Newtons. If the efficiency of the pulley system is 80%, how much force must be applied to lift the load?
What is 1250 Newtons?
Spell the word that means "a short-lived, non-cancerous growth on the skin, typically appearing as a small, rough, raised area."
A) keratoma B) keratosis C) keratoma D) keratolysis
What is A?
What is four?
This famous alumni was recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Barbie.
Who is America Ferrera?
This collaborative research center with support from Chevron has produced more than 100 Ph.D. students and with funding exceeding $45 million, established as one of the school's most successful industry-sponsored research centers.
What is the Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies (CiSoft)?
Solve the following system of equations for x and y:
3x-2y=10
2x−3y=5
What is x = 4 and y = 1?
Spell the word that means "a condition characterized by the compulsive urge to pull out one's own hair."
A) trichotillomanie B) trichotilomania C) trichotillamania D) trichotillomania
What is D?
Name one of Christina's favorite tv shows.
What is Modern Family, Elite, Money Heist, or Selling Sunset?