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2018

• January 10, 2018 National Wind Institute November/December 2017 Newsletter

2017

• December 21, 2017 NATIONAL WIND INSTITUTE AWARDED $1.46 - MILLION RESEARCH CONTRACT -The research project covers four hurricane seasons and will allow the National Wind Institute to upgrade and expand its equipment.
• December 20, 2017 NWI DEBRIS IMPACT FACILITY RESEARCH TEAM DEVELOPS METHOD TO ASSESS DAMAGE FROM NATURAL DISASTERS The research team from the National Wind Institute Debris Impact Facility can measure debris volume using drones, then develop an information-based model to determine the cost of cleanup. Awesome. Amazing. Incredible. Unbelievable. Spectacular.
• December 19, 2017 CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR NAMED NAI FELLOW-Kishor Mehta will be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors in April.
  December 14, 2017 THE GOAL OF THE NATIONAL WIND INSTITUTE AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - Did you know that Texas Tech University is the only university in the U.S. that offers a bachelor's degree in wind energy?
• December 13, 2017 WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Dave Tahmoush, PhD, Section Head, Naval Research Laboratory presenting, "Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Texas Tech University",3:30 p.m., National Wind Institute Rm. 107 Conference Room
• December 6, 2017- WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering presenting "Convergence Research with Attention to Wind Engineering and Science", 3:30 p.m., Civil Engineering Bldg, Rm. 209, 2nd Floor
• November 29, 2017 WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: "National Wind Institute Technical Staff Panel", Panel Members: Jeff Livingston, Assistant Director of Operations, Wes Burgett, M.S., Research Associate and Operations Manager with the West Texas Mesonet, Miguel Hernandez, Wind and Research Technician, Lee Wilks, Superintendent Moderator: Anna Thomas, Ph.D. Associate Director of Operations and is a Research Assistant Professor, 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• November 15, 2017 WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Clint Boal, Ph.D., Professor, Wildlife Biology, Department of Natural Resources Management, "When Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Conflict: Recent Research on Golden Eagles in the Southern Great Plains", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• November 8, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Dr. Yin Lu, Research Associate, National Wind Institute, presenting, "Building Scalable Data Pipeline Infrastructure: Concepts and Techniques", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• November 2, 2017, National Wind Institute External Advisory Board Meeting. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Innovation Hub at TTU Research Park
• November 1, 2017, McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series for Fall 2017: Dr. James Wilczak, will be speaking on the topic of "Advances in Weather Forecasting for Wind Energy" 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.

• October 25, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Dr. Yonggang Wang, Atmospheric Science Group, Department of Geosciences presenting, "Mixed-phase Convective Clouds in the Arctic Marine Boundary Layer", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• October 18, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Larry Tanner, NWI Research Assistant Professor and Manager of the Debris Impact Facility presenting "Research, Testing, and Designing for Disaster", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• October 11, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Jennifer Horn, J.D., Managing Director of Export and Security Compliance presenting "Export Control Training for Researchers and Their Staff", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• October 4, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Daan Liang, Ph.D., NWI Interim Director presenting "State of the Institute", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.

