Weiss to Receive AFS 2015 Gold Medal
By MPI February 26, 2015
ACRC member Dave Weiss of Eck Industries has been selected by the AFS Board of Directors to received the prestigious John A. Penton Gold Metal award for pioneering work and his willingness to explore new technologies in aluminum, magnesium and metal matrix composite alloys, as well as his leadership within AFS, USCAR and the aluminum […]
Boeing and Noranda Aluminum Join ACRC
By MPI February 26, 2015
ACRC is pleased to announce that Noranda Aluminum of North America and Boeing, headquartered in Chicago, IL have joined our organization. Noranda is a leading North American integrated producer of value-added primary aluminum products and high quality rolled aluminum coils. Its focus is on building a sustainable, integrated aluminum company founded on growth and strong […]
Apelian Recipient of the AAES 2015 Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal
By MPI February 26, 2015
Diran Apelian, CR3 Director, will be the recipient of the 2015 Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal. AAES will present this award at a banquet in DC on April 20, 2015.
DNV GL and STEINERT Join CR3
By MPI February 26, 2015
CR3 is pleased to announce that DNV GL of Norway and STEINERT of Germany have joined our organization. Both are global leaders in sustainability initiatives. DNV GL provides classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil, gas and energy industries. It operates in more that 100 countries […]
CHTE Appoints Steve Ferdon as Chair of Board of Directors
By MPI January 21, 2015
Steve Ferdon, Director of Engineering Services, Fuel Systems Business, at Cummins Inc. has been appointed Chair of CHTE’s Board of Directors. Ferdon’s vision is to get more industry engaged in CHTE, expand its global footprint and advance manufacturing technology, which will help bring jobs back to America. He will serve as Chair for two years. […]
Sean Kelly Receives Steven Harmon Memorial Scholarship
By MPI January 21, 2015
CR3 and WPI student Sean Kelly received the Steven Harmon Memorial Scholarship. NADCA established the Steven J. Harmon Scholarship Program in 2005 by family members of Twin City Die Castings Company as a memorial to the company’s long-time leader and President, Steve Harmon. The scholarship is in recognition of Steve’s 29 years of service to […]
Brajendra Mishra Wins WRF Award
By MPI January 21, 2015
CR3 Associate Director, Brajendra Mishra, was awarded Best Presentation at the annual World Resources Forum. His presentation and paper was titled Recycling Industries and Cities.
Yan Wang Wins Kalenian Award
By MPI January 21, 2015
Yan Wang, WPI and CR3 professor, and his colleague Dr. Qiang Wang, received the Kalenian Award for their work on researching a novel low temperature method to produce iron and steel while producing less greenhouse gases. The Kalenian Award is given in honor of the late Aram Kalenian ’33, an inventor and founder of Vee Arc […]
WPI Research Led by Diran Apelian Featured in Computerworld
By MPI November 20, 2014
A research collaboration between WPI, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Viridis 3D LLC is featured in a Computerworld article: Researcher works to make 3D-printed metals stronger, customizable. The research explores the use of semi-solid metals, instead of powdered metals, in additive manufacturing. The intent behind the work is to give manufacturers more metals to work with and ultimately […]