Aoyu Zou, winner of the 2025 Art Rosenfeld Award, will use the funds to improve energy sustainability in the built environment.
Announcements
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.
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.
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.
4 student teams progress to 2nd phase of CITRIS Aviation Prize competition
Building on last year’s competition, the 2024–25 challenge tasks teams to develop air operations simulation software for an intercampus air network.
CITRIS announces recipients of inaugural Innovation Fellowship and AIC Awards
The three winning proposals tackle issues of critical concern across the globe.
CITRIS publishes 2024 annual report
As we celebrate the past year, we renew our commitment to serve as a catalyst and convener for the UC community.
State report on survey of LGBTQIA+ older adults reveals common challenges
The data establishes a baseline for further research and will be available to researchers nationwide.
Remembering Sehat Sutardja, tech pioneer and CITRIS benefactor
Sehat Sutardja, a pioneering figure in the semiconductor industry and a major CITRIS benefactor, passed away on Sept. 18, at the age of 63.
Students invited to submit proposals for CITRIS Aviation Prize
The 2024–25 CITRIS Aviation Prize challenges University of California students to design critical aviation simulations and subsystems for efficient intercampus travel.
AI Policy Hub welcomes new class of fellows
Six graduate students will conduct innovative policy research to inform policymakers and guide the development of responsible AI.
Peffer and teams receive $8M to advance commercial building decarbonization
The two awards are part of a nearly $20 million investment by the California Energy Commission to fund decarbonization solutions for HVAC systems in large commercial buildings.
CITRIS and Academic Innovation Catalyst launch faculty fellowship to advance deep tech innovation for good
The program is open to PIs across the four CITRIS campuses and will provide up to $200,000 in funding to three recipients each year.
CITRIS names 9 rising entrepreneurs as UC Berkeley Climate Innovation fellows
The cohort of nine fellows will receive $10,000 each to advance projects that address urgent environmental challenges.
Winners of 2024 CITRIS Aviation Prize reach great heights
Hard-working student teams from four UC campuses competed for more than $10,000 in industry-sponsored awards.
CITRIS Workforce Innovation empowers the next generation of STEM leaders
The third cohort of the University of California summer internship program launches new tracks in cybersecurity and data for social impact and welcomes its first graduate students.
CITRIS Foundry announces spring 2024 cohort
The 12-month program provides business, legal and technological support to student and faculty entrepreneurs affiliated with the four CITRIS campuses.
Explore inclusive health tech at 2024 EDGE in Tech Symposium
The EDGE in Tech Symposium: Advancing Health Tech for All will take place Friday, March 8, at Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis.
CITRIS and Intel collaborate to enhance semiconductor training opportunities for UC undergraduates
A grant of more than $50,000 will create the CITRIS-Intel Emerging Engineers Program, to help develop on-ramps into the semiconductor workforce.
2024 EDGE in Tech Athena Award recipients embody diverse perspectives in tech
CITRIS is proud to announce an exceptional cohort of pioneers in diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM fields.
4 teams to advance to Phase 2 of CITRIS Aviation Prize student design competition
These top teams will build upon successful proposals to develop detailed designs for air transportation infrastructure that connects CITRIS’s four campuses.
Alexandre Bayen named CITRIS director
“We are delighted to have Alex lead the team and bring his considerable experience to support CITRIS’s work,” said incumbent Director Costas J. Spanos.