For more than 25 years, SanDisk has been transforming digital storage with breakthrough products and ideas that push the boundaries of what's possible. Their flash memory technologies are used by many of the world's largest data centers, embedded in the most advanced smartphones, tablets, and laptops, and are trusted by consumers around the world. From handheld devices to hyper-scale data centers, SanDisk is expanding the possibilities of storage. http://www.sandisk.com/
Micron Technology, Inc., is a global leader in advanced semiconductor systems. Micron's broad portfolio of high-performance memory technologies—including DRAM, NAND and NOR Flash—is the basis for solid state drives, modules, multichip packages and other system solutions. Backed by more than 35 years of technology leadership, Micron's memory solutions enable the world's most innovative computing, consumer, enterprise storage, networking, mobile, embedded and automotive applications. https://www.micron.com/
An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…." With an annual budget of $7.3 billion (FY 2015), NSF is the funding source for approximately 24% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. http://www.nsf.gov
Founded in 2007, the mission of the Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation is to provide opportunities for social change and justice by promoting innovative and sustainable strategies for eliminating obstacles facing marginalized segments of our society and enabling the potential of individuals and communities. The Foundation currently focuses on women's Issues, in an effort to improve the lives of women and girls; and education, in an effort to ensure equal access to education for all community members. http://baskinfoundation.org
Crunchyroll is a leading global destination and platform for Japanese anime and Asian content. Crunchyroll delivers more than 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of officially-licensed content from leading Asian media producers directly to viewers translated professionally in multiple languages within minutes of TV broadcast. Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Tokyo. http://www.crunchyroll.com/
Originally a single-line auto insurance company, State Farm® now offers about 100 products and services, in five different lines of business. The mission of State Farm is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. State Farm supports the communities where we live and work through partner grants, Good Neighbor Citizenship® company grants, and the State Farm Companies Foundation. https://www.statefarm.com/
Ranked among the top three engineering schools in the world, the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering offers a dynamic, interdisciplinary, hands-on education; challenges conventional thinking; values creativity and imagination; and engages students and faculty who are driven by social commitment and a desire to change the world. In the classroom, the research lab, or the design studio, the Berkeley Engineering community is both welcoming and tightly knit. Whether pursuing groundbreaking research or teaching students, our faculty members are engaged and accessible. We're a village of entrepreneurs and collaborators within the big city of a renowned public university. http://engineering.berkeley.edu
