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2015
- December 09, 2015
NWI undergraduates awarded scholarships from the Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) - November 30, 2015
NWI faculty affiliates awarded $900,000 DOE clean energy/wind project with Israeli company - November 19, 2015
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. John W. van de Lindt (Colorado State University) - November 13, 2015
NWI e-newsletter Issue 76 now available - November 05, 2015 NWI hosts Annual Fall 2015 meeting of External Advisory Board (EAB)
- October 27, 2015
Save the Date: McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series 2015 31: Dr. Julie Lundquist from University of Colorado at Boulder - October 23, 2015
NWI co-founder Dr. Ernst Kiesling featured in USA Today hurricane article - October 23, 2015
NWI experts are available for media covering Hurricane Patricia - October 12, 2015
NWI monthly newsletter -September 2015 edition - September 24, 2015
NextEra Energy visits TTU-NWI on recruiting quest - September 08, 2015
NWI Discovery Program 2016 - RFP now available for coming year - September 08, 2015
NWI Discovery Program researchers present final reports - August 28, 2015
NWI hosts Raider Welcome meet-and-greet for students, staff and faculty - August 26, 2015
TTU-NWI Discovery Program 2016 now open for proposals from faculty affiliates - August 20, 2015
TTU-NWI hosts visiting Dean of Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico on visit - August 15, 2015
TTU's SWiFT facility co-research project featured in Sandia National Laboratories newsletter - August 04, 2015
TTU Office of Vice President of Research (OVPR) features NWI research in Summer 2015 newsletter - July 29, 2015
STUDENTS: Save the Date: NextEra Energy Information session and interviews: Sept. 23-23: times TBA. - July 29, 2015
STUDENTS: Save the Date: Summer 2015 Graduation for undergraduate Wind Energy students: Aug. 08 at 9 a.m. - July 07, 2015 Generation Tech" renewable energy summer camp burns brightly...
- July 04, 2015
Dr. M. Chris Pattison promoted to Assistant Director of Undergraduate Education at NWI - July 02, 2015
Texas Tech University welcomes Senator John Cornyn to "Run-on-the-Wind" summer camp - June 30, 2015
Annual 2015 Run on the Wind youth camp is a success... - June 25, 2015
NWI has large representation at 14th Annual International Conference on Wind Engineering in Brazil - June 04, 2015
TTU NWI's West Texas Mesonet (WTM) Network celebrates its 15th year anniversary - May 13, 2015
TTU Wind Sci and Eng graduate Kevin Simmons writes Op-Ed for the New York Times - May 04, 2015
NWI co-founder featured on TTU website for 50 years of service to TTU - May 01, 2015
NWI severe weather research featured in a segment on NBC's Today Show - April 30, 2015
NWI severe weather research featured in a segment on ABC's Good Morning America show - April 22, 2015
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series invites: Mr. Brian S. Smith from NREL - April 09, 2015
Save the Date: McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series 2015: Mr. Brian S. Smith from NREL will be speaking on "National Wind Technology Center - 35 Years of Innovation Leading the Way to a Clean Energy Future." - April 06, 2015
Please note cancellation: McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series 2015 scheduled for Monday, April 6 has been CANCELLED. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at the next MML on April 22. - April 03, 2015
NWI faculty Dr. Ali Nejat listed on NSF web page for his selection as recipient of CAREER Engineering award - April 02, 2015
Save the Date: McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series 2015 starts on Monday, April 6: Dr. John W. van de Lindt from Colorado State University - April 02, 2015
Save the Date: Benefit dinner for NWI's Anna T. Young - March 30, 2015
TTU-NWI research featured in spotlight of 2014 TTU Research Accomplishments Report - March 10, 2015
Recipients announced for Kishor and Mary Ann Mehta Scholarship 2015 - February 25, 2015
NSSA ED/NWI faculty affiliate Dr. Ernst Kiesling speaks at National Tornado Summit - February 24, 2015
