Research Programs and Networks

Leading unique research programs serving Nevada, the nation, and the world

DRI’s research programs focus on the multidisciplinary connections between our faculty and staff.

a group of women carrying baskets of water on top of their heads

Center for International Water and Sustainability (CIWAS)

firefighters looking at a wildfire blazing

Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA)

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Cloud Seeding Program

the community environmental monitoring program (CEMP) station on a morning with blue skies and sunshine

Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP)

A dry Nevada valley

Cultural Resource Management Program

Joshua trees

Integrated Terrain Analysis Program (ITAP)

maki endowment project

Maki Endowment Research Program

naval earth sciences and engineering program

Naval Earth Sciences and Engineering Program (NESEP)

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Nevada Regional STEM Network

woman building a robot

Nevada Robotics Program

View from a snowcapped mountain of Lake Tahoe

Nevada Water Resources Research Institute (NWRRI)

Real-Time Environmental Monitoring and Alert System (REMAS)

Real-Time Environmental Monitoring and Alert System (REMAS)

Renewable Energy Research and Application

metal tunnel with light at the end

Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils (SEPHAS)

kids looking at a globe

DRI STEM Education Program

Joshua trees

U.S. Dept. of Energy / Nevada National Security Site - Technical Research, Engineering, and Development Program

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Western Regional Climate Center

water fallings

Western States Water Users Program

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WaterStart