• September 27, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series. The Lecture series presents: Mehdi Jamali, TTU PhD. Student, presenting "Social Media Data and Giant Natural Disasters", 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• September 22, 2017, McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series for Fall 2017: Dr. Kevin M. Simmons, will be speaking on the topic of "Fatality and Damage Predictions from Potential Tornado Outbreaks." 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• September 21, 2017, NEW Vice President of Research, Dr. Joe Heppert introduction meeting with NWI
• September 20, 2017, WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series presents: Dr. Zhen Cong, Ph.D. presenting "Transdisciplinary Teamwork to Study Human Vulnerability and Resilience to Wind Disasters". 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• September 13, 2017 WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series presents: Argenis V. Bilbao, PhD. presenting "Microgrid and Distributed Energy Resources". 3:30 p.m., Experimental Sciences Building Rm. 120.
• August 29, 2017 Texas Tech Expert Explains What Makes Hurricane Harvey Tick.
• August 29, 2017 KLBK: Texas Tech Hurricane Research Team records 108 mph winds from Hurricane Harvey.
• August 22, 2017 TTU Today: The National Wind Institute team deployed 14 instrument platforms along the Texas coast.
• August 3, 2017 NWI's Debris Impact Facility and the National Storm Shelter Association are featured in a great article in Popular Mechanics Magazine....check it out.
• July 24, 2017 NWI monthly newsletter - June 2017 edition
• July 13, 2017 NWI Asst. Director of Education featured in Texas Monthly article on renewable energy in Texas
• July 07, 2017 WiSE alum featured in article by Pew Charitable Trusts
• June 24, 2017 Research Associate earns National Innovation Award
• June 21, 2017 The new edition of the May 2017 NWI newsletter has just been released!
• June 20, 2017 Featured in Tech Today-TTU National Wind Institute has experts available to discuss the 2017 hurricane season
• June 06, 2017 NWI co-founder Kishor Mehta featured in radio's Texas Standard story
• May 23, 2017 KTTZ features NWI's Kishor Mehta in Communicator in a Cart web series
• May 23, 2017 - KTTZ features NWI's Kishor Mehta in Communicator in a Cart web series
• May 22, 2017 - NWI hosts Wellman-Union ISD students for tour
• May 15, 2017 - NWI hosts Bayless Elementary School students for tour
• May 12, 2017 - The new edition of the April 2017 NWI newsletter has just been released.. .
• May 11, 2017 - NWI faculty affiliate collaborates with TTU artist to visualize lightning data
• May 09, 2017 - Save the date: 2nd Workshop on Probabilistic Prognostics and Health Management of Energy Systems
• May 08, 2017 - NWI proud to host U.S. Forest Service visitors for field tour
• May 02, 2017 - NWI co-founder Dr. Kishor Mehta nominated for TTU Global Vision Lifetime Achievement Award
• April 24, 2017 - Check out the latest NWI monthly newsletter here...
• April 21, 2017  - McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series features Dr. Sanjay Arwade (UMass-Amherst)
• April 12, 2017 - Save the date: McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series presents Dr. Sanjay Arwade (Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst) on Wednesday, April 19 at 3:30 p.m. in ESB 120. See you there!
• April 05, 2017 - NWI welcomes Dr. Guoji Xu (LSU)
• April 04, 2017 - NWI featured in TTU's Daily Toreador student newspaper
• March 30, 2017 - WiSE Wednesday featured WiSE Ph.D. student
• March 27, 2017 - West Texas Mesonet has new free weather app for iPhone.
• March 27, 2017 - WiSE Wednesday featured Dr. Beibei Ren, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering...
• March 24, 2017 - NWI faculty affiliate Dr. Ernst Kiesling featured in FLASH newsletter, Partners in Prevention
• March 15, 2017 - NWI faculty affiliate recognized for research achievement with ASCE Jack E. Cermak Medal
• March 14, 2017 - NWI faculty affiliate receives NSF CAREER Award for wind farm research
• March 10, 2017 - NWI co-founder appointed to government advisory committee
• March 06, 2017 - Note: This week's WiSE Wednesday lecture series is tomorrow (Tues) and will feature NWI's Professor of Practice Dr. Carsten Westergaard
• March 03, 2017 - This week's WiSE Wednesday lecture series featured NWI's Interim Director Dr. Daan Liang...
• February 28, 2017 - The most recent McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series featured Dr. Ellen Rathje from UT-Austin...
• February 21, 2017 - NWI's Dr. Carsten Westergaard featured in wind energy article in UK newspaper, The Guardian (circulation: > 40 million readers)