NWI faculty affiliate Dr. Brian Ancell participates in $2.5M U.S. Department of Energy wind project - January 28, 2015
NWI faculty affiliate Dr. Ali Nejat earns NSF CAREER Award - January 23, 2015
NWI featured in IEEE Potentials magazine - January 21, 2015
NWI Ph.D. student published as lead author in Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics - January 20, 2015
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act 2015 Reauthorized in House
2014
- December 09, 2014
West Texas Mesonet Celebrates Opening of Station #85 - November 21, 2014
NWI Researchers Create Company to Optimize Wind Plant Output - November 20, 2014
General Electric visits TTU NWI on campus visit - November 20, 2014
Big XII Governmental Relations Conference visits NWI - November 20, 2014
NWI Celebrates Undergraduate Graduates for December 2014 - November 15, 2014
U. S. Congress Representative Pete Olson visits NWI during a visit to Lubbock - November 13, 2014
NWI Associate Director Anna Young receives prestigious "20 under 40" Chamber award - November 04, 2014
NSSA Executive Director and NWI faculty affiliate Dr. Kiesling honored with the first NSSA Kiesling Award at annual meeting - November 01, 2014
NWI research featured on nationwide Fox-TV science TV series with conservationist Philippe Cousteau - October 29, 2014
NWI plays a role in the 2014 "Major and Minor" Fair at TTU - October 29, 2014
NWI Hosts Visitors from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) - October 24, 2014
2014 National Block and Bridle Conference Participants Visit NWI - October 21, 2014
Coronado High School students visit NWI - October 21, 2014
NWI co-founder recognized with national award by American Civil Engineer Association (ASCE) - September 30, 2014
NWI receives visitors from Jade University (Germany) - September 30, 2014
The 2014 McDonald-Mehta Fall Lecture Series schedule has been announced... - September 26, 2014 NWI researchers receive $1.4M grant for radar prototype to focus on wind farm performance
- September 26, 2014 CPA Conference attendees tour NWI research facilities
- September 18, 2014
NWI hosts inaugural TTU Wind Day - September 16, 2014
GCPA scholarships awarded to TTU NWI WE undergraduate students - September 15, 2014
Meet Zachary Taylor, TTU WE Honors student - September 01, 2014
NWI welcomes Dr. Daan Liang as Interim Director - August 27, 2014
NWI researchers awarded NSF collaborative grant to focus on tornadoes and construction - August 25, 2014
NWI hosts Open House to Welcome Students Back to Campus - August 08, 2014
Click here for full report of Mayflower, AR, above ground shelter door failure analysis - August 08, 2014
NWI and NSSA focus research on substandard storm shelter doors (Mayflower, AR, case) - August 03, 2014
National Building Museum features TTU-NWI research in ongoing exhibition - July 29, 2014
Student teachers from Kosovo tour NWI facilities - July 23, 2014
TTU NWI grads' research receive national media coverage from NBC's Today Show - July 15, 2014
TTU ExxonMobil Summer Science Camp tour NWI facilities - July 11, 2014
NWI and TTU-IDEAL co-host annual Run on the Wind summer camp - July 10, 2014
NWI Partner DNV GL offers new Ph.D. in renewable energy award program - June 30, 2014
Longtime NWI Technical Op Supervisor Jeff Livingston Retires - June 24, 2014
TV host Philippe Cousteau visits NWI and the Debris Impact Facility - June 18, 2014
REU Students visit NWI research facilities - June 09, 2014
West Texas Mesonet adds another station (#82) to its regional network - June 01, 2014
NWI's Dr. Brian Hirth featured on Energy and Policy Institute blog
2013
- December 04, 2013
Al Jazeera America Films NWI Research for Tech Program - December 04, 2013
NWI recognizes December 2013 BS graduates - December 02, 2013
NWI Co-Founder Recognized by ASCE with Lifetime Award - November 22, 2013
NWI Storm Shelter expert keynote speaker at National Tornado Summit 2014 - November 11, 2013
Oklahoma City TV station visits NWI's debris impact lab - November 05, 2013
TTU West Texas Mesonet station #79 in Aiken, Texas - November 03, 2013
U.S. Congressman Lamar Smith visits NWI - October 25, 2013
TTU's WESA members harness the wind... - October 17, 2013
