Robb Kulin

Robb Michael Kulin
Official NASA portrait, with NASA T-38 aircraft in background
Born	Robb Michael Kulin (1983-12-07) December 7, 1983 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Status	Candidate
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Denver (B.S.) University of California, San Diego (Ph.D.)
Space career
NASA Astronaut
Current occupation	Engineer
Selection	NASA Group 22

Robb Michael Kulin is a NASA astronaut candidate of the class of 2017.

Personal, education, and career

Robb Kulin was born and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska.

He studied engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Denver, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a master’s degree in Materials Science, and a doctorate in Engineering, both from the University of California, San Diego. His doctorate studies focused on dynamic bone fracture.

He worked as a commercial fisherman in Chignik, Alaska, and was previously an ice driller in Antarctica on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Taylor Glacier.

At the time of his selection as astronaut candidate in June 2017, Kulin was senior manager for flight reliability at SpaceX, leading the Launch Chief Engineering group in Hawthorne, California, where he had worked since 2011.