Over 25 students from Hobart Middle School’s Computer Science class toured CIVS on February 24. CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland discussed how computer science ties into simulation & visualization, and real-world applications like steel industry simulations and developing VR and virtual training. Students did demos in the Visualization lab on the crane simulator, […]

AIST visit – 1 CIVS was honored to welcome AIST President and Executive Vice President of Raw Materials at Nucor Allen (Al) Behr and AIST Executive Director Ron Ashburn on February 11th. PNW Provost Dr. Marie Mora greeted the guests at the beginning of the visit. During their visit, the steel consortium SMSVC was highlighted, […]

The Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC) held its second virtual semi-annual meeting via web conferencing on April 21 and 22, 2021. Professionals, researchers, engineers, and managers totaling more than 109 attendees from the fifteen SMSVC member companies convened virtually with CIVS staff and students through the course of a two-day online meeting. The engineers […]

On December 2, 2021, CIVS has a virtual kick-off meeting for the project with Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor in collaboration with M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd. Larry Fabina, Program Director Energy at Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC hosted the meeting. Kurt Johnson, Power Station Engineer at Cleveland Cliffs; Joshua Davich, Process Manager at Cleveland Cliffs; […]

CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW ECE department on February 13. Mohsen Saffari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, presented “Smarter Grids Through Deeper Learning: Spatiotemporal Graph Models for Distribution Systems” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty. His talk was very well received and concluded with […]

On February 6, CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silaen and Sr. Research Engineer Nick Walla visited Rea Magnet Wire in Lafayette. CIVS is working together with ManuFuture Purdue to develop a project with Rea Magnet Wire Company focusing on application of data analytics, sensors, and physics-based modeling to improve production efficiency and remain competitive. […]

CIVS and PNW students, faculty and staff had a wonderful evening at the AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner. PNW had a record high of occupying 4 tables at the event and were recognized by the event organizers with a round of applause. The Keynote talk by Al Behr, AIST President and Executive Vice President at Nucor, […]

Sathvika Kottapalli graduated with her MSME in Spring of 2025 and successfully defended her thesis “Impact of Oxygen Injection Parameters on Refining in Industry-scale EAF using CFD”. She started working in CIVS as a Graduate Research Assistant in 2023 under the supervision of Professor Chenn Zhou. Her technical work focused on applying advanced CFD techniques […]

On December 8, CIVS Associate Director for Research Ty Okosun visited Charter Steel to highlight and discuss CIVS and SMSVC research projects to the Innovative Technology Council. The presentation showcased how CIVS and SMSVC support the steel industry through applied research and advanced modeling, with a focus on electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking operations and […]

CIVS welcomed juniors and seniors from Merrillville High School’s Digital Electronics class on January 16, for an immersive, hands-on learning experience. CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland showcased cutting-edge CIVS research supporting the steel industry and advanced manufacturing, with a focus on real-world applications of simulation and visualization technologies. Through a few demonstrations in […]