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Meetings and Presentations
Joplin Tornado Investigation Meetings and Presentations
NCST Advisory Committee Meetings
Press and Public Briefings
- November 21, 2013:Press Briefing, Release of Draft Final Report for Public Comment (Joplin, MO)
- Introductory Remarks, Howard Harary, Acting Director, Engineering Laboratory
- Opening Statement, Eric Letvin, Director of Disaster and Failure Studies
- Press Release and Video of the Press Briefing
- June 15, 2011: Public Briefing (Washington, DC)
- Presentation on NIST Preliminary Reconnaissance of the Joplin Tornado, Marc Levitan, Lead, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program R&D, and Joplin Tornado Study Team Leader
Created March 28, 2014, Updated August 21, 2023