In 2000, the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences had just a dozen tenure-track women faculty members across its six science departments. At the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, there were only three. Two decades later, 70 women faculty members teach across the two schools’ science and engineering departments, thanks to the robust efforts of the Women and Science in Engineering (WiSE) program.
Recent chemistry graduate Kyle McClary and Ph.D. student John Paul "J.P." Francis have launched Microscape, software that allows researchers to view and collaborate on 3D imaging data remotely and affordably.
Microscape software is disrupting the scientific 3D imaging field, costing a fraction of the price of competitors’ products and able to run on home computers. [4 ¼ min read]
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The computer program increases sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance scans used by researchers to identify chemical compounds, saving scientists precious time by presenting complex data in an easily understood visual format. [3 min read]
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USC Dornsife scientists may have solved the storage problem that has long slowed the spread of renewables. [2 min read]
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A chemist by training and an entrepreneur by trade, Tony Atti ’00 has transformed a discarded 200-year-old invention into cutting-edge technology that promises to revolutionize the future of cool in our warming world. [9 ½ min read]
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A USC Dornsife chemistry professor’s bet on a student proposal leads to new understanding of what defines a metal — and lands the cover of Science. [4½ min read]
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The findings provide a clear path to uncovering new drugs to control addiction, pain and neurological disorders such as epilepsy and muscle spasticity. [2¾ min read]
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Graduating Chemistry Ph.D. Robert Nshimiyimana volunteers to help the underserved, works to make compounds that may reduce harmful inflammation — and hopes one day to help his home nation reach its full, unified potential.
