Tentative Schedule:

1:30 PM: Student Check-in

2:30 PM: Doors Open for Guests
3:00 PM: Processional Begins
3:30 PM: Ceremony Begins
5:30 PM: Ceremony Ends

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Astronautical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Financial Engineering
Green Technologies
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Systems Architecting and Engineering

Melissa Orme
Vice President
Boeing Additive Manufacturing

A native to southern California, Melissa Orme is a USC alumna, having graduated from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering with her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees in Aerospace Engineering.  She is a renowned pioneer, innovator and leader in the developing field of Additive Manufacturing, where her seminal work has resulted in 15 US patents.  In the capacity of Vice President of Additive Manufacturing at The Boeing Company, Melissa leads a highly innovative team that drives advanced engineering solutions to complex design problems for commercial airplanes such as the 787 Dreamliner; space and launch vehicles such as Artemis SLS rocket; satellites such as the O3b constellation, which provides internet service to the Other 3 billion people in the world lacking internet coverage; vertical lift programs such as the Chinook helicopter; fighter airplanes such as the F/A-15 and F/A-18; and autonomous vehicles such as the  MQ-25 refueling drone.  Insertions of Additive Manufacturing into flight vehicles enhances quality and performance while simultaneously saving millions of dollars.  Additionally, Melissa oversees Boeing research, both internal and external, focused on Additive Manufacturing including the development of new processes; materials; manufacturing digital transformation for industry 4.0; the creation of the digital thread; machine learning and data analytics.

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Melissa has a rich and diverse professional background, having begun her career in academia where she rose to the rank of Full Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California Irvine. There, she established globally recognized research laboratories in the field that is now termed ‘Additive Manufacturing.’  Subsequently, she transitioned from academia to high tech startups where she served as the Chief Technology Officer of Morf3D, a company that is focused on producing and delivering flight qualified additively manufactured hardware to the aerospace industry.  From Morf3D she was recruited by Boeing to lead Additive Manufacturing across all business units.

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Hers is the embodiment of the true Trojan Family: her husband is a Professor in Viterbi School of Engineering, and their twin sons are both pursuing their doctorate degrees at USC, also having received their bachelor’s degrees from Viterbi School of Engineering.

To provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite guest entry into the venue, the Galen Center will be implementing a “clear bag policy” that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the arena (one clear bag no larger than 12” x 6” x 12” per person) The policy does not affect other items that guests normally bring, which can still be carried in their pockets or openly in their arms.

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For increased security, all guests entering the Galen Center will walk through metal detector screening with arms raised and should remove all metal items from their pockets.

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Please visit the Galen Center website for more information.

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The following items are prohibited:

• Backpacks
• all non-clear bags
• alcoholic beverages
• outside food or drink
• balls
• frisbees
• balloons
• banners
• horns
• laser devices
• boom boxes
• folding or beach chairs
• coolers
• professional cameras (lenses longer than 3”) and video equipment
• coolers
• picnic baskets
• fireworks
• weapons
• knives
• explosives
• cans, bottles
• illegal drugs
• inflatables
• noisemakers
• poles or sticks
• umbrellas
• musical instruments
• strollers must be checked-in

Tentative Schedule:

6:00 PM: Student Check-in / Doors Open for Guests
6:30 PM:  Processional Begins
7:00 PM: Ceremony Begins
9:00 PM: Ceremony Ends

Computer Science
Data Science

Nariman Yousefi, MS ’91
Executive Vice President, Automotive, Coherent DSP and Switch Group
Marvell Technology
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Nariman Yousefi is Executive Vice President of Marvell’s Automotive, Coherent DSP and Switch Group. In his role, Nariman is responsible for the company’s Switch, Automotive and Coherent DSP product lines.
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Nariman joined Marvell from Inphi where he served as Senior Vice President, establishing Inphi’s leadership in the Coherent DSP market. Before this, he was the Chief Executive Officer and President of ClariPhy, where he successfully scaled the company from a startup to an innovative DSP company and eventually the acquisition by Inphi. Earlier in his career, he was a founding member and senior executive at Broadcom’s Networking Group, overseeing the product development from inception to IPO stage and market leadership. He also held multiple executive roles at Broadcom, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Networking Group and Senior Vice President of Infrastructure Technologies. Prior to joining Broadcom, Nariman held engineering management positions with Standard Microsystems and Western Digital Corporation.
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Nariman studied electrical engineering at the University of California, Davis and received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pacific and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

The following items are prohibited:

• No Outside Food or Beverage
• No Alcohol
• No Drugs, drug paraphernalia, illegal substances, e-cigarettes, or vape and liquid refills
• No Oversized purses or back packs, such as luggage, duffle bags, or industrial sized back packs (anything over 14”H x 14”W x 6”D)
• No Weapons ammunition, tasers, explosives, fireworks, tear gas, pepper spray, pocket knives/blades of any size
• No Pets (with the exception of service animals)
• No Glass bottles, metal cans, cups or coolers, camelbacks, bota bags, plastic, or metal water bottles
• No Laser Pointers, Light Gloves, LED Micro Lights, Flashlights or Glow Sticks
• No tripods, go-pros, or selfie sticks
• No Stickers, Flyers, Posters, Sharpies/Markers, Spray Paint
• No Skateboards, roller skates, or roller blades
• No Drones or Remote-Control Aircraft, Cars or Toys
• No Gang Attire, chain wallets, spiked collars or belts
• No other items or action that challenges public safety
• No instruments, noise making devices (i.e., horns, cowbells, whistles)
• No flowers or bouquets
• All Medication subject to medic screening upon entry
• Strollers must be checked in