Research Investments in the Sciences and Engineering (RISE) Program
RISE Report
This report includes an executive summary of the RISE initiative as well as details on the program. Click here for the full report (PDF).
RISE Award Notification
Following a rigorous review process and consultation with the Provost and the Chair of the Academic Senate, the Office of Research is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Research Investments in the Sciences and Engineering (RISE) awards. The proposals selected for funding represent the finest interdisciplinary concepts generated by UC Davis faculty for this competition. In total, $10.9 million will be awarded to thirteen highly innovative interdisciplinary RISE themes over a three year period. The funded themes are listed below. It is expected that these awards will lead to transformative new knowledge and technologies that will attract large-scale funding from federal, state, foundation, corporate or other private sources. In addition, we are pleased that the RISE program will create a large number of new opportunities for interdisciplinary research training at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels.
Proposals were evaluated by an External Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) comprised of members of the national academies, and individuals of similar stature. Additional off-site expert reviewers with domain expertise complemented the ESAC panel and provided more in-depth insight into particular scientific areas. Each proposal received three individual reviews with at least one by a member of the ESAC utilizing criteria delineated in the RFA. A two-day review meeting was held June 13-14, 2012, during which proposals were ranked by the ESAC Panel and recommendations made for funding. Full details of the RISE review process will be included in a document to be released on November 30, in conjunction with the inaugural RISE Symposium, at which the awardees will present their work.
Our appreciation goes to the faculty and staff who put so much energy into the 119 submissions received by OR. While there were many excellent proposals, with requests totaling nearly $110 million, the resources available and stringent evaluation process allowed for only a limited number of thematic concepts to be funded.
To those teams who were not selected on this occasion, OR staff look forward to working with you to identify other avenues for funding your thematic concepts. Theme Leaders of all proposals will soon receive review summaries that should be useful in advancing project goals and improving scientific competitiveness.
Finally, congratulations to the awardees of the RISE Program at UC Davis. The staff at OR is looking forward to working with the winning teams to make the RISE Themes a resounding success, building on our combined strengths to create the science of the future.
Harris A. Lewin
Vice Chancellor for Research
Questions or comments? Please contact campusRISE@ucdavis.edu. Thank you.
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Theme Leader
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Theme Title
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Theme Faculty
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George Bruening |
Structural Biochemistry of Plant-Pathogen Interactions to Promote Healthy Crops and Enhance Global Food Security | Gitta Coaker, Plant Pathology; SP Dinesh-Kumar, Plant Biology; Andrew Fisher, Molecular & Cellular Biology; Ioannis Stergiopoulos, Plant Pathology; David Wilson, Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Simon Cherry Biomedical Engineering | UC Davis Center of Excellence in Translational Molecular Imaging | Julie Sutcliffe, Biomedical Engineering/Oncology; Ramsey Badawi, Radiology; Jinyi Qi, Biomedical Engineering; Alice Tarantal, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy; Lars Berglund, Clinical and Translational Science Center; Karen Kelly, Comprehensive Cancer Center |
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Daniel Cox
Physics |
ANSWER: Amyloids for Nanoparticle Synthesis, Wiring, Energy, and Remediation | Rrajiv Singh, Physics; Xi Chen, Chemistry; Josh Hihath, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Gang-yu Liu, Chemistry; Michael Toney, Chemistry; Ted Powers, Molecular and Cellular Biology; Gergely Zimanyi, Physics |
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Satya Dandekar
Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Protecting the Fragile Intestine: Integrating Microbiota and Mucosal Health | Bruce German, Food Science & Technology; Mark Underwood, Pediatric Neonatology; David Mills, Viticulture & Enology; Ralph deVere White, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Richard Pollard, Infectious Diseases; Thomas Prindiville, Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Bryce Falk Plant Pathology |
RNA-Based, Amplification Free, Pathogen Identification Using Nano-Enabled Electronic Detection (RAPID-NEED) | Paul Feldstein, Plant Pathology; Erkin Seker, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Maria Marco, Food Science & Technology; Josh Hihath, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Andre Knoesen, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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Katherine Ferrara
Biomedical Engineering |
Center for Content Rich Evaluation of Therapeutic Efficacy (cCRETE) |
Steven Currall, Graduate School of Management; Ralph deVere White, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Bruce Hammock, Entomology; Dawei Lin, Genome Center; Alexander Revzin, Biomedical Engineering; Clifford Tepper, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine; Frederic Gorin, Neurology |
| Jay Han Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
iWHW at UC Davis (Initiative for Wireless Health and Wellness At UC Davis) | Prasant Mohapatra, Computer Science; Thomas Nesbitt, Family and Community Medicine; Heather Young, School of Nursing; Lars Berglund, Clinical & Translational Science Center |
| Karl Levitt Computer Science |
Cyber-security for Critical Infrastructures: Smart Grid, Financial and Human-centered Mobile Networks |
James Bushnell, Economics; Anna Scaglione, Electrical and Computer Engineering; George Barnett, Communication; Nicole Woolsey Biggart, Graduate School of Management; Hao Chen, Computer Science |
| Kwan-Liu Ma Computer Science |
UC Davis Center of Excellence for Visualization |
Fu-Tong Liu, Dermatology; Ramsey Badawi, Radiology; Robert Faris, Sociology; Susan Verba, Design; Tom Turrentine, Institute of Transportation Studies |
| Nelson Max Computer Science |
New Tools for Understanding, Monitoring, and Overcoming Plant Stress |
Julin Maloof, Plant Biology; David Slaughter, Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Neelima Sinha, Plant Biology; Jinyi Qi, Biomedical Engineering |
| Kimberley McAllister Neurobiology; Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior | I-CAN SZ (Interdisciplinary, Collaborative, Analysis of Neuroimmune-Based Schizophrenia) | Cameron Carter, Psychiatry; David Amaral, Psychiatry; Julie Sutcliffe, Biomedical Engineering; Simon Cherry, Biomedical Engineering; Judy Van de Water, Internal Medicine: Rheumatology; Paul Ashwood, Medical Microbiology and Immunology; Melissa Bauman, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Edward Pugh Physiology and Membrane Biology; Cell Biology and Human Anatomy |
The UC Davis Eye-Pod: Functional Imaging of Single Cells in the Eyes of Living Animals under Normal, Pathogenic and Regenerative Conditions | Paul Fitzgerald, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy; John S. Werner, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior; Jan Nolta, Institute for Regenerative Cures; Susanna Park, Ophthalmology; Scott Simon, Biomedical Engineering; Fitz-Roy Curry, Physiology and Membrane Biology; Nadean Brown, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy; Hwai-Jong Cheng, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior; Marie Burns, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy; Leonard Hjelmeland, Opthamology; Tom Glaser, Cell Biology and Human Anatomy |
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Thomas Turrentine
Institute of Transportation Studies |
Transforming Consumer Energy Use in Vehicles, Buildings and Appliances |
Alan Meier, Institute of Transportation Studies; Ken Kurani, Institute of Transportation Studies; Kwan-Liu Ma, Computer Science; Nina Amenta, Computer Science ; Glenda Drew, Design; Dan Sperling, Institute of Transportation Studies |
