CIVS computer science research was presented at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2026 Workshop in Denver, CO on June 3. CIVS Graduate Research Assistants Jay Polra and Dhwanil Chauhan presented a poster for the paper “Visual Geometry Grounded Novel-View Acoustic Synthesis”. The paper is co-authored by Wenjun Huang (University of California, […]

On May 29, CIVS staff enjoyed the celebration at the PNW 10th Anniversary Gala at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary. The evening’s event highlighted PNW sponsors, alumni, students and faculty.  Over the past decade, PNW has educated thousands of skilled workers, innovators and leaders, and raised millions of dollars supporting student education. Through the […]

On June 1, CIVS welcomed Kay Nelson, Environmental Affairs Director, and Michele Murday Pariso, Environmental and Public Policy Director from Northwest Indiana Forum. Michele will soon assume the role of Environmental Affairs Director. CIVS looks forward to continuing and strengthening its collaboration with Michele in her new position. CIVS also extends our sincere thanks to […]

CIVS paper “Effective Training Solutions for New Crane Operators” was featured in the June Issue of Iron & Steel Technology as a technical article. This paper was presented at AISTech 2025. Authors of the paper include Rohit Kumar Reddy Kovvuri (CIVS Research Engineer), Kyle Toth (CIVS Senior Research Engineer), John “Jack” Moreland (CIVS Senior Research […]

CIVS former graduate research assistants Kiranchandru “KC” Lingeswaran (MSME ’25) and Qingyun Pu (MSCS ’25) returned to CIVS to speak with CIVS students and staff about their current positions at Amazon on May 8. This session focused on the transition from CIVS and academic research into professional industry roles. The strongest message was that technical […]

Graduate students from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government visited CIVS to learn about the advanced digital technologies and their impacts on steel and other industries on May 6. The visit was organized by Alejandra Castillo, PNW Chancellor’s Fellow for Economic Development. Kyle Toth (CIVS Sr. Research Engineer) and Sam Nielson (CIVS Research Engineer) showcased […]

On May 11-13, CIVS Research Scientist Orlando Ugarte presented a Keynote at the EEC & EMECR Conference held in Milan, Italy with over 600 participants from all around the world in attendance. His Keynote “Optimization of Electric Arc Furnace Refining via CFD Simulation of Steel, Slag, and Freeboard Dynamics” was very well received by the […]

On May 4–6, CIVS staff and students delivered a variety of technical presentations at AISTech 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AISTech is the premier annual international iron and steel technology conference and exposition, attracting more than 9,000 attendees from around the world. CIVS contributions included 10 technical presentations, 2 undergraduate oral presentations, and 13 graduate poster […]

Congratulations to the CIVS students Anna Eshenbaugh, Shiyu Wang, Calvin Mahida, Nadeem Jaffer Mohammed, and Abdul Mateen Mohammed who earned four competition awards at the premier annual iron and steelmaking conference, AISTech 2026, held May 4–6 in Pittsburgh, with more than 9,600 attendees, a record-high, from around the world. Purdue University Northwest was also selected […]

On April 28 and 30, PNW Civil Engineering students had a virtual lab in the CIVS Immersive Theater as part of the CE 34200—Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics course. Students used the CIVS Virtual Flood Simulator to learn about flood mitigation strategies. The simulator was created under an NSF grant led by Professor Chandra Chandramouli in […]