New Academic Year, New Students for ACRC, CHTE, CR3
This academic year brings many new students to the MPI centers at WPI – ACRC, CHTE, and CR3. Returning students, along with MPI faculty and staff, welcomed the new students during a kick-off meeting and luncheon led by Diran Apelian, Director of MPI. Students working in ACRC research are Cecilia Borgonovo, Yang Yang Fan, Shaymus […]
ASM Hosts 7th Materials Experience at WPI
On May 7, 2012, ASM International hosted the 7th annual ASM Materials Experience at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout New England, the camp demonstrated first-hand the interesting problems and challenges that engineers face every day, and what makes engineering an exciting profession. According to ASM, “the day was launched […]
The Ellingham Diagram as a Heat-Treater’s Tool
Mike Stempo, P.E., Air Liquid Industrial U.S. LP and a member of CHTE, demonstrates the usefulness of the Ellingham Diagram as a heat-treater’s tool in The Ellingham Diagram: How to Use it in Heat-Treat-Process Atmosphere Troubleshooting, as featured recently in Industrial Heating. Mike steps through the Ellingham diagram to set up and make clearer how […]
News Reporters Interview Yan Wang
WPI and CR3 Professor Yan Wang was recently interviewed by a local magazine – Worcester Mag. In the article, Two Minutes With…Yan Wang, Yan answers reporters questions about teaching, the Catalyst Award, and clean energy.
JOM Features CR3 in TMS’ Partners in Progress Reports
TMS has forged cooperative agreements with several carefully selected organizations, including the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling (CR3), that actively work to benefit the materials science community. Periodically, JOM will provide an update on the activities of these organizations. CR3 was featured in these JOM reports: The Case for Recycling of Rare Earth Metals […]
Max Hoetzl Featured in ASM News Report
ASM International featured Max Hoetzl, P.E., Vice President of Technology, Surface Combustion Inc., in an article on his recent award from CHTE – the Distinguished Service Award. For the full ASM article, read HTS member Max Hoetzl receives award from the Center for Heat Treating Excellence.
Eck Named Metalcaster of the Year by Modern Casting
Eck Industries, a long-time member of the ACRC, was named Metalcaster of the Year for its leading role in research and development that has given way to improved processes and better production of all aluminum alloys. The June issue of Modern Casting features Eck in Metalcaster of the Year: Complexity Key to Eck’s Success.
Yan Wang Receives Catalyst Award from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Yan Wang, WPI Research Professor and a member of the CR3 faculty, has received the Catalyst Award from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to support work on a new design for flow batteries for grid energy storage. The award will help support Prof. Yang, his research team, and his collaborator, Diran Apelian, Director of CR3 […]
Max Hoetzl Receives the CHTE Distinguished Service Award
The Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE) Distinguished Service Award is presented to an individual who, in the judgment of the CHTE Board members, has made significant, commendable and long-standing contributions to the promotion of CHTE. Mr. Max Hoetzl, P.E., Vice President of Technology, Surface Combustion, Inc., is this year’s recipient of the 2012 CHTE […]