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Robert Kielb

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
179 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
179 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Unsteady aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, mistuning, damping, and probabilistic methods. Principal investigator on AFOSR, DARPA, NASA, and industry-funded research projects.

Selected Grants


NASA Marshall GUIde 6 Membership

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2018 - 2022

Grand Challenges in Turbomachinery Forced Response and NSV (NASA Marshall)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2013 - 2018

Preliminary Design Analysis of Supersonic LPT's

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by GE Global Research · 2014 - 2014

USA-DUKE Aeromechanics: Improved Aeromechanics Design Tools

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by General Electric Corporation · 2013 - 2013

Energy Engineering - Laboratory Innovations and Improvements

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2009 - 2010

Annual MEMS Engineering Design Contest

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2006 - 2007

Annual MEMS Engineering Design Contest

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2005 - 2006

Non-Synchronous Vibration of Turbomachinery Airfoils

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2003 - 2006

2nd Annual MEMS Engineering Design Course

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2002 - 2005

Probabilistic Analysis of Mistuned Bladed Disks and Blisks with Aerodynamic and Structural Coupling

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2003 - 2005