Hausner Archives

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DRI Hydrologist Mark Hausner Receives 2020 Rising Researcher Award

By DRI Communications | Mar 5, 2020 | Announcements, News releases

Reno, Nev. (March 5, 2020) - Today, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents awarded the 2020 Rising Researcher Award to Mark Hausner, Ph.D., of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno. This honor is given annually to researchers from DRI,...

A view of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, Calif.

Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests

By DRI Communications | Jan 22, 2019 | News releases, Research findings

Reno, Nev. (Jan. 22, 2018): Many Western communities rely on snow from mountain forests as a source of drinking water – but for scientists and water managers, accurately measuring mountain snowpack has long been problematic. Satellite imagery is useful for...