NLMK invited CIVS to the Portage plant’s Family Day on June 28 to demonstrate the steel consortium’s latest developments. Jack Moreland (CIVS Senior Research Scientist) showcased the crane simulator. NLMK family members learned about crane controls and got to operate a virtual overhead crane. The event was attended by around 500 NLMK family members. Attendees […]

Dr. Chenn Zhou was invited to participate in a round table discussion on Process Design and Development at the DOE ARPAE ROSIE annual meeting in Washington, DC on June 9. Dr. Zhou made a presentation and answered questions on the use of advanced multiphysics simulation, visualization, and AI as enabling technologies with multiple CIVS project […]

On June 11, Rohit Kovvuri (CIVS Research Engineer) presented at the AIST Crane Symposium in Indianapolis, IN. His presentation was titled “Effective Training Solutions for New Crane Operators”. Co-authors include Kyle Toth (CIVS Senior Research Engineer), John Moreland (CIVS Senior Research Scientist), Chenn Zhou (CIVS Director), Henry Mitchell (U.S. Steel), and Jeffrey Maxfield (Charter Steel). […]

On June 3, CIVS members Shiyu Wang (Graduate RA), Shishir Aryal (Graduate RA), Sathvika Kottapalli (Graduate RA) and Orlando Ugarte (Research Scientist) visited the NLMK facility in Portage, IN to observe EAF operations. Steve Ryan, Manager of Process Technology, explained key activities performed by NLMK operators during the last EAF heat, before a down day. […]

CIVS Senior Research Scientist, John Moreland, participated in a ManuFuture event on May 14 at the Indiana Manufacturing Institute at Purdue West Lafayette. The event included speakers from various manufacturing companies, Purdue and other academic partners, and other organizations focused on advanced manufacturing technologies such as industrial applications of AI and IoT sensors. Breakout sessions […]

Thank you to Rafat Hirmiz and Martin Adendorff from Linde for hosting a testing site visit at their combustion lab in Munich, Germany for CIVS representatives Nick Walla (Senior Research Engineer) and Veronica Pitt-Payne (Student Research Assistant). Visitors also include representatives from Bloom Engineering Company, one of our SMSVC member companies. They are there to […]

On Friday, May 23, CIVS welcomed Rudolf Moravec of U.S. Steel, to give a seminar to CIVS students and staff and PNW College of Engineering students. Rudolf’s presentation was very well received and was followed by a productive Q&A. His presentation was titled “Theory & Application of Continuous Casting Process at U.S. Steel”. Introduction to […]

On May 5-7, 17 CIVS staff and students delivered various technical presentations at the AISTech 2025 Conference in Nashville, TN, which is the major Annual International Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition. The CIVS presentations included 13 technical presentations, 3 undergraduate oral presentations, and 14 graduate poster presentations in the topics of blast furnace, […]

Congratulations to Dr. Tyamo (Ty) Okosun, CIVS Associate Director for Research, on receiving the J.E. Johnson Jr. Award at AISTech 2025. Established in 1921 and supported by AIME from funds donated by Mrs. Margaret Hilles Johnson in memory of her husband, J.E. Johnson, Jr., a prominent engineer and author in the field of iron blast-furnace […]

Congratulations to CIVS Senior Research Engineer Kyle Toth on being selected to become the new AIST Safety and Health Committee Chair. Kyle was formerly the Vice Chair. The mission of the committee is to serve and support all AIST Technology Committees by providing and disseminating information on health and safety technologies through educational programs, assisting […]