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IJMC Advisory Board Member Diran Apelian to Receive National Materials Advancement Award


Diran Apelian, Howmet Pro- fessor of Mechanical Engi- neering at WPI and Direc- tor of the University’s Metal Processing Institute, received the 2010 National Materials Advancement Award from the Federation of Materials Soci- eties during a ceremony at the National Press Club in Wash- ington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2010.


Diran Apelian


The National Materials Ad- vancement Award recognizes


individuals who have demonstrated outstanding capabilities and contributions in advancing the multidisciplinary field of materi- als science and engineering, the effective and economic use of materials in the marketplace and the application of materials developments to national problems and defense, and the devel- opment and implementation of national policy that furthers the impact of materials sciences and engineering on society.


Apelian was recognized for his work to found and develop the Metal Processing Institute “as a prime example of build- ing bridges between the industrial, government, and academic communities that bring the capabilities of materials science and engineering to bear on societal challenges, while always valuing the role of the human element.”


“His work is at the forefront of maintaining a U.S. leadership presence in manufacturing new products based on emerging ad- vancements in materials science and engineering,” said Arden Bement, former director of the National Science Foundation.


Apelian’s pioneering work in molten metal processing, new aluminum alloys and innovative casting techniques has re- sulted in more than 500 publications and 11 books. The Metal Processing Institute, an industry-university alliance he found- ed at WPI in 1996, is dedicated to research in such areas as resource recovery and recycling, metalcasting and metal heat treating. With more than 100 corporate partners, it is the larg- est industry-university consortium in North America.


Apelian received an undergraduate degree in metallurgical engineering from Drexel University and an Sc.D. in mate- rials science from MIT. He worked at Bethlehem Steel’s Homer Research Laboratories and then joined Drexel, where he ultimately was named vice provost. At WPI, he served as university provost from 1990 to 1996. Since then, he has fo- cused on teaching and research in materials processing. WPI has twice honored him: in 2006 with its Board of Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Scholarship, and in 2009 with its Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Prize.


International Journal of Metalcasting/Winter 11


The Federation of Materials Societies is a consortium of tech- nical and professional societies and associations whose con- stituencies include scientists, engineers and other profession- als active in the areas of materials policy, R&D, processing, manufacturing, recovery and resource availability.


Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI was one of the nation’s first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technol- ogy, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees. WPI’s world-class faculty work with students in a number of cutting- edge research areas, leading to breakthroughs and innovations in such fields as biotechnology, fuel cells, information secu- rity, materials processing and nanotechnology. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference in communities and organizations around the world through the university’s inno- vative Global Perspective Program. More than 25 WPI proj- ect centers are located throughout North America and Central America, Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe.


For more information, contact Michael Dorsey, director of research communications, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., at (508) 831-5609 or mwdorsey@wpi.edu.


The Metal Casting Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University


Case Western Reserve University was one of the first schools in the U.S. to establish a foundry program and among the first five schools that founded the Foundry Ed- ucational Foundation. As a Carnegie Extensive Doctoral/ Research University, Case grants PhD degrees in many areas, including materials science and engineering. Over the years, the casting laboratory has undergone a num- ber of renovations and upgrades to remain at the cutting edge of foundry research. Case Metal Casting Laboratories (CMCL) is an active participant in major research programs led by the American Foundry Society, North American Die Casting Association, Cast Metals Coalition and Advanced Technology Institute. It also participates in the USCAR and USAMP automotive castings research. The results of this research have been presented at national and international metalcasting events and published in the technical litera- ture as highlighted on the website dmseg5.case.edu/Groups/ CMPL/. CMCL comprises the following state-of-the-art metal processing and evaluation capabilities:


• 350-ton vertical squeeze casting machine. • 350kW/1000MHz solid-state melting power supply with furnaces up to 1,500-lb. steel capacity.


• 50-lb. vacuum melting and casting furnace driven by a new 35kW/10kHz Inductotherm power supply.


• Sand molding and testing equipment. • Foseco rotary degasser for nonferrous alloys.


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