Built on more than 40 years of research, Texas Tech University's National Wind Institute (NWI -- formerly the Wind Science and Engineering [WiSE] Research Center) represents a leading university wind-focused research and education enterprise. NWI serves as Texas Tech University’s intellectual hub for interdisciplinary and commercialization and education activities related to wind science, wind energy, wind engineering and wind hazard mitigation and serves faculty affiliates, students, and external partners. The NWI vision is to stimulate discovery and innovation, provide and implement solutions to wind-related problems, establish multi-dimensional partnerships, and educate the next generation of wind workforce. NWI delivers and manages a wide suite of academic and professional development offerings supported by our cutting-edge research facilities, expert technical and administrative staff, a select group of students, and renowned faculty with ground-breaking ideas and the skills to make it happen.