Additional Research Centers and Resources Adult Fitness ProgramUC Davis Sports Medicine Program The UC Davis Adult Fitness Program is designed to help individuals improve their health and physical fitness to prevent disease and improve quality of life. Our team of exercise specialists includes sports medicine physicians, exercise physiologists and nutritionists trained by UC Davis Sports Medicine, Exercise Biology and Nutrition Faculty in exercise testing and prescription and sports nutrition. This program exists to provide a public health service to the university and surrounding communities; to provide clinical learning opportunities for UC Davis students; to provide opportunities to study the benefit of exercise and proper nutrition in the prevention of disease and assist individuals in evaluating their progress through discounted repeat testing and evaluation. Advanced Highway Maintenance & Construction Technology Center (AHMCT) Academic Surge 1003; (530) 752-5981 In cooperation with state, federal, and private agencies, the center performs research and development on equipment and methods to improve the safety of highway systems, including their construction and maintenance. Advanced Transportation Infrastructure Research Center Facility (ATIRC) Center Under Construction; West Campus The UC Davis Advanced Transportation Infrastructure Research Center (ATIRC) project will provide a facility for two research programs: the Pavement Research Center (PRC) and the Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Research Center (AHMCT). Research at the PRC will be conducted in a variety of areas including geotechnical engineering, construction engineering and management, traffic engineering, material, mechanics, performance modeling, system analysis and economics, information management, and planning. Agricultural Sustainability Institute Thomas P. Tomich, Director
The institute distributes a three-times-per year newsletter entitled Sustainable Agriculture; http://sarep.ucdavis.edu/newsltr/newsletters.htm. California Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The California Agricultural Experiment Station has branches on the UC Davis, UC Riverside and UC Berkeley campuses. The UC Davis branch includes approximately 500 faculty and CE Specialists in more than 30 departments and units in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the College of Biological Sciences and the School of Veterinary Medicine. In addition to laboratory facilities, it has approximately 3,000 acres devoted to agricultural research in the areas of experimental crops, orchards and animal facilities. The Experiment Station facilitates research in agricultural production, food processing, nutrition, animal care and disease prevention, consumer sciences and community development and environmental quality, with emphasis on resource conservation and management, water and soil pollution and regional planning. Center for Advanced Laboratory Fusion Science and Engineering (CALFUSE) Hertz Hall; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Numerous climate studies have concluded that the heavy use of fossil fuels to meet the world's ever-increasing energy demand may have the consequence of deleterious global climate change. To limit carbon dioxide emission, alternative energy sources must be developed. Many prominent environmentalists and politicians view the use of nuclear energy as the best solution to curb greenhouse effects on global climate. Currently, nuclear energy is produced commercially in fission reactors. However, energy production by nuclear fusion rather than fission may have significant advantages. In contrast to fission, fusion offers the potential of energy production with enormously reduced environmental impact. Unlike the enriched uranium used in fission reactors, the fuel used for fusion is comparatively safe, abundant and widely distributed geographically. Fusion reactions, and the conditions required to create them, are scientifically well understood; the most familiar fusion reactor is the Earth's sun, whose energy is provided by hydrogen fusion. For controlled nuclear fusion on Earth, the deuterium found in seawater would be sufficient to supply the world's energy needs for billions of years. In order to create a commercially successful fusion reactor, many physics questions will need to be answered, and new technologies must be developed. The purpose of the CALFUSE Center is to coordinate all facets of fusion science and engineering research, and to participate in worldwide fusion energy development. The Center will enlist all areas of research and welcome all research organizations which may have fusion-related applications. Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology 2700 Stockton Blvd. Suite 1400 Research and development applications utilizing biophotonics–the science of using light to understand the inner workings of cell and tissues in living organisms. Applications of biophotonics range from using light to selectively treat tumors, to sequencing DNA, biochemical studies and identifying single biomolecules within cells. Center for Child and Family Studies West House of Center for Child and Family Studies The Center for Child and Family Studies (CCFS) houses the Early Childhood Laboratory (ECL), a research, teaching and demonstration laboratory of the Division of Human Development and Family Studies in the Department of Human and Community Development. At the ECL, students enrolled in human development courses learn observational techniques and participate with peers, children, parents and professionals in developmental programs for infants through preschoolers. Students study early development in a naturalistic setting, linking research and theory to principles of interaction and developing recognition of and respect for individual differences. Selected undergraduate students participate in faculty and graduate student research at the laboratory. The CCFS also houses several research and outreach facilities, such as the Eichhorn Family House, and a computer lab for Human