CITRIS

We are grateful to Jeppesen Foreflight, our latest CITRIS Aviation Prize sponsor, for its generous support of our student innovators!

Learn more about the 2025–26 Aviation Prize, which challenges University of California student teams to design critical aviation simulations and subsystems: https://citris-uc.org/research/aviation/aviation-prize/

The countdown is on: One week remains for principal investigators to submit CITRIS Seed Funding proposals. ⏳

Receive up to $60K for projects in aerospace/aviation, AI/robotics, climate resilience, digital health. Open to P*s at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz.

Apply by April 22: bit.ly/citris-26seed-funding

On Feb. 26, we marked the launch of our 25th anniversary celebration with CITRIS Day 2026. 🎉

Featuring the theme “Engineering a Future Fit for Humanity,” the event gathered faculty, students, industry partners and supporters to highlight research and partnerships across the University of California's four CITRIS campuses.

Read the full event recap: bit.ly/citris26-citris-day-recap

📷: Saul Bromberger

We invite P*s at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz to apply for up to $60K for projects that strengthen University of California connections and drive novel tech applications.

Areas of interest are:
— Aerospace and aviation
— AI, autonomy and robotics
— Digital health
— Sustainability and climate resilience

Proposals are due April 22: bit.ly/citris-26seed-funding

We are thrilled to welcome Zhaodan Kong as associate director of CITRIS at UC Davis, joining campus director Sam King on the leadership team.

"Zhaodan’s focus on using novel research to solve society’s biggest problems and dedication to student mentorship epitomize the spirit of CITRIS," said King.

Read more about Kong's research: bit.ly/citris-26kong-ucdavis

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