On October 17th, CIVS research staff visited Gerdau at Monroe, MI as part of efforts for the Reheating Furnace project funded by DOE in collaboration with SMSVC member companies.   During the visit, they were able to get inside the furnace while it was down for maintenance, which gave first-hand experience on the furnace inner structures […]

On Wednesday, October 29, over 40 students had a wonderful opportunity to learn exciting AIST programs in the CIVS Immersive Theater. Courtney Young (AIST Student Program Administrator) talked about AIST scholarships, AIST Foundation Real Steel Video Contest, AISTech 2026, and available travel and training reimbursements — all designed to support and inspire the next generation […]

CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW MCE department on October 17. Dr. Sumedh Sharma, PNW Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, presented “Printing the Future: Structural Design and Visualization in Additive Construction” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty. His talk was very well received and provided an […]

Over 20 students from Hobart Middle School’s Computer Science class toured CIVS on October 14. 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, […]

CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland showcased CIVS projects at the 2025 Die Casting Congress and Tabletop that was held in Milwaukee, WI October 7-9. He hosted hands-on demonstrations of the virtual die casting simulator for operator training and the fire safety training simulator. The simulators were developed in collaboration with NADCA (North American […]

Over 60 industry leaders, engineers, and researchers attended the AIST Rolls Committee Meeting held at CIVS on September 30. CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented an overview of CIVS and CIVS graduate students Qingyun Pu, Jay Polra, and CIVS Ph.D. student Dianzhi Meng presented research in topics of digital twin software for caster, AI hazard recognition […]

On September 28-29, CIVS presented two research topics at the MS&T Conference in Columbus, OH. One was focused in the area of reheating furnace degasser presented as a technical paper by CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Nihal Saji. The other topic was focused in the area of ladle as a poster presented by CIVS Graduate Research […]

On Friday, September 26, 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 September 22-24, CIVS Ph.D. students Dianzhi Meng and Shiyu Wang attended the AIST – Association for Iron & Steel Technology Women in Steel Conference in Indianapolis. This annual event supports the recruitment, engagement and professional development of women in the global steel industry. The event featured breakout sessions, panel discussions, keynote speakers, and networking […]

Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), in coordination with One Region, Inc., hosted several quantum and defense-focused leaders and researchers during fall 2025 to discuss the Midwest’s future and role with the quantum economy and national security. Participants representing several leading defense primes and federal agencies; Purdue Quantum Science […]