Academic Advisement
VASE Advisors
The office of Viterbi Admission and Student Engagement (VASE) provides services and resources to help students in the successful pursuit of their graduate degrees. All engineering graduate students are welcome to stop by the VASE office to discuss their academics and student life.
Meet with a VASE Master's Advisor
*Drop-in Advising available: Monday - Thursday : 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (PST)
Meet with a VASE Doctoral Advisor
*Drop-in Advising available: Monday - Thursday : 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (PST)
Academic Department Advisors
Advisement on course registration/planning is provided by your academic department advisors and research advisement is provided by faculty in the respective academic departments.
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Astronautical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Computer Science / Data Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
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| amegrad@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | No |
| By-Appointment | E-mail department for calendly link. |
| Additional Information | Advisement meetings are being held via Zoom and in-person (OHE 500) by appointment. Students may email amegrad@usc.edu to request an appointment or request Susan and Lauren's Calendly link. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Astronautical Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
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| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | Drop-in advising through email or phone call only. Not in person. |
| By-Appointment | By email and Luis calendly or Prisila calendly |
| Additional Information | ZOOM online appointments available Monday - Friday In-Person: Luis Saballos: Monday and Tuesday, Location OHE 500Q Prisila Cisneros Vasquez: Tuesday and Wednesday, Location OHE500U |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Biomedical Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | William Yang |
| yangwill@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | Mondays to Fridays, 10AM to 4PM (In-person) |
| By-Appointment | Mondays to Friday, 10AM to 4PM (In-person or virtual) |
| Additional Information | Students may email, call-in, and walk-in to schedule an advising appointment. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
Anthony Tritto |
| artritto@usc.edu | |
| Advising | |
| By-Appointment | Anthony Tritto: www.calendly.com/artritto |
| Additional Information | For general questions please email mfdinfo@usc.edu |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
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| ceedept@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-In Advising | Yes |
| By-Appointment | E-mail advisor directly. |
| Additional Information | Weekly Office hours are generally available - students are emailed the schedule each week w/ a zoom link |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Computer Science & Data Science
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
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| CSCI: viterbiservicedesk.cscimasters@usc.edu DSCI: viterbiservicedesk.dscimasters@usc.edu |
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| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| By-Appointment | by appointment only through myviterbi.usc.edu |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
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| studentinfo@ece.usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | Tuesdays from 2pm-4pm and Fridays from 10am-12pm (Virtual Drop-In) |
| By-Appointment | E-mail advisor directly. |
| Additional Information |
Student Service Office (EEB 102) is open 9-5pm M-F for immediate assistance. Last Name (Family Name) begins with: |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Industrial & Systems Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) |
Alex Luong (Analytics Program Only) |
| isedept@usc.edu(All other MS programs)
ajluong@usc.edu (Analytics Program Only) |
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| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | No |
| By-Appointment |
For Analytics Program only:
Email or schedule an appointment here: https://calendly.com/isealexluong/15min |
| Additional Information |
For Analytics Program only: |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
Note:
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Financial Engineering and Green Technologies are housed
within the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. -
Petroleum Engineering is housed within the Chemical
Engineering & Materials Science department. -
System Architecting & Engineering is housed within the
Astronautical Engineering department.
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Astronautical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Ellecia Williams |
| elleciaw@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | No |
| By-Appointment | E-mail department for calendly link. |
| Additional Information | Advisement meetings are being held via Zoom and in-person (OHE 500) by appointment. Students may email ewilliams@usc.edu to request Ellecia's Calendly link or to set up an appointment via email. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Astronautical Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Luis Saballos |
| lsaballo@usc.edu | |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | Drop in advising through email or phone call only. Not in person. |
| By-Appointment | By email and calendly |
| Additional Information | Monday-Friday: ZOOM online appointments only Tuesday Only: in person and online zoom appointments available-OHE 500Q |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Biomedical Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | William Yang |
| yangwill@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | Mondays to Fridays, 10AM-4PM (In-person) |
| By-Appointment | Mondays to Fridays, 10AM-4PM (In-person or virtual) |
| Additional Information | Students may email, call-in, and walk-in to schedule an advising appointment. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Anthony Tritto |
| artritto@usc.edu | |
| Advising | |
| By-Appointment | Anthony Tritto: www.calendly.com/artritto |
| Additional Information | Please reach out to Anthony for any PhD concerns. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Christine Hsieh |
| christih@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| By-Appointment | E-mail advisor directly. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Computer Science
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Lizsl De Leon |
| ldeleon@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| By-Appointment | by appointment only through myviterbi.usc.edu |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Diane Demetras |
| demetras@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | Thursdays from 10am-12pm PST (Virtual Drop-in) |
| By-Appointment | E-mail advisor directly. |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
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Industrial & Systems Engineering
| Department Advisor(s) | |
|---|---|
| Advisor Name(s) | Alex Luong |
| ajluong@usc.edu | |
| Website | Click here for more Info |
| Advising | |
| Drop-in Advising | No |
| By-Appointment | Request appointment by email or calendly |
| Degree Requirements | |
| Curriculum | Click here for more Info |
Note:
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Financial Engineering and Green Technologies is housed within the Electrical and Computer Engineering department.
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Petroleum Engineering is housed within the Chemical Engineering & Materials Science department.
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System Architecting & Engineering is housed within the Astronautical Engineering department.
Published on October 8th, 2021
Last updated on January 10th, 2023