Close Up Radio Spotlights Musician Dr. Joe Eagleman

Lawrence, KS – As a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Kansas, Dr. Eagleman taught hundreds of students during his tenure on campus, authored textbooks adopted at more than a hundred other universities and was involved in numerous advances in his field.

Upon retiring, Dr. Eagleman decided to teach himself guitar.

Today, Dr. Eagleman is a passionate musician who especially enjoys playing the guitar and mandolin. He has recorded five albums of original music since 2012, including Eagleman Melodies, Golden Streets and Breath of Fresh Air. His 2019 releases Super Vibration Sensations and Modernized Country Christmas include 24 songs that he composed and sang with his grandson.

As an atmospheric scientist, Dr. Eagleman is an expert on the subject of tornadoes. When he started in the field, much was still unknown about these storms. A seasoned researcher, Dr. Eagleman debunked the longstanding myth that the southwest corner of the home was the safest place to seek shelter in the event of a tornado, which led directly to national policy changes.

Dr. Eagleman also developed the first unconfined laboratory tornado, which was later used as the main attraction in the Twister building at Universal Studios. It can still be seen at the Exploratium in San Francisco.

More recently, Dr. Eagleman has become an avid oil painter with a gallery on Fine Art America. His first painting? A tornado.

Says Dr. Eagleman: “I am a proud of my family and thankful for the opportunities I've had to develop these different areas of my life.”

A life well-lived.

For more information, visit www.joeeagleman.com