Research Centers

The Berkeley Water Center

The Berkeley Water Center takes a comprehensive approach to water resources management by looking at current conditions with variable and uncertain supply, increasing demand, and inadequate structural and institutional infrastructure.

Center for the Assessment and Monitoring of Forest and Environmental Resources (CAMFER)

CAMFER provides state-of-the-art monitoring of the environment using geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and remote sensing technologies.

Center for Biological Control

The Center for Biological Control promotes and develops ecologically safe and permanent ways to control pests in natural and managed ecosystems.

Center for Fire Research and Outreach

The Center for Fire Research and Outreach looks for ways to achieve a sustainable coexistence with wildfire.

Center for Forestry

The Center for Forestry seeks to improve the productivity and quality of forest resources by enhancing scientific understanding of ecosystem processes, human interactions and silvicultural practices that ensure the sustainability of forest lands.

Plant Gene Expression Center

PGEC scientists conduct research in plant molecular biology including heavy metal tolerance, disease resistance, light perception, ripening, vegetative growth, and reproduction.

Center for Sustainable Resource Development

CSRD supports and initiates programs in natural resource management and policy that effectively balance concerns for efficiency, environmental conservation, and social equity.

The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health

The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health facilitates interactions among researchers, policy makers, and community-based providers to determine root causes and develop effective interventions for weight and health issues.

Research Facilities

Biological Imaging Facility

The Biological Imaging Facility provides modern biological light microscopy including laser scanning, confocal and deconvolution microscopy, computer image processing and analysis, FISH, and immunolocalization.

Geospatial Innovation Facility

The Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF) supports research and outreach activities that utilize remote sensing, geographical information systems, spatial analysis, landscape ecology, visualization, and global positioning systems technologies.

Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy Facility

ICP provides expertise regarding the use of mass spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy.

Isotope Biogeochemistry Facility

Isotope Biogeochemistry provides resources to prepare and analyze the stable isotope composition of diverse materials.

Oxford Facilities Unit

The Oxford Facilities Unit houses the insectary and quarantine facilities which provide insect-rearing and quarantine support for experiments with non-natives and the greenhouses for support of live-plant research.