Battery system dedication ceremony opens at Reese - October 16, 2013
TTU West Texas Mesonet station #78 in Amarillo, Texas - October 15, 2013
NWI e-newsletter #76 - October 13, 2013
NWI's Jeff Livingston Recognized with prestigious Texas Tech staff award - October 04, 2013
Oklahoma City TV station places focus on NWI Debris Lab - October 01, 2013
Emil Moroz (AES Wind) Visits NWI - October 01, 2013
NZ Manufacturer newsletter features NWI faculty affiliate and Group NIRE - September 27, 2013
TTU NWI WE Undergrads Awarded Scholarships - September 27, 2013
NWI hosts successful Open House event - September 20, 2013
TTU and NWI on other side of lens with KTTZ-TV - September 19, 2013
TTU and NWI welcomes Dr. Carsten H. Westergaard - September 08, 2013
TTU West Texas Mesonet station #77 in Lomax, Texas - August 20, 2013
TTU NWI Debris Impact Facility was Selected by Pop Sci's “Most Awesome College Labs of 2013” - August 15, 2013
NWI e-newsletter #75 - August 15, 2013
NWI Director and Research Faculty Awarded NSF CBET Funding - August 02, 2013
WiSE e-newsletter #74 - July 07, 2013
SWiFT Project Facility Opens with Commissioning - June 05, 2013
NWI Storm Shelter Expert Shares Concerns with Congress - May 06, 2013
Texas Tech Combines Wind Research, Education into National Wind Institute - May 2, 2013
U.S. Congressman Neugebauer visits NWI research facilities to promote wind bill - April 17, 2013
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Speaker: Dr. Walter Gillis Peacock - April 15, 2013
WiSE/NWI Ph.D. Students Receive Recognition at Graduate School Poster Competition - April 4, 2013
NWI e-newsletter #73 - April 2, 2013
WiSE co-founder and Horn Professor Dr. Kishor Mehta gives talk - March 11, 2013
WiSE e-newsletter #72 - March 2, 2013
NWI and ATMO Students Involved With Severe Weather Awareness Day in Lubbock - Feb. 18, 2013
Korean Rotary Participant Visits NWI Facilities - Feb. 13, 2013
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Speaker: Dr. Ahsan Kareem - Feb. 10, 2013
SWiFT project featured on Energy.gov slideshow (slide #7) - Feb. 7, 2013
Atlanta TV Station Visits NWI Facilities - Feb. 6, 2013
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Speaker: Dr. Carsten H. Westergaard - Jan. 22, 2013
Schedule for 2013 WiSE Wednesday Lecture Series Announced - Jan. 22, 2013
Schedule for 2013 McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series Announced
2012
- Nov. 15, 2012
Ramirez Charter School visits WiSE facilities - Nov. 8, 2012
WiSE co-hosts special event for TTU Foundation's Board of Directors - Nov. 1, 2012
West Texas Mesonet station #70 completes construction - Oct. 29, 2012
WiSE hosts U.S. Senator John Cornyn's staff during facility tour - Oct. 29, 2012
WiSE hosts Big 12 Conference participants during facility tour - Oct. 19, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #71 - Oct. 17, 2012
WiSE research receives spotlight from local marketing group - Oct. 16, 2012
TTU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute visits WiSE research facilities - Oct. 8, 2012
West Texas Mesonet System adds new station #69 - Sept. 30, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #70 - Sept. 18, 2012
BBC-TV cameras visit WiSE research facilities - Aug. 30, 2012
Jade University of Applied Science from Northern Germany visits WiSE research facilities. - Aug. 30, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #69 - Aug. 1, 2012
TTU WiSE expanding its teaching opportunities - July 9, 2012
TTU Digital Library now has WiSE photos available on-line - June 8, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #68 - May 12, 2012
WiSE experts featured on Weather Channel tornado special. - May 9, 2012
2012 Run on the Wind Summer Camp a success - May 9, 2012
New Deal High School visit WiSE research facilities - April 27, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #67 - April 20, 2012
WiSE has strong attendance at AMS Hurricane Conference - April 18, 2012
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series #3: Dr. William Devenport from Virginia Tech. - April 13, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #66 - April 2, 2012
