CIVS graduate students had the opportunity to attend the keynote presentation given by David Burritt, the President and CEO of the United States Steel Corporation at the AIST Kickoff Dinner Meeting. Dave Burritt presented initiatives for decarbonization, the evolution of the workplace, and U. S. Steel’s strategy. They also learned about scholarship opportunities from the AIST Midwest Chapter.

“The AIST Kickoff Dinner was a great opportunity to network with people throughout the steel industry and listen to the CEO of US Steel discuss the future of the industry, and answer question from attendees,” said John Rosser, graduate research assistant and first place winner of the 2022 AIST graduate student poster contest.

The AIST Kickoff Dinner was held on Tuesday, October 11th 2022 at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. Graduate students in attendance were Chukwunedum Uzor, Syed Imran, Neel Busa, Rashed Al Manasir, John Rosser, Cristina Cabascango, Paven Vemula, Ninad Patil, and Mingqiang Wang along with Dr. Chenn Zhou and Research Associate Professor, Tyamo Okosun.

The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is a non-profit organization with 15,500 members from more than 70 countries. With 30 Technology Committees and 22 Local Members Chapters, AIST represents an incomparable network of steel industry knowledge and expertise.

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CIVS Masters student, Neel Busa presented research at the MS&T22 Exhibition as part of the Iron and Steel technical program. “Flow Optimization of Steel Refining in an EAF” is based on decarbonization optimization during steel refining and the process of homogenizing the flow of molten steel in the furnace domain.

The Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) technical meeting and exhibition series is a long-standing, recognized forum for fostering technical innovation at the intersection of materials science, engineering, and application. At MS&T, you can learn from those who are on the cutting edge of their disciplines, share your work with the leading minds in your field, and build the valuable cross-disciplinary collaborations unique to this conference series. This year, the MS&T22 was hosted at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 9th through October 13th.

Dr. Chenn Zhou also attended the MS&T22 as a Purdue University representative at the AIST University-Industry Relations Roundtable. The purpose of the University-Industry Relations Roundtable (UIRR) is to foster communication between our university network and the steel industry. The committee’s objective is to increase the number of professors teaching a steel-related curriculum, and to increase the number of students interested in a career in the steel industry. This committee meets twice each year at AISTech and MS&T.

The MS&T22 Exhibition welcomed to the exhibit floor: The Advanced Materials Show USA and The Nanotechnology Show. The Advanced Materials Show showcased the very latest in high performance materials technology for applications including Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Energy and Medical Technology. Leaders in research and development, materials science and engineering were able to use the show to source the latest advanced materials; along with the scientific instruments and processing equipment necessary for the development, manufacture and processing of advanced materials.

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Dr. Chenn Zhou presented virtually, “Industrial Applications of Multi-Physics Computational Simulation and Visualization” at the Cyberinfrastructure Symposium on October 4th in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall at Purdue University- West Lafayette highlighting the various research and integration projects at CIVS. The Symposium, which is themed “Enabling Giant Leaps in Advanced Computing” was the perfect forum for Dr. Zhou who established the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) and the Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC).

Dr. Zhou and the team at CIVS continue to follow their mission to innovate and integrate new technologies to solve industry problems such as increasing optimization with real time monitoring and control which allows proactive decision making to avoid critical operations issues. These methodologies as well as project examples, were a large part of Dr. Zhou’s presentation.

The Cyberinfrastructure Symposium was hosted by The Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC), the research computing department of Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP), the University’s central IT organization. The RCAC provides advanced computational resources and services to support Purdue researchers and is a research partner of the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation.

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A CIVS virtual reality project for die casting industry workforce development and skill preparation is getting a lot of attention in its final year of development. This project is sponsored by Defense Logistics Agency through the American Metalcasting Consortium’s Innovative Casting Technologies program, and will be featured at two conferences and in an upcoming journal this fall.

The 2022 Sand Casting conference will be held on September 12th-14th, 2022 in Milwaukee, WI, and the virtual reality project will be discussed as part of the keynote address titled “Creating the Metalverse”. The NADCA Die Casting Congress and Tabletop will be held in Lexington, KY, on September 13th-15th, 2022 and will feature a paper presentation and live VR demonstrations on the exhibition floor. The project will also be highlighted in the editorial of an upcoming issue of the International Journal of MetalCasting (IJMC). 

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On August 31, 2022, CIVS welcomed thirteen executives from SSAB Americas where they were able to witness first-hand the innovative research efforts by CIVS staff and students using cutting edge simulation and visualization technologies.

