CIVS project “Modeling Scrap Melting in DC-EAF Operations Using CFD Simulations” was featured in the January Issue of Iron & Steel Technology. The technical paper was published in the category of AIST Transactions. Authors of the paper include Shiyu Wang (CIVS Ph.D. student), Orlando Ugarte (CIVS Research Scientist), Sunday Abraham (SSAB), Yufeng Wang (SSAB), Randy […]

On October 14, CIVS staff and students attended the AIST Midwest Chapter Kickoff Dinner at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The Keynote Presentation was given by Daniel M. Killeen, Vice President at U. S. Steel Gary Works. On November 11, CIVS staff and students attended the AIST Midwest Chapter Young Professionals Night at Avalon Manor in […]

Congratulations to CIVS Congratulations to CIVS RA Qingyun Pu, who will receive her MSCS degree (thesis option) in December 2025. She successfully defended her thesis “Human-In-The-Loop Digital Twins for Industrial Safety and Process Understanding: Integrating Visual Analytics, Immersive Training, and LLM-Based Incident Structuring”. Digital twins have become essential for understanding and optimizing complex industrial processes. […]

CIVS hosted four Distinguished Speaker Seminars in the areas of AI, 3-D printing, & casting, presenting to PNW and CIVS students, faculty, and staff. The speakers were 1) Rudolf Moravec from U. S. Steel, 2) Shafkat Islam, PNW Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 3) Sumedh Sharma, PNW Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, and 4) Yang […]

Around 100 students and family members attended a keynote from CIVS Associate Director for Research, Ty Okosun, at a ceremony for the PNW’s Order of the Engineer on December 11. He highlighted engineering as a field defined by problem-solving, integrity, and collaboration that will have a lasting impact on society. He also encouraged new engineers […]

On December 3, CIVS welcomed Purdue’s Executive Vice President for Research Dan DeLaurentis, Chief Program Development Officer Lawrence Buja, Associate Vice President of Research Integrity, Compliance & Care, Research Integrity Officer Jamie Mohler, and Associate Vice President, Sponsored Program Services, Senior Intellectual Property Officer Ken Sandel. CIVS’s Journey in Smart Manufacturing and effective structure of […]

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) leaders look forward to opportunities for innovation and workforce development enterprises to begin in 2026 at the university’s highly anticipated Roberts Impact Lab. PNW’s Roberts Impact Lab, located at 5454 Hohman Ave. in downtown Hammond, Indiana, is undergoing phased renovations to prepare state-of-the-art workspaces that will advance quantum technology and transformational […]

Over 40 industry leaders, engineers, and researchers attended the AIST Cranes and Safety & Health committee meetings held at CIVS on October 28-29. CIVS Director Chenn Zhou and CIVS Associate Director for Research Ty Okosun gave an overview of CIVS/SMSVC and CIVS graduate students Qingyun Pu, Jay Polra, and Dhwanil Chauhan presented CIVS projects on […]

CIVS was pleased to welcome Mark Davis, Rod Dry, and Eugene Pretorious from Nucor during the first two weeks of September. Mark, a CFD expert, and Rod, a process specialist, traveled from Perth, Australia, where they are actively engaged in Nucor’s HIsarna work. Eugene, based in South Carolina, is Nucor’s Manager of Steelmaking Technology. The […]

Three leadership members from BP had a successful visit to CIVS on October 3. The group spent time in the CIVS Immersive Theater to review past projects in partnership with BP. They also had an overview of CIVS and showcased current research areas and projects. The group concluded with lunch at CIVS for a debrief […]