Background
Kelly, Robert Edward was born on October 20, 1934 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bernard Joseph and Rose Monica (Lautenschlager) Kelly.
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Robert Edward Kelly
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Bachelor, Franklin & Marshall College, 1957; Bachelor of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1957; Master of Science in Aero. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964.
Career
Assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967-1970;
associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1975;
professor department mechanic and aerospace engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1975;
vice chair graduate affairs, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976, 94-. Senior visiting fellow Imperial College Science and Technology, London, 1974. Visiting professor Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1985, U. Manchester, England, 1994.
Visiting scientist Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, 1991. Consultant Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1976-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (chairman division fluid dynamics 1980-1981), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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Married Karin Elizabeth Lampert, August 15, 1964. Children: Nicholas, Jennifer.
