Partnership

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) leverage the research strengths of the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa Cruz, and operate within the greater ecosystem of the University and the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley. 

CITRIS strengthens bridges between world-class laboratory research, state and national policymakers, and companies and startups creating new applications and reshaping entire industries. CITRIS and the Banatao Institute facilitate interdisciplinary work among hundreds of University of California faculty members, students, corporate partners, and international institutions. Together with these public and private partners, they shape the future of technology in ways that cross traditional boundaries.

CNM2 provides the UC Davis campus community with a full spectrum of state-of-the-art micro-nanofabrication equipment, processes, and services. The Center enables nanometer-scale lithography, deposition, etching, and characterization capabilities for leading-edge research in MEMS/BioMEMS, Sensors, Photonics, Heterogeneous integration, Optoelectronics, Compound semiconductors, Meta surfaces, Microfluidics, Biomedical devices, Optics, Quantum Nanophotonics and Solar cells. 

CNM2 houses a 10,000 square-foot ISO 5 (Class 100) cleanroom, offering a broad line of lithography tools, metal and dielectric thin-film deposition, dry etching, thermal process, analytical and characterization equipment to support device manufacturing for a variety of industries and applications. 

The San Joaquin County Office of Education is a regional agency that provides educational leadership, resources, and customized services to assist school districts. The SJCOE promotes student achievement and accountability, serves San Joaquin County’s most vulnerable students, and strives to create an environment in which every student, regardless of circumstances, has an opportunity for a quality education.

There are more than 151,000 students enrolled in 14 school districts in the county. The SJCOE and its divisions fulfill state mandates to oversee district finances, register teacher credentials, certify school attendance records, and develop countywide programs to serve special student populations. The SJCOE also provides leadership, resources, and services to help school districts teach their students.

The Fab Lab is giant engineering classroom designed to "WOW." Students of all ages learn NGSS engineering design standards, while being amazed at their own ability to use math, science, and technology to invent something new, solve a problem, or compete with others. 

The lab has tons of high end equipment (laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC mills, robotics arenas, vinyl cutters and more than 100 computers from 3D augmented reality zSpace workstations to Raspberry Pi) to give an amazing science and engineering experience to students who come for field trips, events, and summer STEM Camps and to teachers who come from professional development of graduate level classes.