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Virtual Reality Die Casting Project Featured in Industry Events and Publications

A CIVS virtual reality project for die casting industry workforce development and skill preparation is getting a lot of attention in its final year of development. This project is sponsored by Defense Logistics Agency through the American Metalcasting Consortium’s Innovative Casting Technologies program, and will be featured at two conferences and in an upcoming journal […]

SSAB Americas Executives Get Hands-On at CIVS

On August 31, 2022, CIVS welcomed thirteen executives from SSAB Americas where they were able to witness first-hand the innovative research efforts by CIVS staff and students using cutting edge simulation and visualization technologies. Members of our CIVS team, Dr. Tyamo Okosun, Dr. Armin Silaen, Associate Research Professors; Kyle Toth, Nick Walla, Senior research Engineers; […]

CIVS Research Staff Present at AIST Safety Meeting

On September 14th, Kyle Toth, Senior Research Engineer and John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist presented AR/VR training applications at the 2-day joint Safety Committee meeting held by the Steel Manufacturing Association (SMA) and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). Kyle Toth is also a AIST Health and Safety Technology Committee Papers Chair, along […]

“Virtual Reality Simulator for Die Casting Workforce Development” presented at NADCA Congress

NADCA Die Casting Congress attendee experiences real world scenarios in VR John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist at CIVS presented his paper titled “Virtual Reality Simulator for Die Casting Workforce Development” at the 2022 NADCA Die Casting Congress in the session of Machine Learning and Modeling to Improve Die Casting. In addition to Moreland’s paper presentation, […]

RET Program Progress Presented at NSF Grantees Conference

Associate Research Professor at CIVS, Armin Silaen presented a poster at the NSF Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference highlighting the 6-week National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) summer program. The Research Experiences for Teachers in Simulation and Visualization for Innovative Industrial Solutions, promoted the use of simulation and visualization software to […]

RET Program Progress Presented at NSF Grantees Conference

Associate Research Professor at CIVS, Armin Silaen presented a poster at the NSF Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference highlighting the 6-week National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) summer program. The Research Experiences for Teachers in Simulation and Visualization for Innovative Industrial Solutions, promoted the use of simulation and visualization software to […]

“Virtual Reality Simulator for Die Casting Workforce Development” presented at NADCA Congress

John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist at CIVS presented his paper titled “Virtual Reality Simulator for Die Casting Workforce Development” at the 2022 NADCA Die Casting Congress in the session of Machine Learning and Modeling to Improve Die Casting. In addition to Moreland’s paper presentation, he conducted live VR demonstrations on the exhibition floor. This project […]

Research Staff Present at AIST Safety Meeting

On September 14th, Kyle Toth, Senior Research Engineer and John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist presented AR/VR training applications at the 2-day joint Safety Committee meeting held by the Steel Manufacturing Association (SMA) and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST). Kyle Toth is also a AIST Health and Safety Technology Committee Papers Chair, along […]

SSAB Americas Executives Get Hands-On at CIVS

On August 31, 2022, CIVS welcomed thirteen executives from SSAB Americas where they were able to witness first-hand the innovative research efforts by CIVS staff and students using cutting edge simulation and visualization technologies. Members of our CIVS team, Dr. Tyamo Okosun, Dr. Armin Silaen, Associate Research Professors; Kyle Toth, Nick Walla, Senior research Engineers; […]

Researchers awarded at AISTech conference

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) faculty, staff, students, and collaborators with PNW’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) visited Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the summer to attend the Association for Iron & Steel Technology 2022 conference and exposition (AISTech 2022). They presented eight technical papers, demonstrated CIVS projects, and won three prestigious awards at the […]