• About Us
• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs
• People
• Research & Facilities
• News & Events
• Student Resources
• About WPI
• Search:

Diran Apelian, Sc.D.

Howmet Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Metal Processing Institute (MPI)

Washburn Labs 326
508-831-5992 (Voice)
508-831-5993 (Fax)
dapelian@wpi.edu

Related Information

• Teaching, Research, & Advising Interests
• Metal Processing Institute (MPI)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Photography Exhibit: Life’s Journey

Education

• B.S. Drexel University, 1968
• Sc.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972

Research

• Sustainable Development
• Resource Recovery and Recycling
• Solidification Processing
• Spray Casting
• Molten Metal Processing
• Light Metals: Aluminum-Magnesium-Titanium
• Plasma Processing

Publications

• View Prof. Apelian's Publications

Honors and Awards

• The Chairman's Exemplary Faculty Prize (WPI) 2009
• National Academy of Engineering (USA) 2009
• National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia 2008
• J.Herbert Hollomon Award in Materials and Society 2007
• The Brimacombe Prize 2006
• WPI Board of Trustee's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Scholarship 2006
• Bruce Chalmers Award (TMS) 2006
• Fellow of TMS, ASM and APMI

Scientific and Professional Societies/Memberships

• American Foundry Society (AFS)
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
• American Society of Metals (ASM)
• Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB)
• Metal Powder Institute Federation (MPIF)
• Societe Française de Métallurgie (Paris, France)

---

Mechanical Engineering Department - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280 | Phone: +1-508-831-5236 | Fax: +1-508-831-5680 | me@wpi.edu