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THRUST - International Turbomachinery Aeromechanics Master's Program
THRUST - International Turbomachinery Aeromechanics Master's Program
Duke's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences is partnering with the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and the University of Liège in Belgium to offer a new international masters program in turbomachinery aeromechanics dubbed THRUST. The program offers students the opportunity to earn degrees from multiple partner institutions; Duke participants will earn both a Masters degree from KTH (where they will spend the first program year in residence), and a Masters degree from Duke (where the second year will be spent).
For detailed information and to apply go to the KTH Thrust Website: www.kth.se/thrust
NOTE: Courses will begin in the fall of 2010.
Goals of the Program:
- Provide a broadly international learning experience through a suite of turbomachinery aeromechanics courses offered at the four world-class universities.
- Offer a master-level program directly focused on aeromechanics in turbomachines.
- Offer a curriculum that also presents extended industrial contacts through internships and workshops where the students, teachers and industrial partners will meet in person.
- Enable expert faculty at all four universities will make use of remote teaching technology for “virtual” interactive workshops and project courses.
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| Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH), in Stockholm, Sweden | Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan (KTH), in Stockholm, Sweden | Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, USA
or Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Thessaloniki, Greece or University of Liège, in Wallonia, Belgium | Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, USA
or Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Thessaloniki, Greece or University of Liège, in Wallonia, Belgium |
Core Duke Faculty
Earl Dowell, professor - aeroelasticity, nonlinear and structural dynamics, and unsteady aerodynamics
Kenneth Hall, professor - turbomachinery aeroelasticity
Robert Kielb, associate chair - unsteady aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, mistuning, damping, and probabilistic methods
Tod Laursen, professor and chair - continuum mechanics, engineering analysis, and finite element analysis methods
Lawrie Virgin, professor - nonlinear dynamical systems theory applications
The THRUST program is supported by a $2.5 million Euros (~ $3.6 million U.S. dollars), five year grant from the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus program and is one of 50 new masters and 13 doctorate programs selected in 2009.
The Erasmus Mundus program aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with countries outside the European Union. More information at: <http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php>.
The name of the program comes from Desiderius Erasmus Rotterdamus, a 15th-century Dutch humanist and theologian who studied in the best monastic schools throughout Europe. In his days, he was known as one of the most brilliant students of the time. “Mundus” is the Latin word for “world” and stands for the program’s global outreach.
Duke Program Coordinator:
Robert Kielb, Ph.D.
rkielb@duke.edu
+1 919 660 5327 (tel)
The mission of Duke's Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science educational programs is to provide the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to be successful in the practice of engineering; the preparation necessary to undertake professional registration; an educational preparation for graduate or professional study; and an education background that is the basis for professional growth and leadership throughout a career that may encompass a broad range of endeavors, both technical and non-technical.