UC Davis is the only California based university to be included in the partnership. Lead by faculty in the division of Textiles and Clothing including professors You-Lo Hsieh, Ning Pan and Gang Sun, the UC Davis team will provide expertise in areas such as functional fibers, nanomaterials, sustainable materials systems and wearable technologies. The interdisciplinary effort includes faculty from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Letters and Science and School of Medicine. Just last year, UC Davis was selected to be a partner in another national new manufacturing institute for photonics.
links:
http://research.ucdavis.edu/about-us/news-center/announcements/innovation-textiles/
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-included-national-partnership-accelerate-innovation-fibers-and-textiles
http://news.mit.edu/2016/national-public-private-institute-innovations-fibers-fabrics-0401
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/01/fact-sheet-obama-administration-announces-new-revolutionary-fibers-and