Desert Research Institute

Desert Research Institute
EstablishedMarch 23, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-03-23)[1]
Parent institution
Nevada System of Higher Education
PresidentKumud Acharya[2]
Academic staff
500[3]
Address
2215 Raggio Parkway
,
Reno
,
Nevada
,
89512
,
United States
Websitedri.edu

Desert Research Institute (DRI) is a nonprofit research campus of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and a sister property of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), the organization that oversees all publicly supported higher education in the U.S. state of Nevada. At DRI, approximately 500 research faculty and support staff engage in more than $50 million in environmental research each year.[3] DRI's environmental research programs are divided into three core divisions (Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, and Hydrologic Sciences) and two interdisciplinary centers (Center for Arid Lands Environmental Management and the Center for Watersheds and Environmental Sustainability). Established in 1988 and sponsored by AT&T, the institute's Nevada Medal awards "outstanding achievement in science and engineering".

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference established was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Dr. Kumud Acharya Appointed Permanent President of DRI". Nevada System of Higher Education (Press release). September 10, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "About". DRI. Retrieved December 15, 2020.