Group Alums at 2025 CAMXGroup alums Bill Edwards (founder, Apogee Composites, Carson,CA) and Mark Anders (Machina Labs), along with USC alum Cole Standish (AirTech Intl), at AirTech-hosted event at CAMX, Orlando. September 9, 2025.
Alison Kennedy Wins Award at ASME PVP Student Paper CompetitionAlison Kennedy, Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Southern California, for winning second runner up in the Rudy Scavuzzo Student Paper Competition at the ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP) Conference. The competition, sponsored by the Senate of Past Chairs of ASME’s PVP Division, recognizes exceptional technical papers and presentations by undergraduate…
Alison Kennedy Selected for the 2025 SAMPE International University Student Leadership Experience AwardAlison Kennedy, a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Southern California, has been honored with the 2025 SAMPE International University Student Leadership Experience Award—one of only eight students selected for this prestigious recognition. The award, presented by the Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), recognizes outstanding student leaders…
2025 SAMPE Open HouseOn April 9, 2025, the USC M.C. Gill Composites Center hosted the SAMPE Los Angeles Chapter for an engaging evening featuring student research presentations and tours of the research facilities. Attendees from across the composites industry gathered for networking, insights into cutting-edge materials research, and a closer look at the innovative work being done by…
Composites recycling project highlighted in USC NewsThe Center's collaborative project on recycling composites with Professor Travis Williams from the Chemistry department has been featured in USC News. Click this link for the full story.
The Gill Corporation VisitA group of engineering and chemistry students visited The Gill Corporation in El Monte on July 18th, and were treated to a fascinating tour of the manufacturing plant. The Gill Corporation, founded in 1947 by M.C. Gill, an alumnus of USC. The Gill Corporation is a vertically integrated supplier of high-performance composite materials and products…