James Holston
James Holston’s current research examines the worldwide insurgence of democratic citizenships in the context of global urbanization. Three considerations frame this work: those of theme, method, and critique. The first…
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Kit Lam
Research Interests Dr. Lam is an expert in combinatorial chemistry, chemical biology, drug development, molecular imaging, nanotherapeutics and medical oncology. Dr. Lam leads a very active research laboratory. He invented…
Jan Hopmans
A unique aspect of my research is the broad scope, ranging over many scales of observation (microns to ~100 meters) and involves cutting edge investigation not only through field and…
John Battles
Research Interests Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics Research Description The goal of my research program is to know how and why forests change. My efforts are guided by the conviction…
Geoffrey Schladow
S. Geoffrey Schladow is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis, and director of the Tahoe Environmental Research Center. He serves on numerous federal,…
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)
…and LBNL have recently partnered in four areas of research and education at the forefront of large-scale computation: Conduct world-leading research in applied mathematics and computer science to provide leadership…
California Telehealth Network (CTN)
One important asset in and contribution to the health care field is the California Telehealth Network (CTN). Led by CITRIS researchers at the UC Davis Medical Center, the CTN is…
TierStore
…content), email, and file sharing. TierStore software has been tested in the field at several Internet cafes in rural Cambodia, and researchers are working with the National TeleHealth Unit at…
Magnetically Actuated MEMS Power Conditioning Circuits for Energy Scavenging in SmartGrid Applications
CITRIS research is making possible novel devices that will efficiently collect and store electrical energy scavenged from energized conductors such as common electrical appliance cords and higher voltage power distribution…
Lolland California Renewable Energy (LoCal-RE) Summer Program
…disciplines that play a role in allowing widespread renewable energy implementation. Through field trips, hands-on experiments, and discussions, the diverse team of students and faculty in the program will return…
Creating Mobile Laboratories for Studying Human Behavior: Is Unhealthy Eating a Matter of Price or Preference?
…facility for research on decision-making in many fields. By creating an XlabM application, researchers will be able to conduct studies on real people on such things as what they buy…
Point-of-Care Microfluidic Platform for Rapid Influenza Detection
…H1N1 virus. Developing the microfluidic system will require optimization of the affinity substrate and scheme for detecting antigens. This system will be field-deployable and the information can be incorporated into…
2010 CITRIS Seed Funding RFP Now Open
…cell phone cameras for remote diagnosis in resource-poor areas. It will be used in a field trial in Mexico. The Mobile Millennium project uses GPS-equipped smartphones to collect and distribute…
UC Santa Cruz Team Developing a High-tech Dictionary for the Classroom
Contact: Jennifer McNulty (831) 459-2495; jmcnulty@ucsc.edu Dictionaries in the classroom may go the way of typewriters if researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have their way. Word…
June ’07 Newsletter
…American Manufacturing Research Institution/Society of Manufacturing Engineers (NAMRI/SME) S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award. http://www.citris-uc.org/article/paul_wright_honored Radio interview with CITRIS researcher on the safety of the repaired MacArthur Maze On May 30,…
December ’06 Newsletter
…Research in California’s Future,” followed by faculty presentations on energy and new markets for information technology and then demonstrations of exciting research at CITRIS. Details can be found at http://www.citris-uc.org/symposium-2006….
December ’05 Newsletter
…breakthroughs be and how can they be used to improve society? This newsletter contains two forward-looking articles. “Sensor Networks and Beyond” surveys the innovative work CITRIS researchers are doing in…
February 2010 Newsletter
CITRIS “shortens the pipeline” between world-class laboratory research in science and engineering and the creation of startups, companies, and whole industries. By engaging business, economics, law, and public policy at…
May 2010 Newsletter
…Student Research Grants UC’s Berkeley Center for New Media announces the recipients of the 2010 Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Grants. The grantees are a diverse group of graduate students whose…
July 2010 Newsletter
…Institute, takes our energy research students and pairs them and their ideas with MBA students to develop real-world business plans for their technology. “It is a course,” says co-director Beverly…
Telemedicine: Bringing Healthcare to the Patient
CITRIS research in telemedicine will help improve medical access for those in remote regions throughout the state. by Gordy Slack ………………………………………….. California healthcare has never been better. However, this is…
Open Code and Culture at Merced’s New Collaboratory
…real-world work while learning computer science may draw a whole new kind of student into the field,” Wright says. By focusing on the content, and not just the programming itself,…
Peta Computing’s Parallel Universe
…studies, the new computers will give a broad range of users processing power heretofore reserved for weapons research. by Gordy Slack ………………………………………….. CITRIS researchers will soon have access to a…
PrIMed for Collaboration
…lines of research being pursued. To facilitate this process, Frenklach and colleagues launched a new initiative called Process Informatics Mode (PrIMe) in April. At the heart of the project is…