Fifty years after a devastating tornado struck Lubbock, Texas Tech University’s Kishor Mehta and Ernst Kiesling are available to speak on their research that resulted from the fateful event.
WHAT:
Virtual interviews with Texas Tech University wind energy and wind damage experts
Kishor Mehta and Ernst Kiesling
WHEN:
Monday, May 11
• 9 a.m.: Mehta
• 11 a.m.: Kiesling
WHERE:
Interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom
EVENT:
May 11 marks the 50th anniversary of the Lubbock tornado. Out of that night of destruction
came important research. From that day, Kishor Mehta, Horn Professor of civil, environmental and construction engineering, led the team that created the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale. The EF Scale rates the
intensity of tornadoes based on the damage they cause.
Ernst Kiesling, professor emeritus, realized small structures in the middle of houses better withstood wind damage. This led him to establish the National Storm Shelter Association, of which he currently is the executive director. Kiesling can discuss the construction and use of residential and community shelters. He has more than 50 years of experience in the field documenting storm damage, writing performance standards for safe rooms and verifying compliance of safe rooms with those standards.
Mehta will be available for interviews via Zoom at 9 a.m. Kiesling will be available for interviews via Zoom at 11 a.m.
The meeting link, ID and password are the same for both interviews.
Join the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/9517835834?pwd=QlVJUFEvYTNKSmEyUjl0UUNKeXVrQT09
Meeting ID: 951-783-5834
Password: 7ETmUE
CONTACT:
Amanda Bowman
Media Relations Specialist
amanda.bowman@ttu.edu
(806) 834-5897
