2021-05-182021-05-182013-10-17https://hdl.handle.net/10605/360179This interview features Texas Tech engineering professor, Ernst Kiesling. Kiesling discusses growing up in West Texas and attending Texas Tech to study engineering. After developing an interest in teaching, Kiesling attended Michigan State University to pursue graduate studies before returning to Texas Tech for his academic career. Kiesling has been heavily involved in research related to above-ground storm shelters and details his involvement with such projects in the interview. Kiesling also discusses effective leadership and how teamwork was instrumental in his department’s success.1 online resource (35 pdf pages)en-USThe images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. Permission to publish these digital files in any form must be obtained from the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, 806-742-9070 or email reference.swco@ttu.edu.Tornadoes.Tornadoes--Safety measures.Tornadoes--Texas.Tornadoes--United States--Safety measures.Mechanical engineering.Texas Tech UniversityTexas Tech University. Institute for Disaster ResearchTexas Tech University. Wind Engineering Research Centertext