The Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Program invites you to our Inaugural WiSE FacultEEB 132

Distinguished Lecture to celebrate the appointments of Professors Malancha Gupta and Jill McNitt-Gray as Lloyd Armstrong Jr. Chair in Engineering and Lloyd Armstrong Jr. Chair in Science! The distinguished lecture will be on Monday, November 3 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM in EEB 132. 

This event is open to all members of the USC community. To register your attendance, visit https://forms.gle/fnXU5qGC8NvrQYiNA

About Malancha:

Malancha Gupta is a Professor in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. She received her BS in chemical engineering from the Cooper Union in 2002 and her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007 under the guidance of Professor Karen Gleason. From 2007-2009, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University working under the guidance of Professor George Whitesides. Dr. Gupta is a world expert on the synthesis of polymer films and coatings for a range of applications in water filtration, biomedical implants, tissue engineering, hydrogen separation, and flexible electronics. She has published over 75 peer reviewed articles and has graduated 15 PhD students to date who currently work at Northrop Grumman, Intel Corporation, and Lam Research. Dr. Gupta is the recipient of many awards including the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Junior Faculty Award, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award, the Jack Munushian Early Career Chair, and the Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering.

About Jill:

Jill L. McNitt-Gray, Ph.D. FASB FISB FNAK is a Professor in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering. She is the Director of the USC Biomechanics Research Laboratory and is a Fellow of the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), and the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK). Dr. McNitt-Gray’s interdisciplinary research focuses on the neuromuscular control and dynamics of movement. She uses an integrated movement sciences and experimental and dynamic modeling approaches to test research hypotheses specific to control and dynamics of well-practiced, goal-directed tasks. She received the prestigious career Jim Hay Memorial Award from ASB and the Geoffery Dyson Award from the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport for the originality, quality, and depth of biomechanics research in sport, the Harmon Brown Award and the Joe Vigil Sports Science Coaching Education Award from USA Track and Field for her translation of research into practice. Dr. McNitt-Gray has served as Past-President of the American Society of Biomechanics, a three-term Executive Council Member of the International Society of Biomechanics and Chairs the WiSE Committee in Dornsife. She received the Jean Landa Pytel Award from ASB for her mentorship in biomechanics and the 2020 Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Architect of Enduring Change. Dr. McNitt-Gray has also led multiple informal educational experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, including the initiation of National Biomechanics Day/The Biomechanics Initiative. Her work has been supported by National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research, National Governing Bodies of Sport among others and she is currently a Co-PI on the NSF BII Integrative Movement Science Institute.