{"id":154,"date":"2022-11-17T23:11:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T23:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:59:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p dir=\"ltr\">Our mission is to conduct outstanding research and teaching in physics and astronomy.\u00a0 We are striving to be the intellectual foundation of USC \u0301s scientific community, leading innovations in basic and applied research, and thus driving developments in all areas of science. Graduate and undergraduate education is central to our mission, preparing students for successful careers working both in academia and industry.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We are committed to treating each other respectfully and professionally, and we work to create an inclusive and equitable environment in which every individual can be and feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued, regardless of race, gender identity, nationality, disability, socio-economic and religious background.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There is a strong component of student governance in our Department: the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscsps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society of Physics Students (SPS)<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscgasp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Students in Physics (GASP)<\/a>,<\/strong> and<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/womeninphysicsplus\/home__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!tGUnEN1_ppf6hGxty-Ujwrkjz-ZOPUE2rrTEiIPXx-5Ta0fhao14GZNWxGNO6_T2L9NVvZzbiMwjys9z6uzW$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women in Physics (WiP)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>all play important roles in student life in the Department through outreach and professional development activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text text-right\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/02\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Ahmanson_Center_20221020_01-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/02\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Ahmanson_Center_20221020_01-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/02\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Ahmanson_Center_20221020_01-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Ahmanson Center for Biological Research (ACB)\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Affectionately dubbed &#8220;The Cheese Grater&#8221; for its unusual facade, the Ahmanson Center for Biological Research on the University Park Campus was designed in 1964 by renowned Los Angeles based architect William Pereira. 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