10th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and  Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines

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Reserved: Duke University was endowed in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. The School of Engineering was formed in 1939 and renamed the Pratt School of Engineering in 1999. Modern times have seen Duke realize its founder's aspirations to become a major center of learning. Many Duke schools and departments are consistently ranked among the world's best. The university frequently wins attention for its research achievements and academic innovations. The Duke Chapel, which has been the centerpiece of the gothic west campus since 1932, is distinguished by its 210-foot tower housing a 50-bell carillon style and 77 stained-glass windows depicting some 800 figures. Washington Duke and his sons Benjamin and James are entombed in the Memorial Chapel. In the crypt lie other Duke family members and university leaders. The colorful 5,000-pipe Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Organ, built in Holland in the baroque style, fills the arch at the rear of the nave.