8-K

                       UNITED STATES
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                  Washington, D.C.  20549

                          Form 8-K

                       Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 30, 2013
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               Dynasil Corporation of America
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   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                   000-27503                22-1734088
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(State or other            (Commission             (IRS Employer
jurisdiction               File Number)          Identification No.)
of incorporation)

            44 Hunt Street, Watertown, MA  02472
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          (Address of principal executive offices)

                       (617)-668-6855
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    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                       Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
 of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
 Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 On April 30, 2013, the Board of Directors of Dynasil
 Corporation of America ("Dynasil" or the "Company") elected
 Alan B. Levine to the Board for a term to expire at the
 Company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Levine is
 filling a newly-created seat on the Board of Directors, as well
 as serving as the chairman of the Audit Committee.

 Mr. Levine will be entitled to receive the same compensation
 for his service on the Board as the Company's other non-
 employee directors, as more fully described in the Company's
 definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and
 Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 18, 2013.  Mr.
 Levine and the Company will enter into the Company's standard
 indemnification agreement for directors, the form of which
 agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly
 Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 14, 2012.

 Mr. Levine, age 69, spent 24 years in public accounting with
 Ernst & Young LLP, where he became an Audit Partner.  He worked
 for thirteen years as a Chief Financial Officer for companies
 in the financial, educational and technology industries.   His
 experience includes serving as a director on four different
 public company boards, including his current positions on the
 boards of Magnetek, Inc. and RBC Bearings Incorporated, where
 he also serves on the Audit Committees.

 A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Alan B. Levine's
 election to the Board of Directors is attached to this Current
 Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 (d) Exhibits

 99.1  Press release, dated May 2, 2013, issued by Dynasil
 Corporation of America announcing Mr. Alan B. Levine's election
 to the Board of Directors.

                          SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
 signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
 authorized.


                           DYNASIL CORPORATION OF AMERICA

 Date:      May 2, 2013    By:  /s/ Thomas C. Leonard
                           Name: Thomas C. Leonard
                           Title:  Chief Financial Officer

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 Contacts:
 Patty Kehe
 Dynasil Corporation of America
 Phone: 617.668.6855
 Email: pkehe@dynasil.com


            Dynasil Corporation of America Elects
             Alan B. Levine to Board of Directors

 Watertown, Mass., May 2, 2013   Dynasil Corporation of America (NASDAQ:
 DYSL), a leader in the development and manufacture of detection, sensing
 and analysis technology, today announced that Alan B. Levine was elected to
 a newly-created seat on the Board of Directors.  Mr. Levine will serve as
 the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

 Levine, 69, brings to Dynasil over 40 years of financial and leadership
 experience, including thirteen years as a Chief Financial Officer for
 companies in the financial, educational and technology industries.   His
 experience includes serving as a director on four different public company
 boards, including his current positions on the boards of Magnetek, Inc. and
 RBC Bearings Incorporated, where he also serves on the Audit Committees.

 "Alan's extensive financial experience significantly expands the Board's
 depth of expertise," said Dynasil Chairman Peter Sulick. "We are pleased to
 welcome him to the Dynasil board and to his role as chairman of the Audit
 Committee.  We look forward to benefitting from his Audit Committee
 experience and strategic insights."

 Levine spent 24 years in public accounting with Ernst & Young LLP, where he
 became an Audit Partner.  He earned his Master of Accountancy from the
 University of Arizona and a B.A. from the University of Vermont.

 About Dynasil

 Dynasil Corporation of America (NASDAQ: DYSL) develops and manufactures
 detection, sensing and analysis technology, precision instruments and
 optical components for the homeland security, medical and industrial
 markets.  Combining world-class technology with expertise in research and
 materials science, Dynasil is commercializing products including dual-mode
 radiation detection solutions for Homeland Security and commercial
 applications, probes for medical imaging and sensors for non-destructive
 testing.  Dynasil has an impressive and growing portfolio of issued and
 pending U.S. patents.  The Company is based in Watertown, Massachusetts,
 with additional operations in Mass., Minn., NY, NJ and the United Kingdom.
 More information about the Company is available at www.dynasil.com.