Standing up to windstorms (IMAGE) Iowa State University Caption As part of his work to engineer buildings that can stand up to windstorms, Iowa State's Partha Sarkar surveyed the damage left by the EF5 tornado that hit Parkersburg in May 2008. Credit Photo by Partha Sarkar Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.