Sean Kelly Recognized as 30 Under 30 Future Leader of Manufacturing
By bjsecino August 24, 2017
Sean Kelly, a PhD Candidate at the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling, was recently recognized by Advanced Manufacturing as a 30 Under 30 Future Leader of Manufacturing for his work increasing recycling yields. An excerpt of Kelly’s profile appears below. While an undergraduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Sean Kelly worked at Saint-Gobain’s refractory […]
MPI Connects University and Industry
By bjsecino August 24, 2017
Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Metal Processing Institute (MPI) is the largest industry-university alliance in North America. MPI conducts research in four research centers in the areas of metal casting (at the Advanced Casting Research Center, or ACRC), heat treating (at the Center for Heat Treating Excellence, or CHTE), resource recovery and recycling (at the Center for […]
Kinetic Batteries Project Wins Kalenian Award
By bjsecino November 17, 2016
The Kalenian Award competition came to a close on November fifteenth at the Venture Forum. Paul Kalenian spoke about the excellent innovation ecosystem at WPI and announced this year’s winners. There were 19 teams competing this year. Two teams split the $20,000 prize evenly. Kinetic Batteries: Aaron Birt, Ali Valamanesh (Diran Apelian) Autonomous Aircraft: Nicholas […]