Members of our CIVS team, Dr. Tyamo Okosun, Dr. Armin Silaen, Associate Research Professors; Kyle Toth, Nick Walla, Senior research Engineers; John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist and CIVS Director, Dr. Chenn Zhou, welcomed SSAB Executives:

Brent Major (Senior Director, Strategy), Greg Scott (Vice President, Human Resources), Tom Cox (General Manager) Sunday Abraham (Director, R&D), Mike Cooke (Director, Technical Services), Steve Fulton (Director, Transportation), Taylor Gould, Shannon Johnson (Director, Safety), Nick Pappas (Assistant General Counsel), Jason Pangracs (Controller, Value+), Susan Taylor (Senior Director, Planning and Scheduling), Derrick Martin (Director, IT), Susan Taylor (Operations Manager, St. Paul CTLL), and Robin Rose (Director, Commercial Sales, SSAB Americas).

During the visit, presentations of CIVS & SMSVC overviews and projects were made in the CIVS Theater followed by hands-on experiences with AR & VR projects in the visualization lab. Extensive discussions were made in the topics of decarbonization and electrification.  The visit ended on a high note with a few ideas for a future collaboration.

 

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On September 14th, Kyle Toth, Senior Research Engineer and John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist presented AR/VR training applications at the 2-day joint Safety Committee meeting held by the Steel Manufacturing Association (SMA) and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).

Kyle Toth is also a AIST Health and Safety Technology Committee Papers Chair, along with John Moreland who is a AIST Health and Safety Technology Committee Member were able to take notes on emerging issues and solutions approaches from industry representatives.

The Safety Committee meeting focused on Serious Injuries and Fatality (SIF) tracking and mobile equipment hazards, as well as various safety concerns in the safety industry. The collaboration opportunity led to new connections with staff and their facilities that ordinarily are not exposed to consortium work. Attendance by CIVS staff was vital in encouraging further collaboration within the industry.

 

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John Moreland, Senior Research Scientist at CIVS presented his paper titled “Virtual Reality Simulator for Die Casting Workforce Development” at the 2022 NADCA Die Casting Congress in the session of Machine Learning and Modeling to Improve Die Casting.

In addition to Moreland’s paper presentation, he conducted live VR demonstrations on the exhibition floor. This project helps to improve operator understanding of die casting machines and melter furnaces. It allows them to practice common and abnormal situations for operation and maintenance in a controlled environment.

The Die Casting Congress and Exhibition allows members of the global die casting industry to gather insights, and information to improve business performance by participating in technical paper presentations and informational exhibitions.

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Associate Research Professor at CIVS, Armin Silaen presented a poster at the NSF Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference highlighting the 6-week National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) summer program. The Research Experiences for Teachers in Simulation and Visualization for Innovative Industrial Solutions, promoted the use of simulation and visualization software to solve industrial research problems to students in high schools and community colleges in the area. CIVS welcomed 11 High School and Community College Teachers from Northwest Indiana and Illinois to complete various research projects and develop a curriculum for their students to use during the 2021-2022 school year.

The two-day conference which was held in Arlington, Virginia was a forum for Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Principal Investigators and team leaders to learn, explore, and share ideas that will promote innovation in engineering education research and practice, with the overall theme of reflecting to re-envision. The goal of this CIVS program was to re-envision the way students are introduced to real-world research experiences and to be exposed to practical applications of visualization and simulation. CIVS continues to encourage educators to foster innovation in the classroom and inspire students to seek rewarding career paths in engineering.

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Associate Research Professor at CIVS, Armin Silaen presented a poster at the NSF Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference highlighting the 6-week National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) summer program. The Research Experiences for Teachers in Simulation and Visualization for Innovative Industrial Solutions, promoted the use of simulation and visualization software to solve industrial research problems to students in high schools and community colleges in the area. CIVS welcomed 11 High School and Community College Teachers from Northwest Indiana and Illinois to complete various research projects and develop a curriculum for their students to use during the 2021-2022 school year.

The two-day conference which was held in Arlington, Virginia was a forum for Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Principal Investigators and team leaders to learn, explore, and share ideas that will promote innovation in engineering education research and practice, with the overall theme of reflecting to re-envision. The goal of this CIVS program was to re-envision the way students are introduced to real-world research experiences and to be exposed to practical applications of visualization and simulation. CIVS continues to encourage educators to foster innovation in the classroom and inspire students to seek rewarding career paths in engineering. https://www.pnw.edu/civs/news/