Diran Apelian

Diran Apelian (born in Cairo, Egypt, in October 1945) is an American materials scientist, educator and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He currently serves as a Distinguished Professor at University of California, Irvine's Samueli School of Engineering. He is also Chief Strategy Officer and leads the Advanced Casting Research Center. Earlier in his career, he served as Provost at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he established the Metal Processing Institute.

Diran Apelian
Born	(1945-10-28) October 28, 1945 Cairo, Egypt
Education	Drexel University (BS, 1968) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ScD, 1972)
Known for	Spray forming Aluminum recycling and sustainable metallurgy
Awards	National Academy of Engineering (2009) Academia Europaea (2007) Foreign member, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2021)
Scientific career
Fields	Materials science Metallurgy
Workplaces	University of California, Irvine Worcester Polytechnic Institute Drexel University