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i4Energy Seminar: Printed Energy Storage Devices for Micro-power Supplies

As electronic devices become smaller in volume and more specialized in functionality, a paradigm shift in energy storage design and manufacture is beginning to emerge and can be realized with the development of simple, low-cost, solutions-based processing methods to incorporate custom energy buffers directly onto a device.

Message from Director Jeff Wright

CITRIS@UCMerced continues its ground-breaking research driven by the goal of bringing computational innovation to bear to societal problems. Recent breakthroughs include improved technologies and methodologies for forecasting solar resources; new sensors for environmental monitoring and assessment; intelligent autonomous systems to assist humans in difficulty situations such as first-response rescue operations; enhanced energy management and controls in buildings; expanded capabilities for monitoring our nations water resources; improved technologies supporting SmartGRID development; and much more.  Technologies that will serve the people and commercial enterprise of California… Jeff Wright Director: CITRIS@UCMerced jwright@citris-uc.org

i4Energy Seminar: Legal implications of Climate Modeling

This presentation discusses the uses and limitations of these models for courts and agencies. Climate scientists have created a unique institutional system for assessing and improving models, going well beyond the usual system of peer review. Consequently, their conclusions should be entitled to considerable credence by courts and agencies.

Research Exchange: Advancing Health Through Technology: The Vision of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

A nurse leader, educator and scientist and a nationally-recognized expert in gerontological nursing and rural health care, Heather M. Young was appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing at UC Davis Health System in 2008. She also serves as the founding Dean of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.