Viterbi Voices: The Podcast
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Welcome to life at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Classes, student organizations, faculty, research, hands-on projects, and don't forget our social lives outside of class - it's all up for discussion with regular appearances and interviews with special guests. Viterbi Voices: The Podcast is hosted by Paul Ledesma (Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Admission) and current student Hannah Fonseca (Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2027).
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S11E405 Four Years Later: Viterbi Seniors Reflect on USC and What’s Next
In this episode, Paul and Hannah sit down with Mitchell (CE ’26), Ishaani (BME ’26), and Anna (CECS ’26) for a senior send-off reflecting on their time at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. From…
S11E404 Navigating Early Careers in Medical Devices
In this episode, Dominic (BME '27) sits down with Greg Rosenkranz (BME '26) and Ishaani Pradeep (BME '26) to discuss their early career experiences in the medical device industry from everything…
S11E403 Hiking and Study Abroad Adventures in Chemical Engineering
In this episode, Michaela (CHE '27) sits down with Savannah (CHE '27) to discuss the balance needed to study chemical engineering, getting help in a small major, studying abroad at USC, and finding…
S11E402 Environmental Engineering & Public Policy
In this episode, Alex (CE '27) sits down with Sam (ENE '27) and Ellis (CE ‘28) to discuss environmental engineering at USC, taking your learning outside the classroom and into the community, and…
S11E401 Circuits and Sisterhood: Engineering and Sorority Life at USC
In this episode, Ashley Harkness (ME ’29) sits down with Ari Abramovich (ASTE ’27) and Mia Menard (ME ’29) to discuss what it’s like to be engineers in sororities. They dive into the recruitment…
S11E400 The Viterbi Familia
In this episode, Matthew, David, and Fio share their journeys as freshman engineers navigating their first year at USC. They move beyond the traditional student narrative to discuss the power of the…
S11E399 Computer Science Organizations @USC: Scope, LavaLab, and Open Alpha
In this episode, Angelina sits down with Tiffanie Lim from LavaLab, Alicia Grechu from Open Alpha, and Anay Mody from Scope to highlight their respective computer science organizations at USC.…
S11E398 Inside the Society of Women Engineers Ambassador Program
In this episode, Abigail Combs (ENE '29) sits down with Kilani Grant (ME '29) and Mayte Morales (ME '29) to dive into the world of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)! The trio discusses what SWE is…
S11E397 Engineers in Club Sports
In this episode, Mason sits down with Natalie Minkler and Madeline Abu Ghazaleh to talk about what it’s really like balancing engineering with club sports at USC. They dive into how they got involved…
S11E396 All the Ways to Explore LA
In this episode of Viterbi Voices, Bethania Dagim (CEE' 28) chats with fellow Viterbi sophomores Shristuti Srirapu (BME' 28) and Joanna Myint (ME '28) about the ways they've explored Los Angeles…
S11E395 The First-Year Experience at USC
In this episode, Rianna sits down with Cole Bergevin and Tara Ezhari to talk about what their first-year at USC actually looks like. They share why they chose USC, what housing is really like, how…
S11E394 CECS: Computer Engineering/Computer Science @ USC
In this episode, Kyna sits down with Nelson Vo to discuss how the CECS program is structured at USC, the impact it has on students, and the career paths it can open in industry. They explore why…
S11E393 Transfer Student Admission FAQ
In this episode, Paul and Hannah sit down with USC transfer student Angelina Chou alongside members of the Viterbi admissions team to talk about the transfer student experience at USC. Together, they…
S11E392 From Singapore to USC to Investment Banking to Corporate Development at Intel with Rahul Dutta, BS Electrical Engineering and Economics '04
In this episode, Paul sits down with Viterbi alumnus Rahul Dutta to talk about his journey from studying electrical engineering at USC to building a career across the military, investment banking,…
S11E392 Chemical Engineering, Molecular Biophysics, Powerlifting, and Music with Dr. Wade Zeno
In this episode, Paul sits down with Wade Zeno to talk about his journey from chemical engineering to molecular biophysics and academia. Wade shares how he discovered a passion for applying…
S11E391 Medical Device Development, Biotechnology, and Leadership Growth with Alex Budde, MS Medical Devices and Diagnostic Engr. '18, BS Biomedical (Mechanical) Engineering '17
In this episode, Paul sits down with Viterbi alumnus Alex Budde to talk about his journey from pre-med to biomedical engineering and his career developing life-saving medical devices at Abbott. Alex…
S11E390 Engineering in Society, Technical Communication, and Entrepreneurship with Prof. Elisabeth Weiss
We're back! In this episode, Paul and Hannah sit down with Elisabeth Weiss, a professor who teaches WRIT 340. They discuss her journey to becoming a professor, the hands-on projects and initiatives…
S11E389 Research at USC: MADLab
In this episode, Karissa (ME '27) sits down with MADLab Researchers Haozheng Ma (3rd Year PhD BME) and Callie Luong (ME '27) to learn more about their paths into biomedical research and how it has…
S11E388 Summer Internship Experience as an Electrical & Computer Engineering Student
In this episode, Talise (ECE '27) sits down with Jessica (ECE '27) to talk about her summer internship at Northrop Grumman, how USC helped her get the job, succeed in the internship, and how the…
S11E387 Engineers Without Borders: Building a Better World Through Engineering
In this episode, Sophie (CHE '28) sits down with Sidha Kunada (ENE '27) and Taara Shastri (ENE '28) to discusses their involement in Engineers Without Borders, the communities formed through club…
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Viterbi Voices: The Podcast has published 407 episodes since September 2015, covering topics in Education, Science.
Viterbi Voices: The Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 54m.
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