The funding will support the launch of a new agriculture technology center called iCREATE.
Climate
CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz announces 2022 campus seed awards
The recipients will receive up to $40,000 to pursue multidisciplinary projects related to climate resilience.
CITRIS PI discusses potential challenges for California’s gas car ban
UC Davis transportation researcher Gil Tal shared his thoughts with The New York Times regarding California’s plan to ban gas cars by 2035.
Clarity Movement Co. raises $9.6M in series A+ funding
2014 CITRIS Foundry alum Clarity plans to use the investment to accelerate its product development.
New Sun Road partners with PG&E on remote microgrids
PG&E will be using New Sun Road technology to establish a set of remote microgrids in wildfire-prone locations in California.
CITRIS Seed Funding offers up to $60K for multicampus research for social good
Investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for 2022 CITRIS Seed Awards.
Coalition founded by Foundry alum seeks to hold polluters accountable
Climate TRACE, a tech coalition co-founded by 2014 CITRIS Foundry venture WattTime, plans to release its first asset-level inventory this fall.
Wexler weighs in on effects of air quality on human health
CITRIS PI Anthony Wexler recently spoke to USA Today about how air pollution affects human welfare.
Kammen on California carbon neutrality: We can do better
Per his research, California can reach neutrality by 2035 by prioritizing affordable renewable energy technologies.
Von Meier touts ‘transformative’ solar microgrids in WSJ
The Wall Street Journal asked a group of energy experts which tech had the most potential to mitigate the effects of climate change. CITRIS’s Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier responded.
CITRIS researchers assess cost of California drought
CITRIS researchers Josué Medellín-Azuara and Joshua Viers from UC Merced co-authored a report that measured the financial impact of the 2021 drought in California.
Von Meier talks climate change impact on power grid
In a recent AP story, Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier, director of the CIEE electric grid program area, discussed the impacts of climate change on America’s outdated power grids.
Crittenden builds case for diversity in climate tech
CITRIS Executive Director Camille Crittenden offers an analysis of gender diversity in energy fields in honor of Women’s History Month for the Berkeley Blog.
Haya talks carbon offsets in Bloomberg, Washington Post
Barbara Haya, a research fellow working with CITRIS Climate and the California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) discusses offsetting carbon emissions.
CITRIS Research Exchange: Richard L. Corsi on Indoor Air Quality
Paolo D’Odorico
Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley
CITRIS Research Exchange: Crystal Kolden on Fire Science
Stefano Schiavon
Professor of Architecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Zhaodan Kong
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Scott Moura
Clare and Hsieh Wen Shen Endowed Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, Chair of Engineering Science, and Faculty Director of PATH, UC Berkeley
Lilian Davila
Assistant Professional Researcher, UC Merced
Grace Gu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley
Rebecca Hernandez
Associate Professor of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis
Stephen Robinson
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Spaceflight Research, UC Davis