Huge tornado research project coming to Alabama, Southeast next year

By Associated Engineering Press

Alabama and the Southeast will be ground zero next spring for the continuation of one of the largest tornado research projects in history.

The working title for now is Vortex-Southeast, and the goal is to understand more about Southern-style tornadoes — and how to prevent them from becoming infamous killers. Vortex in this case stands for Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment.

It will have severe weather experts, teams of scientists, a fleet of cutting-edge equipment and a $5.45 million budget.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.

Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Posted on: April 17, 2015    /    Posted in:   Center for Advanced Public Safety, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features: