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Christof Heisser and Michel Garat Awarded Prestigious ACRC Awards
At the annual ACRC meeting in June, two valued members of ACRC will be honored. Christof Heisser will be presented the 2013 prestigious Ray H. Witt Award. The award is given to those who exhibit leadership in the aluminum casting industry, who invest resources in its future, and educate and train new talent. Christof is the President of MAGMA [...]
Continue reading >ACRC Hot Tearing Publication Wins Best Paper Prize
January 28, 2013
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Dr. Shimin Li and co-authors K. Sadayappan and D. Apelian (Director of MPI and ACRC professor) were awarded the best paper prize for their paper ‘Characterisation of hot tearing in Al cast alloys: methodology and procedures’ published in the International Journal of Cast Metals Research (2011, Vol. 24, p. 88) by The Worshipful Company of [...]
Continue reading >ACRC Research on Helium-Assisted Sand Casting Reported in Modern Casting
January 14, 2013
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The December 2012 issue of Modern Casting reports on the ACRC research as published in the article Helium-Assisted Sand Casting which first appeared in the International Journal of Metalcasting. According to Metal Casting, research conducted by Dr. Muhammad Saleem and WPI and ACRC Prof. Makhlouf Makhlouf “investigates the possibility of using helium in sand casting [...]
Continue reading >WPI Recognized by National Academy of Engineering
December 10, 2012
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WPI’s Great Problems Seminar (GPS) was among 29 undergraduate engineering programs recognized by The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the report “Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education.” WPI Professors Diran Apelian (NAE member and Director of MPI) and Svetlana Nikitina of Humanities and Arts, along with Kristen Wobbe, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies [...]
Continue reading >ACRC and CHTE Fall Meetings December 4-5
November 6, 2012
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Join us for the 2012 Fall Meetings of ACRC and CHTE on December 4 and 5 at WPI. The meeting is open to all members and interested guests. The ACRC/CHTE Combined Meeting will begin with a reception and dinner for all members on Tuesday, December 4 at 6:30pm in the Great Hall of Higgins House. [...]
Continue reading >Modern Universities and Engineers and Sustainable Development
October 3, 2012
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At the conference, Sustainable Development for the 21st Century: The Role of the Modern University held September 26, 2012 at UC Davis, Diran Apelian—Director of the Metal Processing Institute at WPI and Distinguished Visiting Professor at UC Davis — opened the conference with a presentation on the Responsibilities of the Engineer for the 21st Century: [...]
Continue reading >New Research at the Advanced Casting Research Center
September 19, 2012
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ACRC faculty and students are researching and working on a variety of interesting projects (precompetitive and fundamental) funded by industry members and the DOE and US Army. The Center performs basic and developmental research relevant to the industry. This academic year, research will be conducted on the following ACRC projects: Alternate Eutectic Systems for Aluminum [...]
Continue reading >New Academic Year, New Students for ACRC, CHTE, CR3
September 18, 2012
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This academic year brings many new students to the MPI centers at WPI – ACRC, CHTE, and CR3. Returning students, along with MPI faculty and staff, welcomed the new students during a kick-off meeting and luncheon led by Diran Apelian, Director of MPI. Students working in ACRC research are Cecilia Borgonovo, Yang Yang Fan, Shaymus [...]
Continue reading >ASM Hosts 7th Materials Experience at WPI
September 17, 2012
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On May 7, 2012, ASM International hosted the 7th annual ASM Materials Experience at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout New England, the camp demonstrated first-hand the interesting problems and challenges that engineers face every day, and what makes engineering an exciting profession. According to ASM, “the day was launched [...]
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