Mehta, Kishor 2022-04-20

This interview revisits Dr. Mehta’s work at Texas Tech from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. It recounts Texas Tech’s acquiring of land and building space at Reese Air Force Base. The interview describes the research that took place out at the base, and Dr. Mehta discusses the implications for the research. It also provides information on Texas Tech’s Horn Professorship. Moreover, the interview discusses the development of the Enhanced Fujita Scale and details the process for creating wind damage indicators. The interview ends with a discussion of the development of the National Wind Institute and the development of graduate programs at Texas Tech in Wind Science and Engineering.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Kishor Mehta

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: April 20, 2022

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez

Length: 01:35:33 (1 hour 35 minutes)

Abstract

Introduction and working with Colorado State University; Getting a research space out at Reese; The P.W. Horn professorship; Research conducted at Reese; VorTECH tornado simulator; the EF scale; EF scale continued; Evaluating building damage to assess an EF scale to tornadoes; Safe spaces from tornadoes in schools; Creating a multidisciplinary degree; Integrated Graduation Education and Research Training

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374091 >

Related Interview: Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-03, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-09, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-16, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-22, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-30, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-04-06, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-05-04

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