Read about the NOOR project and efforts in Peta computing in the April/May newsletter now online.
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Student competition at CITRIS: $25K in prizes
Deadline is April 23 at 5:00 p.m. for the second annual CITRIS White Paper competition, which will give away $25K in cash prizes for the best ideas that demonstrate the ability of IT to address a major societal challenge.
New “hyperlens” brings scientists closer to nanoscale optical imaging
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a "hyperlens" that brings them one major step closer to the goal of nanoscale optical imaging. The new hyperlens is capable of projecting a magnified image of a pair of nanowires spaced 150 nanometers apart onto a plane up to a meter away.
PEER leading way for Tall Buildings Initiative
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center is leading the Tall Buildings Initiative, a collaborative of universities, government agencies and the engineering community that develops design criteria to ensure safe and usable high-rises following future earthquakes.
Electric Car Conference on UC Santa Cruz draws hundreds
Fans and makers of electric cars from around Northern California converged on UC Santa Cruz on March 10 for a conference and car show celebrating the battery-powered green machines.
Topping Out ceremony marks milestone for CITRIS Headquarters
The CITRIS Headquarters Building reached a milestone on March 2nd, during a Topping Out ceremony which marked the placement of the highest and final steel beam. The gold and blue painted beam was signed by all the dignitaries present then hoisted into the air and placed atop the building.
CITRIS Headquarters Building Occupancy Requests due by March 25
The CITRIS Headquarters building is currently under construction, but much progress is being made towards its completion. Please submit your space requests by March 25.
CITRIS Newsletter Online
Read about the technology behind the dazzling holiday gala in addition to our efforts to support student research in the February/March newsletter.
UCB Graduate engineering students advance semifinal round business plan competition
A business plan centering around technology researched and developed by UC Berkeley graduate engineering students Hyuck Choo and David Garmire has advanced to the semifinal round (Phase II) of the USF International Business Plan Competition and the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.
CITRIS Chief Scientist Paul Wright elected to the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering announced in its press release on February 9th the election of Paul Wright as well as of 63 new members and nine foreign associates. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Feb 11th: Celebration of the Life of Richard Newton
Please join us and the College of Engineering, UC Berkeley, on Sunday, February 11, 2007 as we celebrate the life and
accomplishments of Dean A. Richard Newton. A celebration will take place on the
Berkeley campus from 1:00-2:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. View Video of Richard Newton’s Memorial Sevice held at Zellerbach Hall on January 6, 2007.
CITRIS Asia 2007 meeting agenda, Taiwan
Please find the Agenda for the CITRIS Asia meeting in Taiwan, March 27, 2007.
ESEM Certificate Program launched at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley has a new certificate program in Engineering for Sustainability and Environmental Management (ESEM) to train graduate students
to work across boundaries to achieve sustainable
solutions to pressing societal problems.
CITRIS helps Governor by “Leading the Green Dream”
On January 4, 2007, CITRIS professors and researchers attended Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s inaugural celebrations and participated in “Leading the Green Dream.” Dozens of participants, including four from CITRIS@Berkeley, presented their research on environmental causes.
ARTHUR RICHARD NEWTON
Richard was an inspiration, mentor, and close friend to a
great many of us at HP and elsewhere in the Valley. He was a large man
with a larger smile, looking every bit the former Australian Rules footballer
that he was. Nonetheless, his personality was always bigger.
Richard filled a room just by entering it, and was so comfortable and at ease
with himself and the world that he made everyone, from an undergraduate intern
to the great and powerful, at ease within minutes. It was this persona as
much as his considerable technical brilliance that let him succeed, seemingly
effortlessly, in so many positions over the course of his 30-year career: as a
professor of electrical engineering, who was a constant winner of awards for
his charismatic classroom style; as one of the
pre-eminent researchers in the field of computer-aided design of integrated
circuits (Kaufman award winner); as a founder of at least two billion-dollar
companies (Cadence and Synopsys) — I’m sure there were others; as a venture
capitalist with Mayfield; as chair of the EECS Department; as the inspiration
behind the Center for Information Technology Research in Society (CITRIS); and,
finally, as perhaps the greatest engineering dean in UC Berkeley’s storied
history.
Online Marketplace to Support Student Projects
UC Berkeley has launched an online marketplace that allows
donors to make a targeted donation to support a specific student project.
HP has on-demand cooling system for data centers
A recent article in the SF Chronicle covered progress made at HP, with the help of CITRIS researchers, on finding cheaper ways to cool down a data center.
CET Technology Breakthrough Competition winners
The two top prizes at the CET Technology Breakthrough Competition went to projects on a low-cost disposable genome chip and a portable screening device for dengue fever.
Web 2 Mobile: A Business Plan Competition for the New Mobile Ecosystem
Tekes/FinNode is hosting a competition for entrepreneurs
and scientists to develop a business plan in the mobile arena.
Scientists track melting snowpack in the Sierras
Researchers from the Sierra Nevada Hydrologic Observatory are installing a unique network of ground sensors, weather gear and other
equipment to measure how much snow and ice build up each winter in the 400-mile
Sierra range and then track where the snowmelt goes.
Electronic medical records aid newborns
The
National Institutes of
Health has provided $1.35 million to a team of researchers at UC Santa Cruz working to develop
new statistical approaches that could dramatically improve the care for
severely ill newborn babies.
CITRIS Newsletter Online
A new CITRIS Newsletter is now online. In this issue we feature an article on how CITRIS’s Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST) is helping combat electronic identity theft. A second article focuses on how researchers are working on vastly increasing the speed of the internet.
Berkeley Nano Opportunity Challenge 2006
Berkeley Nano Opportunity Challenge 2006 brings together scientists, engineers, and business students to evaluate potential applications and commercial opportunities for ideas and innovations in Nanotechnology and related areas. Abstracts deadline: Oct. 27
New Multicampus Hazards California Institute
Preventing California’s many natural hazards from turning into natural disasters is the aim of the new California Hazards Institute, a multicampus research program of the University of California.