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Ning Sun and Diran Apelian Author Article for JOM
The Journal of Metals or JOM, published monthly since 1949, is the magazine of The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society or TMS. JOM strives to publish research and industry work in the areas of metals and materials. Diran Apelian, Director of WPI Metal Processing Institute, has co-authored an article with for the November 2011 edition. [...]
Continue reading >MTE594, The Metallurgy of Steel
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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Due to popular demand, in the spring of 2011 Rick Sisson offered an elective course on the metallurgy of steel to 41 seniors and graduate students. Sisson reports that the students were very interested in learning a little steel making and a lot of processing. They were particularly interested in heat treating and surface treating. [...]
Continue reading >Cecilia Borgonovo wins at GRAD 2011 and Innovation Presentation Competition
Friday, September 23, 2011
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A two-day celebration of graduate research and discovery occurs each spring at WPI. The GRAD 2011 event consisted of two components: a poster session and the Innovation Presentation Competition. Among the 240 master’s and PhD candidates presenting their research was one our MPI students – Cecilia Borgonovo. Her presentation, “A Novel Method for Manufacturing Aluminum-Aluminum [...]
Continue reading >MPI Internships, a Personal Perspective
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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By WenDi Liu For the past 10 months, I have been working as an intern at H.C. Starck, the high-tech producer of Refractory Metals & Advanced Ceramics as powder or fabricated products. Under the guidance of Prof. Apelian and through my work at H.C. Starck, I have learned more than what academics alone could have [...]
Continue reading >MPI – Beyond the Walls of Washburn Shops
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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Experiences of a Norwegian Exchange Student at WPI – Ingeborg Brede I come from a little town in Norway named Snåsa. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is in the middle of the country in an area, which is not by the sea, but in the mountains. I grew up on a [...]
Continue reading >Congratulations!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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Chen Dai On August 25, Chen successfully defended her MS thesis, “Development of Aluminum Dross-based Material for Engineering Applications.” Her advisor is Professor Diran Apelian.
Continue reading >Congratulations!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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Xiaolan Wang On July 7, Xiaolan successfully defended her PhD Dissertation, “Activated Atmosphere Case Hardening of Steels.” She was advised by Professor Richard Sisson.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
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