Interview with New MPI Director – Brajendra Mishra
Brajendra Mishra, Kenneth G. Merriam Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI, was recently named director of WPI’s Metal Processing Institute, the largest industry-university alliance in North America. The Institute, which is composed of four research centers, including CR3, is supported by more than 90 corporate partners as well as funding from private foundations and the federal government. MPI receives about $2.5 million annually in research funding and grants, 40 percent of which is from federal grants. Read more here.