CIVS Researcher John “Jack” Moreland presented the final report for the Virtual Die Casting Simulator on February 2, 2023, at the NADCA Research & Development Committee meeting held at the University of California, Irvine. The presentation was a hybrid (in-person and virtual) and included attendees from the die-casting industry, academia, and government organizations. The report […]

After a highly successful Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program in 2021 & 2022, CIVS will again open its doors to High School and Community College teachers in the summer of 2023. The RET Program, sponsored by National Science Foundation through a three-year grant, will take place from June 12th – July 21st, 2023 at […]

Beau Glim, Project Manager at North American Die Casting Association (NADCA), visited CIVS on January 25th to provide feedback to students Cristina Cabascango and James Dunlap, as well as CIVS researcher John Moreland, who are putting the finishing touches on the Virtual Die Casting Simulator. CIVS and industry collaborators are finalizing the last stages of […]

CIVS researchers began establishing the groundwork for a new crane training simulator by gathering some initial photo and video reference materials at U. S. Steel Gary Works. This step provides the foundation for a customizable simulator available to SMSVC members, helping to improve overall crane operational efficiency and safety. For information on the project or […]

On January 13th, CIVS PhD student Sam Nielson presented a student seminar to discuss tools for literature reviews and reading journal papers. The methods in this seminar included approaches for identifying effective academic journal papers and how to organize active projects. This session built upon valuable research skills that will create efficient and reliable habits […]

On January 11th, CIVS students and faculty attended the AIST Midwest Member Chapter Dinner at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The keynote presentation entitled “Hydrogen Steelmaking” was given by Pravin C. Mathur, Ph.D., Executive Director of Metals, Combustion & Energy at Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. Linde – through a merger […]

As a new semester starts, we want to acknowledge the hard work that went into the 2022 Senior Design Presentations. Students are required to demonstrate professional attitudes and attributes from conception to realistic design of their project, which concludes with the written report and formal oral presentation. These presentations are the culmination of a semester […]

CIVS welcomed new and returning students this past week during the spring semester orientation. Orientation provides an opportunity to meet fellow student workers and highlight some of the key CIVS goals and expectations that are vital to everyone’s success. It also helps start an open dialogue with students either preparing for their thesis defense or […]

Congratulations to Yanan Song who recently graduated with his Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering after defending his thesis titled “Feature Fusion Deep Learning Method for Video and Audio Emotion Recognition.” In his time at the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation(CIVS), Song started as a Research Assistant and went on to work as […]

Congratulations to Ogochukwu Duruiheme who recently defended her thesis entitled: “Numerical Analysis of Dissolution Behavior of Microalloying Elements in Ladle Metallurgy Furnace.” Her advice for current and future students to successfully defend their thesis is to pick a topic early, Review the literature on it, and know the fundamentals. Time moves fast when you are […]