CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

Creating information technology solutions for society's most pressing challenges

UC Davis

UC Davis is renowned for cross-disciplinary research and teaching that draw upon 100 academic majors; 87 graduate programs; and professional schools in business, education, law, medicine, nursing, and veterinary medicine. The campus connects the population-dense San Francisco Bay and Sacramento urban areas, natural resources in the Delta and the Sierra Nevada, and Central Valley agriculture. CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, UC Davis brings expertise in engineering, nanoscience, law, and medicine to bear on complex challenges related to food, health, the environment, and society.

Just north of campus at the UC Davis Health System in Sacramento, the Center for Health and Technology and the Center for Virtual Care improve the quality of healthcare through education, training, and specialty care services. This 52,000 square-foot joint facility offers HD-equipped classrooms, four telehealth training exam rooms, an inpatient room, outpatient clinic, and a technology demonstration suite. The Center for Virtual Care features a full-size emergency room trauma bay, operating room, inpatient unit, six-bay simulation education area, exam rooms, and sophisticated training mannequins. The adjacent media production studio makes on-site development and distribution of instructional media possible. These advanced training centers connect UC researchers and practitioners with remote clinics across the state of California, enabling the delivery of life-saving care and innovative IT solutions.

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Sarah McCullough

Associate Director, Feminist Research Group and Director, Environmental Justice Fellows
UC Davis

Feminist Research Institute, Mobility Justice, Asking Different Questions, Bicycling Equity, Built Environment, California Transportation Policy, Climate Justice, Community Engagement, Decolonizing Science, Diversity In Science, Environmental Fellowship., Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Equity And Inclusion, Inclusive Research, Institutional Bias, Mobility Justice, Participatory Research, Public Policy, Research Methodology, Social Justice, Sociotechnical Challenges, Spatial Relations, Sustainable Transportation, Transformative Research, Transportation Equity, Untokening

Andrew Latimer

Professor, Plant Sciences
UC Davis

Agricultural And Enviromental Sciences, Plants Ecology, California Ecology, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Climatic Gradients, Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Disturbance Ecology, Drought Response, Ecosystem Resilience, Environmental Monitoring, Evolutionary Ecology, Fire Ecology, Flora, Forest Management, Invasive Species, Land Management, Land Use Change, Local Adaptation, Mediterranean Climate, Novel Habitats, Plant Communities, Plant Populations, Rangeland Management, Vegetation Dynamics

Barbara S. Linke

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Manufacturing, 3d Printing, Abrasive Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Construction Automation, Cyber-physical Systems, Digital Twin, Energy-efficient Manufacturing, Engineering Sustainability, Grinding, Highway Construction, Highway Operations, Iiot, Industrial Internet Of Things, Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0, Infrastructure Safety, Machine Tool Design, Manufacturing Technologies, Precision Engineering, Process Optimization, Road Maintenance, Smart Manufacturing, Surface Engineering, Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Manufacturing, Transportation Engineering, Tribology

Martin Kenney

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Community and Regional Development
UC Davis

Agricultural And Enviromental Sciences, Political Economy, Capitalism, Corporate Strategy, Digital Transformation, Economic Geography, Economic Sociology, Economic Systems, Entrepreneurship, Future Of Work, Globalization, History Of Technology, Industrial Dynamics, Industrial Reorganization, Innovation Studies, Institutional Change, Institutional Evolution, Labor Organization, Market Evolution, Platform Economy, Political Economy, Regional Development, Social Change, Spatial Dimensions Of Capitalism, Technological Change, Technology Commercialization, Venture Capital

Andre Knoesen

Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Supramolecular Structures, Bio-inspired Devices, Biological Systems, Biomimetic Materials, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Device Concepts, Electronic Properties, Interdisciplinary Research, Materials Science, Molecular Electronics, Molecular Imaging, Molecular Organization, Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology Applications, Optical Properties, Optoelectronics, Organic Electronics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Self-assembly, Soft Matter Physics, Spectroscopy, Supramolecular Structures

John Harvey

Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Construction, Construction, Design, Including Materials, Life Cycle Cost And Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, Management, Pavement Engineering

Alan Jenn

Associate Professor, Institute of Transportation Studies
UC Davis

Institute Of Transportation Studies (its), Electric Vehicle, Clean Transportation, Consumer Awareness, Consumer Behavior, Electric Vehicle Adoption, Electric Vehicle Ownership, Energy Policy, Ev Incentives, Ev Market Analysis, Green Technology, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Incentive Heterogeneity, Market Adoption, Mobility Services, Monetary Incentives, New Mobility, Plug-in Electric Vehicles, Policy Evaluation, Sustainable Transportation, Transportation Planning, Transportation Policy

Yufang Jin

Professor, Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Change
UC Davis

Agricultural And Enviromental Sciences, Ecosystems, Adaptive Resource Management, Carbon Cycles, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Croplands, Earth Observation, Ecosystem Dynamics, Ecosystem Monitoring, Ecosystem Responses, Energy Cycles, Environmental Data Science, Fire Disturbances, Forests, Geospatial Data, Land-atmosphere Interactions, Landscape Ecology, Machine Learning, Management Practices, Rangelands, Remote Sensing, Resource Management Decision Making, Savannas, Vegetation Dynamics, Water Cycles

