Using a dust detection device patented by Desert Research Institute scientists, Dr. Vic Etyemezian and George Nikolich have the ability to identify how “Valley Fever,” a devastating fungus called Coccidioides, spreads.

Meet Nyssa Perryman, a Ph.D. student working in Atmospheric Sciences as a part of the Climate Modeling Team. Her research focus is understanding how global climate models, when transformed and applied to the complex terrain of the Western U.S., characterize atmospheric rivers and their consequential environmental and human impacts.

On Thursday, June 13 the Desert Research Institute took time to celebrate the success of its faculty and students during its Annual Convocation event. Eleven awards were presented to scientific researchers and graduate students on behalf of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, DRI’s donors and individual scientific research divisions.