CR3 Welcomes New Industrial Members
By MPI May 20, 2013
Alcoa, Global Tungsten & Powders, Integrated Metallic Recovery, and Orbite Aluminae were welcomed by Diran Apelian, CR3 Director, into the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling at their semi-annual meeting on May 15. With the addition of these companies, CR3 continues to expand its breadth and gain industry expertise in the materials recovery and recycling […]
CR3 Spring Meetings May 15-16
By MPI May 1, 2013
Join us for the 2013 Spring Meetings of CR3 on May 15 and 16 at WPI, Worcester, MA. The CR3 website has all the details of the meeting, including logistics, agendas, and online registration. Please note that corporate guests will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to attending the meeting. Looking forward to […]
JOM Publishes CR3 Communication: Red Mud – A Resource or a Waste?
By MPI March 26, 2013
TMS has forged cooperative agreements with several carefully selected organizations, including the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling (CR3), which actively work to benefit the materials science community. Periodically, JOM will provide an update on the activities of these organizations. The March 2013 issue of JOM focused on Bayer Process residue, a major project part […]
New Cutting-edge Research at the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling
By MPI February 6, 2013
CR3 faculty and students from WPI, CSM, and K.U. Leuven are researching and working on a variety of interesting projects (precompetitive and fundamental) funded by industry members and NSF. The Center performs basic and developmental research relevant to the sustainability industry. This year, research will begin on the following CR3 projects: Electrowinning Rare Earth in […]
WPI Recognized by National Academy of Engineering
By MPI December 10, 2012
WPI’s Great Problems Seminar (GPS) was among 29 undergraduate engineering programs recognized by The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the report “Infusing Real World Experiences into Engineering Education.” WPI Professors Diran Apelian (NAE member and Director of MPI) and Svetlana Nikitina of Humanities and Arts, along with Kristen Wobbe, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies […]
PayScale Rates CSM & WPI in Top 12
By MPI October 9, 2012
ABC News recently reported on the 12 Colleges Whose Payoff In Pay Beats Harvard’s. The research and report were provided by PayScale and includes the Colorado School of Mines (#4) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (#5). Engineering schools such as WPI and CSM tend to rank among the highest because “there’s lots of opportunity, and new […]
Modern Universities and Engineers and Sustainable Development
By MPI October 3, 2012
At the conference, Sustainable Development for the 21st Century: The Role of the Modern University held September 26, 2012 at UC Davis, Diran Apelian—Director of the Metal Processing Institute at WPI and Distinguished Visiting Professor at UC Davis — opened the conference with a presentation on the Responsibilities of the Engineer for the 21st Century: […]
CR3 Fall Meetings October 3-4
By MPI September 19, 2012
Join us for the 2012 Fall Meetings of CR3 on October 3 and 4 at K.U. Leuven, Belgium. An optional visit to UMICORE is planned for Friday, October 5. The meeting is open to all members and interested guests. Guests will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement prior to attending the meeting. The agenda […]
Sustainability Research at the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling
By MPI September 19, 2012
CR3 faculty and students from WPI, CSM, and K.U. Leuven are researching and working on a variety of interesting projects (precompetitive and fundamental) funded by industry members and NSF. The Center performs basic and developmental research relevant to the industry. This academic year, research will be conducted on the following CR3 projects: Accurate and Precise […]