Ning Sun and Diran Apelian Author Article for JOM
By Author November 20, 2011
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. […]
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Understanding the Human Dimension
By Author September 30, 2011
It’s the time of the year I write to you via our newsletter, and it happens to coincide with the activities of the university semester, and all the excitement of new students and classes. In this vein, I question whether we have communicated the full extent of our activities here at MPI regarding our work […]
Recycling Metal to Save Energy
By Author September 30, 2011
12th International Summer School on Light Alloys Casting
By Author September 29, 2011
The 12th International Summer School on Light Alloys Casting – “From Innovative Design to Advanced Applications” The international summer schools devoted to shape casting of light metals have been organized every two years or so by WPI and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and have been held alternately in Norway and the […]
WPI Taking the Lead in Engineering Education
By Author September 29, 2011
In the past two decades we’ve seen a plethora of studies, reports, and books that articulate the shortcomings of engineering education and what is lacking in the curriculum. They remind us that it hasn’t changed much in the last few decades, though the world has changed dramatically. Many of these studies focus on identifying the […]
Strategic Alliances
By Author September 28, 2011
Strategic Alliances? Who needs them? We all do! Everything we do is global, and innovation resides where knowledge workers are at work. We at MPI have made a point to form alliances with key and important centers of excellence around the world, and we have done so from day one. Some of our relationships are […]
Sisson Completes Six-Year Cycle of Heat Treating Society Offices
By Author September 28, 2011
Rick Sisson has completed a six-year cycle as the Vice President, President, and Past President of ASM’s the Heat Treating Society. His last meeting will be at the Fall HTS Conference and Exposition in Cincinnati. “I have had a great six years; I learned a lot and worked with many great people including Bob Gaster, […]
WISE Prize
By Author September 27, 2011
Diran Apelian accepted an invitation to join the jury of the WISE Prize for Education foundation. The WISE Prize for Education recognizes and reward individuals – or teams of individuals – who have made an outstanding contribution to any field or level of education. The WISE Prize for Education is the world’s first major international […]
MPI Faculty and Members Present at the 2011 Die Casting Congress & Tabletop
By Author September 27, 2011
On September 19, the second session of the 2011 Die Casting Congress & Tabletop, Cast Materials I, featured the following presentations by MPI faculty and members.