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CR3 Spring Meetings May 15-16
Join us for the 2013 Spring Meetings of CR3 on May 15 and 16 at WPI, Worcester, MA. The CR3 website has all the details of the meeting, including logistics, agendas, and online registration. Please note that corporate guests will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to attending the meeting. Looking forward to [...]
Continue reading >JOM Publishes CR3 Communication: Red Mud – A Resource or a Waste?
March 26, 2013
TMS has forged cooperative agreements with several carefully selected organizations, including the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling (CR3), which actively work to benefit the materials science community. Periodically, JOM will provide an update on the activities of these organizations. The March 2013 issue of JOM focused on Bayer Process residue, a major project part [...]
Continue reading >New Cutting-edge Research at the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling
February 6, 2013
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CR3 faculty and students from WPI, CSM, and K.U. Leuven are researching and working on a variety of interesting projects (precompetitive and fundamental) funded by industry members and NSF. The Center performs basic and developmental research relevant to the sustainability industry. This year, research will begin on the following CR3 projects: Electrowinning Rare Earth in [...]
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 >PayScale Rates CSM & WPI in Top 12
October 9, 2012
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ABC News recently reported on the 12 Colleges Whose Payoff In Pay Beats Harvard’s. The research and report were provided by PayScale and includes the Colorado School of Mines (#4) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (#5). Engineering schools such as WPI and CSM tend to rank among the highest because “there’s lots of opportunity, and new [...]
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 >CR3 Fall Meetings October 3-4
September 19, 2012
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Join us for the 2012 Fall Meetings of CR3 on October 3 and 4 at K.U. Leuven, Belgium. An optional visit to UMICORE is planned for Friday, October 5. The meeting is open to all members and interested guests. Guests will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to attending the meeting. The agenda [...]
Continue reading >Sustainability Research at the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling
September 19, 2012
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CR3 faculty and students from WPI, CSM, and K.U. Leuven are researching and working on a variety of interesting projects (precompetitive and fundamental) funded by industry members and NSF. The Center performs basic and developmental research relevant to the industry. This academic year, research will be conducted on the following CR3 projects: Accurate and Precise [...]
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 [...]
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May 1, 2013
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