DRI Research Programs

DRI's programs are ongoing, long-term efforts ranging from scientific research to education and outreach.

Our programs address such issues as renewable energy and green power; long-term stewardship of contaminated sites; devising strategies to address desertification and other arid land management issues; reversing the decline in Lake Tahoe’s water clarity; meeting water quality and availability needs in developing countries; and visualizing a broad array of atmospheric, hydrologic, and ecological data.

Please select a DRI program below for further information.
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# Title
1 ADIM: Atmospheric and Dispersion Modeling Program
2 ASCENT Program
3 CEFA: Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications
4 CEMP: Community Environmental Monitoring Program
5 DOE/NNSA Technical Research, Engineering, and Development Contract
6 DRI Cloud Seeding Program
7 Ecological Engineering Program
8 GRASP: Geoscience Research at Storm Peak Laboratory
9 International Polar Year Program: Bacterioplankton genomic adaptations to Antarctic winter
10 Nearshore Water Quality at Lake Tahoe
11 NSF Southern Ocean GLOBEC Synthesis and Modeling
12 NVREC: Nevada Renewable Energy Consortium
13 NWRRI: Nevada Water Resources Research Institute
14 PAM: Evaluation of Polyacrylamides to Reduce Seepage from Unlined Water Delivery Canals
15 SEPHAS: Scaling Environmental Processes in Heterogeneous Arid Soils
16 Storm Peak Lab 5th and 6th Grade Weather and Climate Program
17 Storm Peak Laboratory
18 TERPRO: INQUA Commission on Terrestrial Processes, Deposits, and History
19 Truckee River Programs
20 WRCC: Western Regional Climate Center
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DRI's Research Vessel

Located in Reno, Nevada
Mt. Rose Research VesselEquipped with laboratory-grade water quality sensors, the 21-foot Mt. Rose provides real-time data for nearshore water quality studies.

Energy Laboratory

Located in Reno, Nevada
Energy LabThe Energy Laboratory is focused on the development and application of renewable resources.

Systems Microbial Ecology Laboratory

Located in Reno, Nevada
Systems Microbial Ecology LaboratoryAlgae and biofuels research conducted within the Systems Microbial Ecology Laboratory may produce large returns.