and Community Development students. Center for Computational Fluid Dynamics 2132 Bainer Hall; (530) 752-0580 The Center uses modern computation facilities, including a Massively Parallel Supercomputer, to explore complex motions of fluids. Applications are to fluid flows and aeronautics, including mesh generation, analysis and design of aerodynamic configurations, turbulence modeling, electromagnetism, chemically reacting flows, biological fluid dynamics computations, and wind energy research. Center for Developmental Nutrition TB 33 The Center for Developmental Nutrition supports predoctoral and postdoctoral research in nutrition and development. The laboratory promotes collaborative research on the study of how nutrients influence the development of individuals at multiple life stages. Center for Environmental & Water Resources Engineering 2001 Engineering III; (530) 752-0586 Current research includes dynamic modeling of quality characteristics of surface waters; mixing processes in surface waters; contaminant transport in the subsurface; surface chemistry of soils with particular emphasis on organic sorption and desorption; environmental restoration; atmospheric dispersion and air pollution control systems; combustion by-product formation; disinfection using ultraviolet radiation; microbial denitrification of domestic water supplies; microbial degradation of vapor phase contaminants; and analysis of economic impacts of stormwater quality management programs. Center for Future Information Technology 2063 Kemper Hall; (530) 754-8380 Center for Geotechnical Modeling 2655 Brooks Road; (530) 752-7929 The center performs research in the broad area of geotechnical engineering, but focuses on earthquake engineering problems such as effects of ground shaking and liquefaction and soil-foundation-structure interaction for buildings, bridges, dams, tunnels, and port facilities. The center performs numerical simulations using advanced computational tools, develops design procedures and new techniques for site characterization, but emphasizes physical modeling using one of the world's largest and most advanced geotechnical centrifuge facilities. The centrifuge is available for shared use by researchers from around the country and is a supported by the George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) 3179 Kemper Hall; (530) 752-7063 CITRIS is one of the California Institutes of Science and Innovation involving a partnership between four UC campuses (UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz), industry and the state to create and harness information technology to tackle society's most critical needs. CITRIS research focuses on problems that have a major impact on the economy, quality of life, and future success of California: conserving energy; education; saving lives, property, and productivity in the wake of disasters; boosting transportation efficiency; advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease; and expanding business growth through richer personalized information services. Center for Molecular Genomic Imaging (CMGI) 451 Health Sciences Drive; (530) 754-8960 The CMGI offers the research community state-of-the-art imaging technologies for in vivo small animal research. With the use of increasingly sophisticated animal models of human disease, imaging studies are expected to provide new insights in many areas of biomedical research, including oncology, cardiology, neuroscience and pharmacology. It is anticipated that molecular and genomic imaging will lead to advances in basic science, as well as to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools for use in the clinical setting. The CMGI currently provides and supports positron emission tomography (microPET), x-ray computed tomography (microCT), ultrasound, and optical (bioluminescent and fluorescent) scanning procedures for non-invasive imaging of small research animals. CMGI also supports magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the adjacent UC Davis NMR Facility. In addition, a satellite facility at the California National Regional Primate Center houses a microPET scanner for imaging non-human primates. The CMGI operates a biomedical cyclotron and radiochemistry facility for synthesizing short-lived radiotracers for PET imaging. CMGI staff provide services that include consultation, protocol planning and experimental design, animal handling and physiologic monitoring, injection of contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals, scanning, data reconstruction and visualization, image analysis and data backup. The CMGI facilities are open to all researchers at UC Davis, and are also open, on a space- available basis, to external researchers. CMGI is supported in part by grants from the National Cancer Institute. Center for Neuroscience Edward G. Jones, Director The Center for Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary unit that serves as the focal point for the study of the neurosciences at UC Davis. Faculty affiliated with the Center are from 13 departments and sections. The center sponsors a seminar series, conferences and symposia, distributes a quarterly newsletter, provides research space for center members and supports graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and distinguished visitors. Faculty and students are engaged in the study of brain mechanisms responsible for normal human cognitive and perceptual processes and in the study of fundamental aspects of nerve cell function and development. A core group of cognitive neuroscientists uses various imaging techniques and electrophysiological techniques to study both the normal and lesioned cerebral cortex to understand how the normal brain controls behavior. Other faculty members use either animal models to understand how information is processed in the brain or simple systems to study the fundamental biology of nerve function and development and disorders affecting them. Center on Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies (CPIMA) Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science; CPIMA, a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center of the National Science Foundation, is an academic-industrial partnership comprised of UC Davis, Stanford University, UC Berkeley and IBM Almaden Research Center. The research focus is on interface science of polymers and low-molecular weight amphiphiles, biomolecular materials and hybrid, nanostructured materials with applications in information storage, microelectronics and spatially resolved microanalytical chemistry. Computer Security Laboratory 2063 Kemper Hall; seclab-contact@cs.ucdavis.edu The mission of the UC Davis Computer Security Laboratory is to improve the current state of computer and information security and assurance through research and teaching. The Security Lab investigates security problems in the network infrastructure, in computer security, and in information assurance in general. Current projects include intrusion detection and response, vulnerabilities analysis, software security, security of various routing and network protocols (especially wireless network protocols), cellular network security, and malware analysis and defense. The Security Laboratory also researches and detects malicious code (viruses, worms, time bombs, etc.) in programs and detects attempts to penetrate or misuse computer systems. Research projects are supported by corporate and government organizations. Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, and Hybrid Vehicle (FCH2V) GATE Center of Excellence 2028 Academic Surge, Institute for Transportation Studies; (530) 754-9000 Established in 2005, the FCH2V GATE Center is focused on research, education, industrial collaboration and outreach within automotive technology. A systems integration philosophy is guiding the FCH2V Center's education and research activities. The center is using its knowledge and understanding of systems to identify critical research needs and design efficient and effective research and education initiatives. It is integrating the latest thinking on fuel cell and hybrid vehicle systems with hydrogen energy systems modeling. The focus is on training students to approach their work from both micro and macro perspectives–to understand vehicle design at the component as well as systems integration level. Health Sciences Research LaboratoriesThe Health Sciences Research Laboratories are biological science facilities with research staff and assistance for faculty, staff and students. Animal Surgery Laboratory Buildings H and J; Center for Laboratory Animal Science This unit is a surgical research facility in compliance with NIH, AAALAC and USDA standards. Instruction in surgical techniques is available including multiple training stations for larger groups. Surgical instruments, drapes, anesthesia machines, scrub suits, and equipment for monitoring vital signs and physiologic parameters are available. Staff are available to perform or assist with both survival and non-survival surgical procedures depending on the investigator's requirements. Staff are also available for post-operative care, data and sample collection as required, and assistance with preparation of the IACUC Protocol for Animal Care and Use. Human Performance Laboratory 164 Hickey Gym The Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) was founded in 1963 and has a long history of basic and applied research and outreach in exercise physiology, biomechanics and sports psychology. The HPL has been involved in a variety of research areas since its inception including metabolism, heat stress, fluid balance, injury prevention, body composition and health benefits of physical activity and fitness. The HPL is represented by full-time and adjunct faculty members with varying research backgrounds and scientific interests. The HPL facilities allow measurement of a comprehensive list of human performance characteristics. Investigators have access to advanced data acquisition systems for evaluation in the areas of biomechanics, motor learning, environmental physiology, cardiopulmonary and thermoregulatory physiology, human nutrition and exercise and muscle metabolism. Specific technologies and capabilities include a biochemistry lab, extensive computing facilities, high speed 3-D video motion analysis, ground reaction force measurement, ultrasound imaging, a temperature and humidity controlled environmental chamber and systems for measurement of oxygen consumption, body composition and psychomotor performance. The HPL meets the needs of today's creative researcher and has the capacity to assist in answering tomorrows research questions. Humanities Institute Carolyn de la Peña, Director The Davis Humanities Institute (DHI) is an interdisciplinary research center that fosters intellectual collaborations and facilitates access to resources for faculty and graduate students who are actively engaged in research and teaching in the humanities, the arts, cultural studies and the humanistically-oriented social sciences. It advocates for the humanities within the UC Davis community and works with funding agencies to secure individual and programmatic resources for HArCS faculty. The Institute sponsors faculty research seminars on designated themes as well as seventeen working research clusters to explore emerging research areas and provide collaborative opportunities for faculty and graduate students. The Institute also organizes conferences, workshops and lectures, including the Public Intellectuals Forum, and a graduate student research symposium, and provides partial funding for events that serve humanities scholars at UC Davis. The DHI is also the home of the California Cultures Initiative, which supports community-based media projects and engaged scholarship on regional issues and works to build connections between humanities scholars at UC Davis and the surrounding region. Institute for Ultra-Scale Visualization 2127 Kemper Hall; (530) 754-8579 The SciDAC Ultra-Scale Visualization Institute, established on September 15, 2006, is a 5-year research and outreach effort sponsored by the DOE SciDAC