Newsletter

IMSC e-News, July 2004

Contact: Nichole Phillips, (213) 740-3237 nicholep@imsc.usc.edu.

PROF. SCHOLTZ DELIVERS ULTRAWIDEBAND TECHNOLOGY PLENARY TALK - Prof. Robert Scholtz, a specialist in ultrawideband (UWB) radio technology, gave the plenary talk at the Third Annual Conference on UWB Systems and Technologies, May 18-21, in Kyoto, Japan. (For the full article and results of a survey on UWB, go to http://imsc.usc.edu/news/scholtz.html).

IMSC IN THE NEWS - Key investigator Prof. Roger Zimmermann presented IMSC's Remote Media Immersion (RMI) project for a show by the Discovery Channel, Canada, which aired in late April. The show, called "Ultimate Impact," was shot in high definition TV and focused on how one second can be viewed as a long period of time when considering the impact of technology. For the RMI segment, the speed of the Internet was highlighted. A producer and camera crew visited IMSC last fall to shoot the segment. The show will also air in France in the fall.

Science reporters searching for interesting story ideas on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Web site now have easy access to IMSC's report on the IMSC-Jisan Research Institute (JRI) community outreach project involving high school students who conduct IMSC-sponsored research. Under the headline, "High School Students Score Major Success in IMSC Community Outreach Program," the NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA) links from http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/externalnews.htm to IMSC's report on the IMSC Web site. The IMSC-JRI project is funded by an NSF grant. The NSF's OLPA plans further promotions to the press on the project in the next few weeks, according to Josh Chamot, an NSF media representative.

In addition, the weekly Pasadena (CA) Independent reported on the IMSC-JRI project in its July 8-14 edition (http://imsc.usc.edu/news/pdfs/JRI_Indepen_7_04).

Key investigator Prof. Chris Kyriakakis was consulted on and cited in an article on wireless home theater systems in the Los Angeles Times in early July. Prof. Kyriakakis, head of IMSC's Immersive Audio Lab, acknowledged how the headaches of home wiring could be addressed by an era of wireless speakers. (For the article, go to http://imsc.usc.edu/press/pdfs/04_07_05.pdf).

The Integrated Media Systems Center is a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center at the University of Southern California.