Company Profile
Desert Research Institute
Company Overview
As the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), DRI conducts cutting-edge applied research on land, air, life, and water quality across Nevada, the United States, and on every continent. With more than 500 employees and two main campuses in Reno and Las Vegas, DRI generates nearly $50 million in total annual revenue. DRI’s faculty members are untenured, entrepreneurial and responsible for their own salaries from external grants and contracts. This blend of academic rigor and private-sector pragmatism has earned DRI a reputation for delivering rapid, high-quality environmental science in a businesslike fashion.