• February 13, 2017 - NWI presents the first event in the McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. Ellen Rathje on Friday, February 17 at 3:30 p.m. in EXP SCI 120. For abstract and bio, see here
• February 09, 2017 - NWI recently co-hosted an educational wind energy workshop with the Rewarded with Wind campaign.
• February 09, 2017 - West Texas Mesonet announces the addition of two more weather instrumentation platforms to bring total to 102 individual stations.
• February 04, 2017 - Save the Date: NWI is hosting an educational wind energy workshop with the Rewarded with Wind campaign. More details here.
• January 31, 2017 - Save the Date: WiSE Wednesday Seminar Series starts tomorrow (Wed) with ATMO's Dr. John Schroeder. 3:30 p.m. in CE 209. See you there!
• January 30, 2017 - Save the Date: The first of the McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series events is scheduled for Friday, February 17 at 3:30 p.m. with Dr. Ellen Rathje (UT-Austin).
• January 30, 2017 - NWI were sponsors for last week's Faculty Research Club meeting at the Texas Tech Club. Speakers included Interim Director Dr. Daan Liang, former WiSE Director/co-founder Dr. Kishor Mehta, and faculty affiliate Dr. Stephen Bayne. Thank you to all who were in attendance for this event. See details here.
• January 25, 2017 - You are invited to attend the TTU Faculty Research Club's meeting tomorrow sponsored by the National Wind Institute. A presentation about NWI's history, present, and future will be given followed by discussion. Texas Tech Club (East side) tomorrow (Thurs) at 4pm. See you there! See details here.
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• December 8, 2016 - Our BS Wind Energy students are a generous lot when it comes to Toys for Tots each December... Thank you to all. A lot of kids will be very happy this holiday.
• December 7, 2016 - Professor of Practice Dr. Carsten Westergaard was recently interviewed for this article in Wind Systems. NWI is proud of all our faculty with their far-reaching inquiries for answers.
• December 5, 2016 - NWI faculty affiliate Dr. Chris Weiss (ATMO) is working on an innovative storm tracking project using drones.... NWI is proud of our faculty taking wind-related reseach to the next level! See details here.
• November 28, 2016 - NWI signs Education Partnership Agreement with West Texas College.
• November 14, 2016 - McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. Amber E. Emory (Research Radar Meteorologist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Wed. 11/16 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Experimental Sciences Room 120. See abstract here.
• November 9, 2016 - You are invited to the ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the 100th station in the West Texas Mesonet network on Friday, 11/04. See details here.
• November 9, 2016 - WiSE Wednesday Seminar Dr. John Schroeder (Professor, Atmospheric Science) 4 p.m. in Experimental Sciences Room 120. N.B.: This has been rescheduled until February 2017. We apologize for any inconvenience.
• October 30, 2016 - You are invited to the ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the 100th station in the West Texas Mesonet network on Friday, 11/04. See details here.
• October 25, 2016 - McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. Tim Doggett (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance). Wed. 10/26 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in EXP 120. See abstract here.
• October 24, 2016 - NWI's Debris Impact Facility featured in October issue of A2LA newsletter for accreditation recognition
• October 18, 2016 - WiSE Wednesday Seminar continues tomorrow with Dr. Chris Weiss (TTU ATMO). 4 p.m. in Experimental Sciences Room 120. See abstract here.
• October 17, 2016 - Wind Sci and Eng. Ph.D. student Yeqin Wang invited to post on Texas Instruments blog... a>
• October 14, 2016 - See the latest edition of the NWI newsletter here...
• October 13, 2016 - McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. Tim Doggett (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance). Wed. 10/26 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in EXP 120.
• October 11, 2016 - WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series with speaker Dr. Arindam Gan Chowdhury (Florida International University). Wed. 10/12 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in EXP 120. See abstract here.
• October 03, 2016 - WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series with speaker Mr. Changda Feng, WiSE Ph.D. student. Wed. 10/05 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in EXP 120. See abstract here.
• September 21, 2016 - The WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series scheduled for today (Wednesday, 09/21/2016) has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause
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