The USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI) is a component of the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering,and specializes in research and development in information processing,computing,and communications technologies. It is located in Marina del Rey,California.
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas,where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary,ports can also be found far inland,such as Hamburg,Manchester and Duluth;these access the sea via rivers or canals. Because of their roles as ports of entry for immigrants as well as soldiers in wartime,many port cities have experienced dramatic multi-ethnic and multicultural changes throughout their histories.
The Port of Los Angeles is a seaport managed by the Los Angeles Harbor Department,a unit of the City of Los Angeles. It occupies 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water with 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted as "America's Port",the port is located in San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro and Wilmington neighborhoods of Los Angeles,approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown.
Terminal Island,historically known as Isla Raza de Buena Gente,is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County,California,between the neighborhoods of Wilmington and San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles,and the city of Long Beach. Terminal Island is roughly split between the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach. Land use on the island is entirely industrial and port-related except for Federal Correctional Institution,Terminal Island.
The Port of Oakland is a major container ship facility located in Oakland,California,in the San Francisco Bay. It was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. As of 2019 it was the sixth busiest container port in the United States,behind Long Beach,Los Angeles,Newark,Port of Seattle-Tacoma,and Savannah,. Development of an intermodal container handling system in 2002 after over a decade of planning and construction positions the Port of Oakland for further expansion of the West Coast freight market share. In 2019 it ranked 8th in the United States in the category of containers.
Simon "Si" Ramo was an American engineer,businessman,and author. He led development of microwave and missile technology and is sometimes known as the father of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). He also developed General Electric's electron microscope. He played prominent roles in the formation of two Fortune 500 companies,Ramo-Wooldridge and Bunker Ramo Corporation.
The Port of Long Beach,also known as the Harbor Department of the City of Long Beach,is a container port in the United States,which adjoins Port of Los Angeles. Acting as a major gateway for US–Asian trade,the port occupies 3,200 acres (13 km2) of land with 25 miles (40 km) of waterfront in the city of Long Beach,California. The Port of Long Beach is located less than two miles (3 km) southwest of Downtown Long Beach and approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles. The seaport generates approximately US$100 billion per year in trade and employs more than 316,000 people in Southern California. In 2022,the port,together with the adjoining Port of Los Angeles,were considered amongst the world's least efficient ports by the World Bank and IHS Markit citing union protectionism and a lack of automation.
The Gerald Desmond Bridge was a 1968 through arch bridge that carried five lanes of Ocean Boulevard from Interstate 710 in Long Beach,California,west across the Back Channel to Terminal Island. The bridge was named after Gerald Desmond,a prominent civic leader and former city attorney for the City of Long Beach. In October 2020,a new cable-stayed bridge named Long Beach International Gateway replaced the old Gerald Desmond Bridge due to insufficient vertical clearance for shipping,Demolition of the old bridge began in July 2022 which was completed in August 2023.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies is an environmental research and education facility run by the University of Southern California. It is an organized research unit that encompasses a wide range of faculty and topics across the university as well as operating a marine laboratory at the edge of Two Harbors,California on Catalina Island approximately 22 miles south-southwest of Los Angeles.
Anthony Lazzaro was an American academic administrator. He was vice president of the University of Southern California (USC) from 1988 until his retirement in 1991,having served the institution in a variety of administrative roles from 1948. He is credited with having expanded the campus infrastructure of USC from 11 permanent buildings to over 132 buildings,and for planning the construction of venues for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Port of San Diego is a seaport in San Diego,California. It is located on San Diego Bay in southwestern San Diego County,California,and is a self-supporting district established in 1962 by an act of the California State Legislature. In addition to port activities,the Port District controls San Diego Bay and owns and manages the Bay's immediate waterfront under the state's Tidelands Trust.
The academics of the University of Southern California center on The College of Letters,Arts,and Sciences,the Graduate School,and its 17 professional schools.
Wanda M. Austin is a former president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation. She was both the first woman,and the first African-American,to hold this position. Austin also served as interim president for the University of Southern California,following the resignation of C. L. Max Nikias. She was both the first woman,and the first African-American,to hold this position.
Urban freight distribution is the system and process by which goods are collected,transported,and distributed within urban environments. The urban freight system can include seaports,airports,manufacturing facilities,and warehouse/distribution centers that are connected by a network of railroads,rail yards,pipelines,highways,and roadways that enable goods to get to their destinations.
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) owns and operates public seaport facilities in Charleston and Georgetown,as well as Inland Ports in Greer,South Carolina,and Dillon,South Carolina. Established by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1942,it is authorized and charged with promoting,developing,constructing,equipping,maintaining and operating the harbors and seaports within the State of South Carolina.
Idah Meacham Strobridge was an American writer and bookbinder. Known primarily for a trio of works about the Great Basin which mix folktales,fiction,sketches,and nature writing:In Miners' Mirage-Land (1904),The Loom of the Desert (1907) and The Land of Purple Shadows (1909).
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is a port authority based in the Puget Sound region of the United States,comprising the seaports of Seattle and Tacoma in Washington state. The combined port authority is the third largest cargo port in the United States and by container volume.
Sarah Preston Monks (1841–1926) was an American naturalist,educator,scientific illustrator,and poet,based for much of her career in San Pedro,California. Monks was the first zoology instructor at Los Angeles State Normal School,a precursor to the University of California,Los Angeles,where she taught for over 20 years,and published on diverse topics including reptiles,amphibians,spiders,and marine biology.
Andrea P. Belz is an American innovation engineer,academic and author. She is a Professor of Practice in Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Vice Dean of Transformative Initiatives in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC).
