Commendatory remarks, smiles, and even a few enthusiastic “high-fives” were shared on Feb. 16 as representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the office of U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan visited Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) to observe research and impacts for federally-funded steel decarbonization initiatives. In […]

On February 5, 2024, through February 9, 2024, CIVS researchers Orlando Ugarte, Sathvika Kottapalli, and Shiyu Wang attended Modern Electric Furnace Steelmaking – A Practical Training in Louisville, KY. This seminar covered the basics of electrical and mechanical features of electric arc furnaces (EAF), including the role of refractories and raw materials. Multiple experts presented fundamental […]

On February 1, 2024, CIVS research staff presented an overview of digital technologies for safety training and workforce development at the 2024 Winter Conference organized by the Eastern States Blast Furnace and Coke Oven Association in Pittsburgh, PA. As the first of two conference keynote presentations, Senior Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland presented “Innovative Safety […]

On January 5th, 2024, Steve Ryan, Manager of Process Technology at NLMK-Indiana, presented “EAF Practice and Evolution – Where We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We Are Going.” to CIVS research students, staff, and faculty in the Immersive Theater during the Friday student seminars held every semester. In his presentation, Steve gave an […]

Public voting for the AIST Real Steel Video Competition is open for February!   Find out how robots and autonomous vehicles are transforming the steel industry from CIVS Research Assistant Sai Laya Mallineni, and give it a thumbs up on YouTube if you like it!   Take a moment to learn about the future of […]

On November 16th, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou and CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silean were invited to present the Gerdau-PNW CIVS Partnership at the Gerdau’s virtual seminar on “the 4.0 Best Projects GAB/GSB/GLN/GSN”. The presentation highlighted the recent $10 million grant, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), […]

On January 9th, 2024, CIVS staff members Tyamo Okosun, Associate Director for Research, and Nicholas Walla, Senior Research Engineer, along with Kevin Kondrat, Improvement Facilitator at Gerdau Monroe, jointly presented “Energy Efficiency and Hydrogen Utilization for Blast Furnace and Reheating Furnace” to over 250 attendees at the AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner held at the Avalon […]

On November 28th, 2023, CIVS staff members Tyamo Okosun, Associate Director for Research and Kyle Toth, Senior Research Engineer along with Purdue West Lafayette Professor Jun Chen and Post-Doctoral Researcher Weixiao Shang, completed a site visit to U. S. Steel Gary Works #14 Blast Furnace, hosted by Kosta Leontaras, Process Engineer and Jason Entwistle, Head […]

On January 3rd, 2024, new and returning CIVS research assistants gathered in the Immersive Theater for the Spring 2024 student orientation. CIVS Director Dr. Chenn Zhou and Associate Director for Research Dr. Tyamo Okosun opened the meeting by encouraging students to support each other and grow a community within their project groups. This event fosters […]

Syed Imran, a newly graduated CIVS research assistant, will join SMSVC member company Linde Engineering North America as a Mechanical Engineer after successfully defending his thesis and being an integral part of many impactful CIVS research projects. His collaboration with industry leaders allowed him the insight to pursue his career goals competitively. He is looking […]