CR3 Spring Meeting April 29-30
By egallagher March 24, 2014
Join us for the 2014 Spring Meetings of the Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling (CR3) on April 29 and 30 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA. 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. Meeting logistics and […]
MPI Involved in LM3I – a $148 Million White House Initiative
By egallagher March 12, 2014
The Metal Processing Institute (MPI) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is one of four core academic facilities comprising the American Lightweight and Modern Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (LM3I), a new $148 million initiative recently announced by the White House that is aimed at helping to revitalize the nation’s manufacturing capabilities and competitiveness. LM3I is part […]
WPI awarded $7.4 million by Army Research Lab
By MPI March 3, 2014
WPI is the lead institution on a $7.4 million, multi-university award from the U.S. Army. Richard Sisson, WPI professor and Director of the Center for Heat Treating Excellence, is the PI. Diran Apelian (WPI professor/Director of the Metal Processing Institute at WPI), Yan Wang (WPI professor/Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling (CR3)), Makhlouf Makhlouf (WPI […]
CR3 Technology Nominated as Breakthrough
By MPI February 10, 2014
The Center for Resource Recovery & Recycling is pleased to announce that The Continuous Flow Device has been nominated for inclusion in the 2014 Compendium of Industry-Nominated Technology Breakthroughs. The device is an outcome of the CR3 project: Accurate and Precise Optoelectronic Measurement of Molten Metal Chemistry. The research was conducted by Professor Diran Apelian, […]
2014 European Rare Earth Resources Conference
By MPI February 10, 2014
The first ever European Rare Earth Resources (EURARE) Conference will be held September 4-6, 2014 in Milos, Greece. The objective of the conference is to set the basis for development of a European Rare Earth Element (REE) industry. It will safeguard the uninterrupted supply of REE raw materials and products crucial for sectors of the […]
Aluminum Integrated Minimill to Transform Aluminum Processing
By MPI February 10, 2014
Energy Research Company and wTe Corporation (members of the Center for Resource Recovery&Recycling (CR3)) along with Materials Strategies LLC have won an award from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program to develop an Aluminum Integrated Minimill (AIM). AIM will use 100% mixed aluminum scrap as the input to produce a specification cast product in a […]
Richard Sisson Selected as Outstanding Materials Engineer by Purdue University
By MPI February 6, 2014
Richard Sisson, WPI Professor and Director of the Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE), has been chosen by The Purdue University, School of Materials Engineering as one of three Outstanding Materials Engineer award winners for 2014 for his work in applying fundamental science in transport phenomena, phase transformations, and phase equilibria to a wide range […]
NADCA Scholarship Awarded to Shaymus Hudson
By MPI January 30, 2014
Shaymus Hudson, a PhD student at WPI and the Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRC), has won the impressive Steven Harmon Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2005 by family members of Twin City Die Castings Company as a memorial to the company’s long-time leader and President. The scholarship is administered by NADCA, the organization committed […]
ASM Roundtable Features Diran Apelian
By MPI January 30, 2014
Diran Apelian, WPI Professor and Director of the Metal Processing Institute (MPI), and four other ASM thought leaders were featured in the November-December 2013 issue of am&p (Advanced Materials & Processes), an ASM publication. The special roundtable focused on what the next 100 years of materials science and engineering might look like. Discussions revolved around […]