Sanjay Joshi

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Robotics, Ai, Artificial Intelligence, Assistive Technology, Autonomous Systems, Bci, Bionics, Brain-computer Interfaces, Brain-machine Interaction, Exoskeletons, Hri, Human-machine Interfaces, Human-robot Interaction, Machine Learning, Mobile Computing, Motor Control, Neural Engineering, Neural Signal Processing, Neuroengineering, Neurology, Neuroprosthetics, Neuroscience, Prosthetics, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Engineering, Robotics, Space Exploration Engineering, Space Robotics, Wearable Robotics

Fadi Fathallah

Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Workers, Agriculture, Biomechanics, Ergonomic Interventions, Exposure Assessment, Ladder Safety, Manual Labor, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Occupational Biomechanics, Occupational Health, Physical Ergonomics, Postural Stress, Spinal Health, Spine Biomechanics, Stooped Posture, Work-related Injuries, Worker Safety

Gozde Goncu Berk

Associate Professor, Design
UC Davis

Letters and Science, Sustainable Design, Assistive Technology, Biomedical Sensors, Clothing And Textiles, Design For Health, E-textiles, Electronic Textiles, Functional Apparel, Hci, Health And Wellbeing, Healthcare Applications, Human Performance, Human-centered Design, Human-computer Interaction, Inclusivity, Interactive Textiles, Materials Science, Smart Garments, Soft Robotics, Soft Systems, Space Exploration, Sustainability, Sustainable Fashion, Textile Engineering, Wearable Technologies

Mohsen Habibi

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Computer Design, 3d Printing, Acoustic Engineering, Acoustic Field Manipulation, Acoustic Holograms, Additive Manufacturing, Am, Biomedical Engineering, Bioprinting, Cad, Cam, Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Digital Fabrication, Direct Sound Printing, Dsp, Functional Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Innovation, Materials Science, Metamaterials, Sonochemistry, Sustainable Manufacturing, Thermochemistry, Ultrasound, Ultrasound-based Printing

Andre Daccache

Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Agricultural Robotics And Sensors, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Water Management, Agrometeorology, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change Impact Analysis, Crop Modeling, Crop Spatial Variability, Digital Agriculture, Environmental Sensing, Evapotranspiration, Hydraulics Of Pipe Line Systems, Hydro-informatics, Hydrology, Irrigation Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Precision Irrigation, Remote Sensing, Smart Farming, Soil Spatial Variability, Soil-water-plant Relationships, Sustainable Agriculture, Water Resources Management, Water-use Efficiency

Cristina Davis

Professor and Associate Vice Chancellor of Interdisciplinary Research and Strategic Initiatives, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
UC Davis

Engineering, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biosensing, Chemical Detection, Chemical Sensing, Collaborative Research Models, Environmental Sensing, Federal Policy, Fundamental Chemistry, Innovation Policy, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Interdisciplinary Research, National Research Support., Niche Applications, Regulatory Science, Research Advocacy, Research Funding Strategy, Science Policy, Sensor Development, State And Local Policy, Strategic Planning, Technology Transfer

Jason Dejong

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director, Center for Geotechnical Modeling
UC Davis

Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Biogeotechnics, Civil Engineering, Correction Methods, Data Quality, Disaster Resilience, Earthquake Engineering, Environmental Geotechnics, Geomechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Modeling, Geotechnical Sustainability, Gravelly Soils, Ground Improvement, In Situ Testing, Intermediate Soils, Laboratory Testing, Mine Tailings, Seismic Hazard Analysis, Site Characterization, Site Investigation, Soft Sediments, Soil Behavior, Soil Characterization, Soil Mechanics, Sustainable Geotechnics

Katie Conlon

Associate Professor, Public Health Sciences
UC Davis

Health, Epidemiology, Behavioral Interventions, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Impact Modeling, Climate Resilience, Clinical Interventions, Disease Prevention, Environmental Health, Exposure Science, Global Health, Health Policy, Health Protection, Human-animal-environment Interface, Intervention Strategies, Multi-sector Collaboration, One Health, Policy Development, Public Health, Sustainability, Transdisciplinary Research

Raissa D’Souza

Associate Dean of Research and Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science
UC Davis

Engineering, Complex Systems, Complex Networks, Interdisciplinary Systems, Social Systems Modeling

Deborah Bennett

Professor, Public Health Sciences
UC Davis

Health, Epidemiology, Asthma, Autism, Biological Monitoring, Chemical Exposure Modeling, Chemical Transport And Fate, Consumer Product Safety, Dermal Exposure, Dust Analysis, Endocrine Disruptors, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Exposure Pathways, Exposure Science, Flame Retardants, Indoor Air Quality, Inhalation Exposure, Particulate Matter, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Pesticides, Plasticizers, Pm, Public Health, Risk Assessment, Semi-volatile Organic Compounds, Svocs, Toxicology, Vocs, Volatile Organic Compounds

Kelly Meade

Program and Administrative Coordinator, CITRIS at UC Davis
UC Davis