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 […]

On October 30 – November 3, 2023, CIVS Associate Director for Operations for CIVS and Research Associate Professor, Armin Silaen presented “Optimization of Vane-Style Variable Area Flowmeter Calibration Through CFD Analysis” at the 2023 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) in New Orleans, LA. The main aim of this work was to perform calibration […]

During 2023, CIVS faculty, staff, and students had several site visits at the steel plants of our SMSVC member companies to gain practical knowledge of ironmaking and steelmaking processes. They also attended technical meetings and training courses such as the AIST Two-Day Continuous Casting Seminar and Workshop on Electric Arc Furnace Practice and Evolution presented […]

PNW CIVS, along with industrial, education, federal, and elected leaders, gathered on Oct. 11 to recognize a significant grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) to support the Development and Demonstration of an Industrial Hydrogen-fired Steel Reheating Furnace (H2RF). The event attendees participated in […]

Mr. David Forrest, Principal Technical Consultant at Nexight Group, representing the Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO), delivered a keynote speech at the SMSVC Annual Meeting dinner at PNW on November 8th. In his keynote speech entitled “Decarbonization of Ironmaking and Steelmaking: Opportunities for Industry-Academia-Federal Partnerships in the Decarbonization of Ironmaking and […]

Thank you to over 50 SMSVC industry attendees for a successful Annual Meeting on November 8 and 9, hosted at the CIVS facility at the Purdue University Northwest Hammond campus. During the meeting, CIVS & SMSVC director Dr. Chenn Zhou summarized the 2023 existing accomplishments and highlighted strong academic-industry partnerships in the recent DOE grants […]

On September 23rd, Cleveland Cliffs hosted Rockport Works Family Day at its facility on the Ohio River near Rockport, Indiana, which included a VR tour of the plant created by CIVS. Through the use of 360-degree Video and Interactive Virtual Reality Tour technology developed by CIVS, family, and friends were able to participate in an […]

The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) was selected for a $1 Billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub project by U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) as announced by President Biden on Oct. 13. Purdue University Northwest (PNW), led by the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), is excited to […]

On October 13, CIVS students and staff attended the weekly student seminar in the Immersive Theater presented by guest speaker Dr. Sayanti Roy, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Purdue Northwest. Dr. Roy’s presentation titled “Can Robots Learn to Assist Humans? A Challenge in Human Robot Interaction” expanded on machine learning techniques and the development […]

CIVS researchers and students are working with The College of the Florida Keys staff and instructors to develop immersive underwater labs to enhance existing Marine Science and Technology courses through the NSF-sponsored DREAM STEM project (Developing Reliable Educational Avenues to STEM Careers). The DREAM STEM project is part of NSF’s HSI program (Award #1928591) and […]