CIVS project “Hazard Recognition Scenario Builder for On-Site Customizable Virtual Training” was featured in the May Issue of Iron & Steel Technology. The technical paper was published in the category of Digitalization Applications. The highlighted project was the recipient of the 2023-2024 Digital Technologies for Steel Manufacturing Grant. Authors of the paper include CIVS Senior […]

On May 1, CIVS staff and students received a tour of the Linde Engineering Americas – Tonawanda facility in New York as part of collaboration for the DOE H2RF research project. They were able to observe a firing test of the flameless burner that is one of the main focuses of the H2RF project to […]

What a learning experience my year as the Elliott Lecturer has been, and my trip to Purdue University NW Campus (PNW) in Hammond IN the 8th April exceeded expectations in many ways. I am very grateful for the mutual sharing opportunity this visit presented and ratification from some steel industry collaborators who were present at […]

CIVS students and staff attended AIST Midwest Chapter Dinners January-April. Over 20 students attended the dinners to network with industry professionals and hear important Keynote presentations. January Dinner Keynote: “Developments in Fiber Optic Measurements for Continuous Casting” presented by Dr. Ron O’Malley, F. Kenneth Iverson Chair Professor & Director, PSMRC, Missouri University of Science & […]

On Thursday, April 17, over 20 CIVS research students and senior design students participated in poster presentations to showcase their projects during the 2025 PNW Day of Discovery in Alumni Hall. CIVS showcased 17 graduate research posters and 7 senior design posters. PNW Days of Discovery is a multidisciplinary research symposium organized by the Office of […]

CIVS Blast Furnace research received the 2025 AIST Josef S. Kapitan Award – Ironmaking for the paper titled “The Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace: Enabling Physics-Based Operational Guidance.” This is the 9th best paper received in the last 20 years in this research topic. Authors of the paper include CIVS Associate Director for Research Ty Okosun, […]

In the April issue of NWI Business Magazine, CIVS research was highlighted in the article “Future of Energy is Bright”. CIVS collaborates with energy providers and industrial partners to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs and enhance workforce training. It uses advanced simulation, visualization, AI tools and 3D digital twins. Purdue Northwest’s Center for Innovation through […]

Congratulations to CIVS RA Abhishek Kolakotla, who will receive his MSME degree with Thesis Option in May 2025.  He has accepted a position as Assistant Project Manager at ACMS Group starting after graduation. At CIVS, his research project is on “Investigation of Dual Fuel and Flameless Combustion in Reheat Furnaces”. This project challenged him to […]

On Friday, April 18, CIVS welcomed Randy Beardsley of NLMK, to give a seminar to over 40 CIVS staff, students, and PNW College of Engineering students and faculty. Randy’s presentation was very well received and was followed by a productive Q&A. His presentation was titled “Ladle Metallurgy Furnace and Casting Processes”. This presentation covered the […]

Approximately 80+ industry collaborators and CIVS faculty, staff, and students met at CIVS for the SMSVC Annual Meeting on April 9 and 10. The events included 1) technical presentations by CIVS staff and students in 6 topics (safety, ironmaking, EAF, Continuous Casting, Ladle, and Reheating Furnace), 2) A Dinner Keynote, 3) Project Technical Committee meetings, […]