TTU hosts international symposium on Wind Farm Underperformance and Partnerships - March 29, 2012
WiSE Ph.D. students attend NREL software workshop - March 1, 2012
ATMO and WiSE Faculty awarded NSF CAREER Award - March 21, 2012
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. Partha P. Sarkar from Iowa State University - March 12, 2012
WiSE co-hosts US-Japan Wind Workshop - March 1, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #65 - March 1, 2012
WETT visits WiSE research facilities - March 1, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #64 - Feb. 29, 2012
McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series: Dr. Lance Manuel from UT - Austin - Feb. 25, 2012
State Farm Insurance donates generous check to WiSE - Feb. 25, 2012
WiSE students and faculty have strong showing at community weather awareness day - Feb. 3, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #63 - Jan. 27, 2012
Sandia National Labs reps visit WiSE research facilities - Jan. 23, 2012
NWRC guest tours WiSE research facilities - Jan. 19, 2012
WiSE researcher and CE professor receives recognition for state service - Jan. 19, 2012
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #62
2011
- Dec. 19, 2011
Am. Assoc. of Wind Eng. newsletter features lots of TTU WiSE connections - Dec. 10, 2011
TTU storm shelter expert and NSSA featured in CCN special on Joplin tornado - Dec. 2, 2011
Post High School students visit WiSE research facilities - Nov. 18, 2011
Lubbock's Sharp Academy students visit WiSE research facilities - Oct. 20, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #61 - Oct. 4, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #60 - Sept. 10, 2011
TTU WiSE Partnership with Alstom and DOE on Industry Week website - Sept. 10, 2011
TTU WiSE Partnership with Alstom and DOE on Fox TV Lubbock website - Sept. 10, 2011
TTU WiSE Partnership with Alstom and DOE on North American WindPower website - Sept. 10, 2011
TTU WiSE Partnership with Alstom and DOE on Alstom website - Sept. 10, 2011
TTU WiSE Partnership with Alstom and DOE on Power Engineering magazine website - Sept. 22, 2011
TTU WiSE Partnership with Alstom and DOE on Smart Planet blog - Sept. 10, 2011
WiSE Wednesday Seminar schedule announced - Sept. 1, 2011
WiSE Founder Leaves for NSF - Aug. 29, 2011
Castillo Named Chair in Wind Energy - Aug. 29, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #59 - Aug. 20, 2011
London (UK) documentary TV crew visit WiSE research facilities - Aug. 19, 2011
WiSE welcomes everyone with Fall BBQ - Aug. 12, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #58 - Aug. 19, 2011
WiSE Ph.D. Student Chris Pattison graduates from program - Aug. 4, 2011
WiSE Ph.D. Student Pat Skinner awarded Kishor and Mary Ann Mehta Scholarship - July 29, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #57 - July 15, 2011
Advanced Wind Energy Test Facility Makes a Move - July 15, 2011
WiSE faculty and Ph.D. student have article accepted for publication in Monthly Weather Review - July 14, 2011
WiSE Has Strong Showing at 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering - July 1, 2011
Project SCOUT team returns... - June 30, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #56 - June 23, 2011
Students from Regional 4-H group attend WiSE Facilities Tour - June 16, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #55 - June 14, 2011
Students from the City of Irving attend WiSE Facilities Tour - June 9, 2011
WiSE Co-hosts Run on the Wind summer camp for students - June 3, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #54 - May 26, 2011
WiSE storm shelter expert interviewed in the Christian Science Monitor newspaper - May 26, 2011
WiSE Researcher Larry Tanner was interviewed by KCBD last night on storm shelters... - May 25, 2011
TTU WiSE Shows Strong Presence at National Conference - May 25, 2011
WiSE storm shelter expert interviewed by the New York Times - May 23, 2011
WiSE storm shelter expert featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (national) - May 20, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #53 - April 20, 2011WiSE storm shelter expert interviewed by the national newspaper USA Today
