Diran Apelian

Episode 20 of the Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast podcast, hosted by Steve Yalisove and Tim Chambers, titled "Diran Apelian" was published on May 25, 2025 and runs 64 minutes.

May 25, 2025 ·64m · Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast

Summary

Steve and Tim talked with Professor Diran Apelian from UC Irvine.  Diran talks about his journey to Materials Science and Engineering through his days at Drexel, MIT, Bethlehem Steel, back to Drexel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, to Irvine.  He explains his foray into project based learning and now his new course on Professional Skills that he is teaching at Irvine.  You can find more about Diran here:https://engineering.uci.edu/users/diran-apelianhttps://www.nae.edu/19579/165897/20676/166043/20685/55293/148200/148206/Dr-Diran-ApelianYou can find the YouTube video here:https://youtu.be/F5dG8SQC_rY?si=MirD-Z9Tv_UztTBvThis episode is sponsored by the North American Materials Education Symposium, a gift from Prof. Ron Gibala, and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).Please attend the North American Materials Education Symposium next summer, August 5th - 6th at Georgia Tech.  Workshops on August 4th:https://www.names25.mse.gatech.edu

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