Education and Workforce Development
Education and Workforce Development at DRI
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The mission of DRI’s Office of Education is to foster scientific and engineering talent and literacy through education and workforce development. We meet needs for economic diversification and science-based educational opportunities inside and outside of Nevada.
Our Services
Broader impacts for scientific grants
Informal STEM education
Citizen science programs
Educator Professional Development
Science communication trainings
Community engagement
Curriculum development
Workforce development
Our Programs
Our Laboratories & Facilities
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Our Faculty and Staff
Meet the people doing Education research and workforce development at DRI.
Our Research Partners
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
National Science Foundation
State Sponsors
Governor’s Office of Science Innovation and Technology
Nevada Divison of Environmental Protection
Nevada NASA Space Grant Program
Nevada NASA EPSCoR
Local Government
City of Henderson
City of Roseville
Private Sponsors
Colocation America
Cox Communications
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful
Las Vegas Sands Corp
Microsoft
Nevada Gold Mines
NV Energy
Ormatt
REI Co-op
Republic Services
Southwest Gas
SPIE
Tahoe Fund
Tesla
Waste Management
CONTACT
Desert Research Institute
2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno NV 89512
Julie.Albright@dri.edu
775-673-7433