- April 22, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #51 - April 12, 2011
TWEI Hosts Sustainable Energy Class for Osher Lifelong Learners - March 25, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #49 - March 22, 2011
Registration open for Run on the Wind summer residential camp for students entering grades 7-11 - March 21, 2011
Texas Tech Today features VORTEX2 project with researchers from both TTU's WiSE and ATMO - March 10, 2011
WiSE Spring 2011 official newsletter - March 10, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #48 - March 2, 2011
Former Senior NOAA Economist Visits TTU WiSE McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series - Feb. 28, 2011
WiSE PhD applicants visit TTU Lubbock campus - Feb. 26, 2011
State Farm Donates Generous Check to WiSE Research Center - Feb. 25, 2011
Severe Weather Awareness Day Promotes Weather Safety at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock - Feb. 24, 2011
West Texas Mesonet continues to grow to Station #61 - Feb. 24, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #47 - Feb. 16, 2011
KXAS-TV (Dallas) visits WiSE research facilities - Feb. 15, 2011
Leadership Lubbock group visits WiSE research facilities - Feb. 2, 2011
Dr. Gregory Kopp from the University of Western Ontario visits as part of the McDonald-Mehta Lecture Series - Jan. 14, 2011
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #44 - Jan. 12, 2011
WUAV-TV visits WiSE research facilities at Reese Technology Center
2010
- Dec. 3, 2010
WiSE Bi-weekly newsletter #42 - Nov. 20, 2010
WiSE Fall 2010 official newsletter - Nov. 19, 2010
WiSE Bi-Weekly newsletter issue #41 - Nov. 5, 2010
WiSE Bi-Weekly newsletter issue #40 - Nov. 3, 2010
FM Global visits WiSE research facilities - Oct. 25, 2010
WeatherPredict Consulting visits WiSE research facilities - Oct. 21, 2010
WiSE Bi-Weekly newsletter issue #39 - Oct. 16, 2010
Congressman John Carter visits WiSE research facilities - Oct. 1, 2010
WiSE Bi-Weekly newsletter issue #38 - Sept. 17, 2010
WiSE Bi-Weekly newsletter issue #37 - Sept. 15, 2010
TTU announces "Vision and Tradition", a video to introduce the campaign to help support TTU's bold vision for the future - Sept. 14, 2010
Dr. Ernst Keisling is featured in Wall Street Journal article about safe rooms - Aug. 20, 2010
WiSE's Debris Impact Lab is featured in "Awesome College Labs" in the magazine Popular Science. See page two of article - June 29, 2010
Dr. Daan Liang awarded NSF grant to study how communities recover from hurricanes - June 1, 2010
West Texas Mesonet continues to grow - May 1, 2010 WiSE Summer 2010 newsletter
- May 1, 2010
New Director for WiSE: Dr. John Schroeder - May 1, 2010
Dr. Xinzhong Chen, Assistant Professor in CE, received three years of funding from the National Science Foundation for his study called “Reliability-Based Predictions of Extreme and Fatigue Responses of Utility-scale Wind Turbines Through Advanced Modeling and Simulations" for a total of $259,870. - May 1, 2010
Dr. John Schroeder received a matching grant award from Risk Management Solutions (RMS) for a one year project called “Improving Hurricane Wind Speed Estimates at Landfall.” - May 1, 2010
Dr. John Schroeder receives funding from Risk Management Solutions (RMS) for a one-year project for his study of “Documentation of Hurricane Wind Fields” for a total of $15,000. - May 1, 2010
Texas Tech Receives Large DOE Competitive Grant and Private Funding for Wind Power and Forecasting Research - 2010-05 Dr. John Schroeder and Dr. Brian Ancell were awarded a two-year grant from the DOE/AWS True Power for their project called “Enhancing Short-term Wind Energy forecasting for Improved Utility operations”
- May 1, 2010
Gone with the Wind: Researchers Embark on VORTEX-2 Project - Feb. 1, 2010
2010 Lubbock Severe Weather Conference Coverage - Feb. 1, 2010
"VORTEX2 - The hunt begins!" The Weather Channel takes a five-week ride with scientists from around the world as they hit the roads in search of tornadoes all in the name of science. Watch our students in videos like these from The Weather Channel:
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Email
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