Uzoma Nwakuche is a senior studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley. When he was younger, Nwakuche attended UC Berkeley summer camps and […]
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CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Daniel Lim (Ph.D. Student, ME)
Daniel Lim received his Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2015. He was also a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student from 2016-2018 […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Tomas Georgiou (Ph.D. candidate, ME)
Tomas Georgiou is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley. Hailing from Minnesota, Georgiou earned his undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering at the […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Eldon Schoop (PhD, CS)
Eldon Schoop is a Ph.D. student in computer science at UC Berkeley. He first saw the CITRIS Invention Lab through the Berkeley Engineering T-PREP program […]
CITRIS Foundry team Storx Technologies monitors fetal health during labor and delivery
Medical startup Storx Technologies improves fetal health and lowers the rate of C-sections. The team develops better standards than heart rate monitors for assessing fetal […]
Tech for Social Good at UC Santa Cruz now open for applications
The Tech for Social Good (TSG) program, which funds student research projects and events on the UC Santa Cruz campus, is now accepting applications for 2020-21. Started […]
2 UC Berkeley makerspaces provide remote access to services amid COVID-19 pandemic
Daily Cal: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the makerspaces of UC Berkeley’s CITRIS Invention Lab and Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation have added remote […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Nicole Repina (Ph.D., Bioengineering)
Nicole Repina is a recent Ph.D. graduate from UC Berkeley bioengineering. She is originally from Boston and earned her undergraduate degree in biochemistry and molecular […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Chau Van (Class of ‘21, EECS)
Chau Van is a UC Berkeley senior studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, who was first introduced to the CITRIS Invention Lab when she took […]
CITRIS Invention Lab – no maker pass required for fall 2020
During Fall 2020, the CITRIS Invention Lab will be operating in a job shop model for student, staff, and research support while the UC Berkeley […]
CITRIS Foundry X-Lab – Precision Agriculture Challenge
The CITRIS Foundry‘s new Resource Sustainability X-Lab supports student innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers in developing innovative solutions for grand resource challenges that will have high […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Tina Taleb (Class of ‘20, EECS)
Tina Taleb is a recent UC Berkeley graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, who also earned a certificate of design […]
During COVID-19, Girls in Engineering camp gets creative online
Every summer, the UC Berkeley campus hosts more than 100 kids from across the Bay Area at its Girls in Engineering (GiE) camp, which provides […]
CITRIS COVID-19 response goes international
Proposals for CITRIS/Tec de Monterrey teams due July 15 In March 2020, to respond to COVID-19, CITRIS issued a special call requesting proposals for novel […]
UCSC CITRIS Seed Funding program invites proposals for pandemic and disaster preparedness
UC Santa Cruz Public Affairs Office: CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz is inviting UCSC researchers to apply for research support through […]
CITRIS COVID-19 Seed Funding: Awarded Projects
The following CITRIS COVID-19 Response projects were awarded seed funding in an initial round of 25 projects announced on May 13, 2020. Six additional projects […]
UC’s CITRIS launches COVID-19 response with 25 awards for innovative technologies
Initial round includes potential “game-changing” innovation for diagnostics, therapeutics, and mitigation BERKELEY, May 13, 2020 – The first 25 teams awarded seed funding for technology […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Dorotea Macri
Dorotea Macri is a third-year mechanical engineering student from Washington, D.C. who was introduced to the CITRIS Invention Lab early on in her college career. […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Adam Hutz
Adam Hutz, a recent Ph.D. recipient from UC Berkeley’s Rhetoric Department, first learned of the CITRIS Invention Lab through a Critical Making course taught by […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry- Student Employee Position
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundryis an emerging technology innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurial scientists, researchers, and engineers from the University of California to […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Jeremy Rine
Jeremy Rine, a senior studying mechanical engineering, came to UC Berkeley from Diablo Valley College, where he had very limited access to makerspace equipment like […]
CITRIS Invention Lab Superuser Spotlight: Sam Good
Sam Good is a fourth-year civil and environmental engineering student who was inspired to help improve water quality after her experience attending a high school […]
CITRIS Foundry Alum Aluna Receives FDA Clearance
CITRIS Foundry alum Aluna recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its asthma management device and platform. Aluna helps patients, particularly pediatric patients, […]
7 Questions for Correlia Biosystems Co-Founder Akwasi Apori
A CITRIS Foundry company, Correlia Biosystems represents the next generation of the life science industry. With their patented nanomaterial, they develop microscale tools to accelerate molecular interactions to measure proteins, thereby reducing the cost and time of drug development, clinical trials, and patient testing and monitoring. Founded in 2013, the eight-employee company is headquartered in Berkeley and has raised $2.6 million in funding. They are already running a pilot service business and they plan to launch their first commercial instrument in 2021. Akwasi Apori received his PhD in bioengineering at UC Berkeley after earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. In 2013, Correlia Biosystems joined the CITRIS Foundry, the in-house incubator of the multicampus CITRIS and the Banatao Institute headquartered at UC Berkeley.