Diran Apelian

Background

Apelian, Diran was born on October 28, 1945 in Cairo, Egypt. Son of Jack Hagop and Santina (Zarmanian) Apelian.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Drexel U., 1968; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.

Career

Teaching assistant department metallurgy and materials science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1972; product research, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Corporation, 1972-1975; visiting professor, assistant professor department materials engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1975-1976, 76-79; associate professor, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1979-1983; professor department materials engineering, department head, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1983-1987; Howmet professor materials engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1987-1990; associate dean college engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1987-1989; associate vice president academic affairs/graduate studies, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1989-1990; executive director Metal Processing Institute, Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute, since 1996; provost, Howmet professor materials engineering, Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute, 1990-1996. Chair Blue Ribbon Task Force, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1992-1993, academic planning and student affairs, 1990-1996, institute budget committee, 1990-1996, commission on governance, 1990-1996, finance and administrative policy committee, 1990-1996.-.

Achievements

• Diran Apelian has been listed as a notable Materials scientist, provost by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, AICE, American Powder Metallurgy Institute, American Foundrymen's Society, American Institute Metallurgical Engineers, Metals Society, Iron and Steel Society, American Society Metals (Bradley-Stoughton award 1980, Sauveur award 1994), American Society Engineering Educators, History Metallurgy Society, Materials Research Society, National Association Scholars, Society Metallurgical France, Sigma Mu Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Alpha Sigma Mu (lecture award 1993), Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Seta Masseredjian, August 21, 1975. Children: Teni, Lara.

Father:

Jack Hagop Apelian

Mother:

Santina (Zarmanian) Apelian

Spouse:

Seta Masseredjian

child:

Teni Apelian

child:

Lara Apelian