Company Profile

Company Description:

As the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education, DRI conducts cutting-edge applied research on land, air, life, and water across Nevada, the United States and on every continent. Many DRI faculty are involved in teaching and advising of students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada Reno (UNR). DRI strongly encourages creativity and individual initiative, actively facilitates professional development, and promotes high standards for all faculty and staff. 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.