UC Merced’s Erin Hestir leads the NASA-funded KelpFire project.
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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.
NASA biodiversity project shows power of remote sensing
CITRIS at UC Merced campus Director Erin Hestir was co-lead of the agency’s first-ever biodiversity campaign.
Nonnecke named to state privacy protection agency board
The founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab was appointed as one of five members of the California Privacy Protection Agency Board.
CITRIS supports AgTech Alliance at UC Santa Cruz
The Alliance will support research, education and events to advance agricultural technology for a more sustainable future.
Policy Lab helps craft new standards on AI risks, ethics
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute’s Brandie Nonnecke had co-authored guidelines to help developers mitigate potential harms of large-scale AI systems, and to help organizations steer through the choppy waters of generative AI.
CITRIS Climate director discusses rebuilding after wildfire
Michele Barbato advocates using noncombustible construction materials to rebuild in the wake of the destructive Los Angeles wildfires.
Batteries, buildings and beyond: Scott Moura combats climate change at scale
The CITRIS and the Banatao Institute researcher and UC Berkeley civil and environmental engineer uses modeling and ML to develop energy-efficient infrastructure.
5 UC Santa Cruz student teams receive Tech for Social Good funding
This year’s projects range from AI-supported grief counseling to novel drone systems for wildfire detection.
White House honors CITRIS faculty with early career awards
Grace Gu, Sergey Levine and Grace O’Connell were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
CIDER to train 45 new drone pilots in spring 2025
The mission of CIDER’s Drone Pilot Training Program is to support diversity and inclusion in the industry, and to train pilots who prioritize safety, privacy and security.
CITRIS PIs to lead new solar power research center
UC Berkeley’s Tarek Zohdi and Francesco Borrelli will direct the CAL-NEXT Center for Solar Energy Research.
CITRIS-seeded project helps Bay Area prepare for major wildfires
Since 2022, a team of researchers affiliated with CITRIS and the Banatao Institute has been creating highly detailed models of emergency response infrastructure in two Bay Area communities.