This year’s awards are given in five categories, with four individuals honored for leadership and one organization celebrated for engagement.
CITRIS
Learning by doing: UC students take on CITRIS Workforce Innovation internships
High-performing students from four UC campuses will spend eight weeks gaining hands-on, real-world experience in high-demand tech fields this summer.
Crittenden offers AI insights to higher ed tech execs
CITRIS’s executive director advises flexible policies and transparent decision-making to ensure beneficial, equitable and safe AI.
Sam King named director of CITRIS at UC Davis
King is a computer science professor with a record of translating academic research into successful commercial ventures with societal impact.
Marvell NanoLab gets high-tech boost with Lam Research gift
The donated multimillion-dollar etching system will enable the fabrication of nanoscale semiconductor devices for next-generation chip technologies.
‘Meaningful social impact’: Julie Shapiro introduces vision for corporate engagement
Julie Shapiro, new corporate relations director, shares her vision for the future of corporate engagement at CITRIS and the Banatao Institute.
Driving an electric future: Ricardo de Castro champions the transition to clean energy
The UC Merced mechanical engineer has turned a longtime love of cars into a climate-resilient research mission.
3 members of CITRIS community among new AAAS fellows
The researchers receive recognition for their discoveries, leadership and service to the scientific community.
Hopping robot reaches new heights
CITRIS affiliates at UC Berkeley have developed a robot that can stick a landing on a narrow rod, thanks to research based on the jumping mechanics of squirrels.
Goldberg comments on potential of AI and robotics
Artificial intelligence can find you a recipe or generate a picture, but it can’t hang a picture on a wall or cook you dinner — yet.
EcoBlock makes strides to decarbonize an Oakland neighborhood
The team adds a stormwater bioretention facility to their growing list of project accomplishments.
CITRIS PI examines wildfires’ impact on kelp forests
UC Merced’s Erin Hestir leads the NASA-funded KelpFire project.
Finding a green storage solution in retired batteries
CITRIS Foundry alum RePurpose Energy puts half-used EV batteries to work storing energy from renewable sources.
CITRIS PI restores unique voices with neuroengineering
Lee Miller’s research combines muscle signals and recorded speech to rebuild the unique voices of individuals who have lost theirs.
CITRIS researchers combat methane emissions with drones
The project aims to improve the speed and accuracy of measuring methane to support government and industry mitigation efforts.
Nominations open for 2025 EDGE in Tech Athena Awards
Nominations are open to all candidates who support women and other people who are underrepresented in tech. Submissions are due March 24.
2 CITRIS affiliates named to National Academy of Engineering
Stuart Russell and Victoria Coleman were recognized for their respective innovations in artificial intelligence and software operations.
CITRIS Foundry alum overcomes biological barriers of drug delivery
Founded by two UC Santa Cruz graduates, the startup targets a unique type of molecule that will allow drugs to cross gut and cell membranes.
Seed Award project transforms glucose monitoring with AI
Researchers at UC Davis and UC Davis Health are piloting a “metabolic watchdog” that anticipates blood sugar issues for users with Type 1 diabetes.
Silicon etching breakthrough brings quantum devices a step closer
Marina Radulaski’s lab is using silicon carbide as a scalable and affordable material to achieve suspended photonics.
CITRIS PI’s team teaches robots complex skills
Sergey Levine’s reinforcement learning method enables robots to complete a range of tasks from flipping an egg to assembling a motherboard.
Call for proposals: CITRIS Seed Funding offers PIs up to $60K for multicampus research
Researchers from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to apply.
7 trailblazing leaders join CITRIS advisory board
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute welcomes Rey Banatao, Dylan Chiu, Gray Davis, William Dean Donovan, Mindy Morton, George Rehm and Matt Sonsini to its advisory board.
CITRIS PI awarded $10M for rural autonomous vehicle project
Led by UC Berkeley’s Scott Moura, the six-year program will explore autonomous vehicle solutions to improve freight system logistics in underserved areas.