Research Initiative Seeks Proposals

December 15, 2010 – Wanted: multidisciplinary research proposals in need of funding. Reward: up to $40,000 for projects that will evolve into significant multiyear, multidisciplinary projects or centers. CALIT2, in conjunction with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the
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Calit2 Celebrates 10 Years of Collaboration

December 14, 2010 – On Dec. 7, 2000, California Gov. Gray Davis and former University of California President Richard Atkinson announced the creation of four Institutes for Science & Innovation, including a joint award to UC Irvine and UC San Diego for the formation of CALIT
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International Award Goes to de Figueiredo

December 02, 2010 – CALIT2 academic affiliate Rui J.P. de Figueiredo, electrical engineering and computer science and mathematics research professor, has been awarded the Golomb/Chilingar “Giants of Science and Engineering” Medal of Honor by the Russian Academy of Natural Scienc
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Ready, Aim, Record!

November 23, 2010 – CALIT2 faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students and staff are invited to participate in a unique video project in honor of the institute’s upcoming 10th anniversary celebration. The experimental, participatory 4K cinema project will capture the diversity o
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Professor Claims International Water Prize

November 22, 2010 – UCI professor Soroosh Sorooshian, Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, recently garnered prestigious international acclaim.  The director of UCI’s Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing, and CALIT2 a
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Power to the People

November 18, 2010 – An overflow crowd attended this month’s Igniting Technology event in the CALIT2 Building, discovering the latest in energy efficiency research, policy, building codes, incentives and feedback mechanisms. The semiannual event is sponsored by intellectual prope
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Raising Resources

November 10, 2010 – Raising capital to fund a new business is not something most researchers relish. But it’s a necessary evil, and last week researchers and entrepreneurial hopefuls got some useful tips from seasoned experts when they attended the second event in the CALIT2/Tec
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Green IT Blooms

November 02, 2010 – By 2012, Southern California Edison will have installed 5 million “smart” electricity meters in homes and small businesses throughout its 50,000-square-mile territory. The devices, which provide hourly data and can be accessed wirelessly, will enable consumer
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Hemminger Named Research Vice Chancellor

October 28, 2010 – CALIT2 collaborator John C. Hemminger has been named UCI vice chancellor for research, effective Nov. 1, 2010. Hemminger has been dean of the School of Physical Sciences since August 2006. A UCI alumnus in chemistry, Hemminger received his Ph.D. in chemical ph
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Research: A Bird’s Eye View

October 26, 2010 – Nine UCI undergraduate students recount their SURF-IT summer research experiences. Ana Maria Sanchez: I am especially interested in what role online game worlds play in children’s lives and the benefits there may be for spending a lot of time there. I like to
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