The researchers receive recognition for their discoveries, leadership and service to the scientific community.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pacific Rim Conference on Healthcare Innovation highlights international collaboration
Experts from top academic and medical institutions worldwide gathered to discuss the future of robotic surgery, health data science and medical AI.
Bayen and Handy receive honorary degrees
The honorees explore autonomous vehicles and shifting societal attitudes towards driving to enable more sustainable transportation systems.
CITRIS announces recipients of inaugural Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards
The three winning proposals tackle issues of critical concern across the globe.
‘Win-win’: CITRIS Workforce Innovation helps UC students turn passion into expertise
The third cohort of the UC summer internship program embraced tech-centered challenges and showcased professional and personal growth.
BBC: Barbato helps to reimagine fire-resistant homes
In a recent BBC story, the CITRIS Climate director advocates earth blocks as an energy-efficient building material for fire-resistant homes.
CITRIS-supported caregiving project moves from simulation to pilot study
UC Davis neuropsychologist Alyssa Weakley developed the Interactive Care Platform to help older adults living alone access family support.
CITRIS researcher aims to electrify big machines
Off-road construction machinery presents new challenges in vehicle electrification, and Shima Nazari is working on ways to meet them.
International partnership advances water quality monitoring
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta will serve as the newest test site for Aquawatch Australia, a near-real-time water quality service.
Serious game helps Californians prep for wildfires
Tomales Resilience, a game that simulates a real-life wildfire evacuation, stems from a 2019 CITRIS Seed Award project led by Thomas Maiorana and Kenichi Soga.
Seed Award project aims to help keep older adults independent ‘as long as possible’
UC Davis neuropsychologist Alyssa Weakley and a multicampus team have been developing new features for Interactive Care, or I-Care, a web-based platform for long-distance caregivers.
Islam receives award for technological achievement in optics
His research has been critical to the implementation of semiconductor electronic and photonic devices.
Cultivating sustainable systems: Stavros Vougioukas embraces ag tech challenges
The CITRIS PI and UC Davis biological and agricultural engineer harnesses robotic and automated technology to optimize designs, systems and processes in agriculture and beyond.
Şeker lab develops serious games to teach microfabrication
Innovative teaching methods created with CITRIS support will strengthen a growing microfabrication infrastructure and workforce.
‘Experience is power’: CITRIS Workforce Innovation sets up UC students for success
The second internship cohort a summer working with novel research, developing high-demand skills and gaining insight into unexpected career paths.
Pourreza speaks to CNN on the future of AI in agriculture
AI has the potential to transform both the production power and labor landscape of the agriculture industry, says ag tech expert.
CITRIS Seed Award project uses drones to detect wildfires
UC Davis’s Zhaodan Kong plans to speed up wildfire detection with his integrated UAV and sensor technology systems.