 Diran Apelian
Citation: For visionary leadership in the integration of academic and industrial
research in metallurgy and metals processing.
Biography: Diran Apelian is Howmet Professor of Engineering and Director of the Metal
Processing Institute at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Prof. Apelian’s research interests and expertise are in materials processing, and
specifically, solidification and net-shape manufacturing. He is credited for pioneering
work in various areas of solidification processing: molten metal processing and
filtration of metals; aluminum foundry engineering; plasma deposition; and spray
casting/forming.
He has over 400 publications to his credit and four books, which he has co-edited.
He has served on, and chaired, several National Materials Advisory Boards for the
National Research Council. |