program. Its mission is to address the upcoming peta and exa-scale visualization challenges facing computational science and engineering. The Institute will foster the exchange of knowledge between universities, DOE laboratories, and industry to make advanced visualization an integrated component in scientific discovery. The Institute will revolutionize the very process of scientific discovery by equipping scientists with tools that shed light on the knowledge hidden in previously incomprehensible datasets. Mann Laboratory 103 Mann Laboratory Plant scientists in the Louis K. Mann Laboratory study the physiology, biochemistry, microbiology and molecular biology of pre-harvest and harvested fruits, ornamentals, and vegetables to improve and maintain their quality and safety during harvest, storage, processing, distribution and marketing. The six faculty housed in this facility are members of the Department of Plant Sciences and one USDA/ARS research scientist. Research and extension activities are supported by students, postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists. Research ranges from the basic molecular biology to practical storage technologies for horticultural crops, including whole and lightly processed products. Results are of interest to other researchers in the plant sciences and food science as well as to growers, shippers, transportation and logistics providers, marketers and consumers of fresh fruit and vegetables. The facility is equipped with 18 controlled-temperature rooms, eight research laboratories, specialized postharvest analytical equipment, advanced rapid test equipment for human pathogens, and a small conference room. Materials Science Central Facilities Kemper Hall; lower level rooms 108-167 Central Facilities is a group of eight laboratories that provide many essential resources for the faculty, students and researchers. Major equipment at MSCF includes a Scintag XDS-2000 powder diffractometer, an SEM (Philips FEI XL30 SFEG) one TEM (Phillips CM-12), a TEM/STEM (JEOL 2500 SE), FT-IR and FT-micro-Raman spectrometers (Bruker RFS 100) and a small-angle x-ray scattering system (Bruker AXS). MSCF is also fully equipped for metallography and electron microscopy sample preparation including a new ion milling system. The goal in developing these laboratories was to provide an infrastructure that could serve the wide range of ongoing research activities in this department and in collaborations with researchers in other departments and institutions. All equipment in this facility are available to users from both within and outside UC Davis at nominal hourly rates. This infrastructure is also a key part of our laboratory teaching program. Students get to use professional, research-grade instruments to do modern, sophisticated experiments similar to those they will be doing in their future employment or in their graduate studies. Natural Reserve System Virginia Boucher, Manager The UC Davis campus administers six reserves that are available for teaching and research.
The university maintains over 35 reserves throughout the state, many of which are available for teaching and research. Northern California Nanotechnology Center West Wing Kemper Hall; Office1125 Kemper Hall; (530) 754-9518 The Northern California Nanotechnology Center (NCNC), a new research/teaching/industry facility for nanotechnology and micro-fabrication, is housed in the College of Engineering at UC Davis. NCNC is a world class center for the synthesis, fabrication, and analysis of nanoscale devices and materials for applications in:
Opened in 2004, the Northern California Nanotechnology Center operates a 10,000+ square foot class 100 cleanroom laboratory. The laboratory is available for use by UC Davis faculty, students and staff on a recharge basis. Students, research staff and research faculty may use any tool in the facility after they have passed a training/certification module. Local industry may also be interested in using the facility by becoming an Industrial Affiliate. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility Medical Sciences 1D The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility provides access to state-of-the-art NMR instrumentation for spectroscopy and imaging to researchers in the biological, medical and physical sciences. At present, the facility operates ten spectrometers of varying purposes and capabilities at field strengths from 300 to 800 MHz. Applications include structural characterization of organic molecules, determination of protein structure and dynamics, imaging and in vivo spectroscopy of small animals, plants, and materials, and spectroscopy of solids. The Facility also has workstations for off-line data processing. Four full-time staff members are available to assist campus researchers in utilizing the instrumentation. Pavement Research Center 3153 Engineering III; (530) 754-6409 The Pavement Research Center uses innovative research and sound engineering principles to improve pavement structures, materials and technologies. Work at the PRC focuses on asphalt and concrete pavements, including design, materials, rehabilitation, life cycle, maintenance and reconstruction; pavement cost analysis and strategy selection, effects of pavement activities on traffic in urban areas and pavement performance modeling. Social Science Data Service 105 Social Sciences and Humanities Building The Social Science Data Service (SSDS) is a unit of the Institute of Governmental Affairs (IGA). SSDS provides quantitative computing and consulting services in support of faculty and graduate students involved in social science research on the UC Davis campus. SSDS provides consulting services for the wide range of software used by social scientists and assists with questions regarding the use of SSDS computers and statistical and data-related programming. SSDS manages a UNIX system and a PC research lab used for quantitative social science computing. Specialized support is available for extramurally funded research projects managed by IGA. Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) UC Davis Administration Office; Watershed Sciences Building; The Tahoe Environmental Research Center is dedicated to research, education and public outreach on lakes and their surrounding watersheds and airsheds. Lake ecosystems include the physical, biogeochemical and human environments, and the interactions among them. The Center is committed to providing objective scientific information for restoration and sustainable use of the Lake Tahoe Basin. UC Agricultural Issues Center 249 Hunt Hall The UC Agricultural Issues Center is a university-wide research and outreach unit that draws on expertise from many disciplines. The center focuses on California's agricultural issues related to science and technology, international trade and markets, agribusiness trends, rural-urban issues, natural resources and the environment, human resources and agricultural policy. UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity Formally the UC Davis Herbarium The UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity provides information on the names, uses, toxicity and distribution of plants. Anyone can visit the Herbarium to use its dried plant collections (300,000 specimens), botanical library and microscopes, but a phone call is suggested to make sure staff will be available to assist you. The collections are used most commonly to check plant identifications, but they are also used by campus faculty and students for teaching and research in plant systematics and ecology. Herbarium staff answer hundreds of public service requests each year (especially identification of weeds and poisonous plants). Collections include vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and algae. The majority of these specimens are angiosperms (flowering plants), mainly from California, but the collections are worldwide in scope, with strong holdings from North America, Ecuador, Baja California and regions with Mediterranean climate regimes. The herbarium is well known for its collection of weeds and poisonous plants, although it also has world-class collections of grasses, oaks and spurges. The Herbarium's support group, the Davis Botanical Society, hosts a wide range of botanical events, workshops and trips each year. UC Davis Energy Institute 1850 Research Park Drive, Suite 300; (530) 747-3973 The Energy Institute at UC Davis has been established for the purposes of focusing and coordinating energy research and education on the campus and facilitating interactions with other instates, laboratories and programs across the nation and around the world. The breadth and depth of energy research on the campus supports the vision for building a world-class institute in energy with particular focus on sustainable energy system design. The Institute will also serve as home to a new Energy Graduate Group providing advanced degrees in energy science, technology and policy. UC Davis J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory (JAHL) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; (530) 752-2385 UC Davis J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory's research areas include engineering hydraulics, fisheries protection, and ecological and environmental hydraulics. UC Davis JAHL was built to perform hydraulic modeling studies for the California State Water Project in the 1960s. It has been conducting hydraulic investigations through scaled physical models, prototype models and numerical models to provide modeling service to federal, state, local water agencies and private entities. Recently conducted research include sturgeon passage study, debris removal/trashrack/traveling screen study, fish treadmill study of fish behaviors near long fish screens, Devil Canyon power plant afterbay hydraulics, and Gorman Creek flood control channel hydraulics, etc. UC Davis JAHL has been actively participating in the development of solutions to fish protection technologies for the Bay Delta river system. Researchers in UC Davis JAHL, including fish biologists and hydraulic engineers, have many years of experience on testing Sacramento River and Bay Delta fish species under various hydraulic and environmental conditions. They also have extensive experience in handling invasive water plant species that occur in the Delta fish facilities, such as Egeria. Researchers at UC Davis JAHL, with the help of the state and federal agencies, has been pursuing the application of new fish protection technologies and developing a better understanding of the hydraulic and biological issues in the Sacramento River and Bay Delta system. Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) DNA Laboratory, Old Davis Road Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center (VMTRC) UC Davis VMTRC The Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center (VMTRC) is a clinical teaching and research center within the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The center offers a forum for teaching, research and service programs for D.V.M. students, M.P.V.M. students, graduate students, residents, university faculty and visiting researchers interested in food animal production and agroecosystem health. VMTRC programs emphasize herd health medicine, epidemiology and preventive medicine, production management, agricultural economics, environmental protection, food safety/defense, animal health and well-being, and renewable energy. X-Ray Crystallographic Facility James C. Fettinger, Ph.D. The X-Ray Crystallographic Facility, located in the Department of Chemistry, provides crystal structure determinations for researchers. Single crystals from all branches of chemistry are studied. The facility is equipped with two X-ray diffractometers, a Bruker SMART1000 and a Siemens P4 equipped with a rotating Cu anode source and possesses a stereo-microscope. Access to a Bruker ApexII diffractometer is also available. All instruments possess variable low temperature systems. Consultation and collaboration on a variety of single crystal related projects can be arranged. |
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