Nobuhiko Kobayashi, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Jack
Baskin School of Engineering at UC
Santa Cruz, has been appointed co-director of the Advanced Studies Laboratory
(ASL), a collaborative research facility jointly administered by UCSC and the
NASA Ames Research Center.
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As UCSC co-director (effective October 1, 2009), Kobayashi serves alongside
NASA co-director Wenonah Vercouture to guide the development of the ASL's research
collaborations, industrial relations, and educational programs.
Martin Chemers, vice provost for Silicon Valley Initiatives at UCSC, said Kobayashi
is an excellent choice to build the effectiveness of joint ASL administration.
"His research in nanoscience and renewable energy applications makes him
well-placed to grow our industry relations, he works well with NASA, and he
is a major supporter of ASL educational initiatives. I am excited to see the
results of his work over the coming year," Chemers said.
Based on the NASA Ames campus, ASL provides cooperative working space where
affiliated researchers and students from various organizations can work together
sharing resources and expertise. ASL collaborations include projects led by
the founding partners (NASA Ames and UCSC's Silicon Valley Initiatives), as
well as by other academic and nonprofit research institutions and private industry.
Kobayashi will work with the Silicon Valley Initiatives, NASA counterparts,
and other ASL stakeholders to identify new research collaborations, develop
new plans for shared use of the research infrastructure, and continue the process
of building the reputation of the ASL.
"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to participate in the leadership
structure of the UCSC Silicon Valley Initiatives," Kobayashi said. "The
ASL provides me with my primary research facilities, so I am eager to give back
by serving the broader ASL community as we seek to grow the institution in the
interests of all parties."
Posted November 6th, 2009
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