Dr. Tyamo Okosun Inducted into PNW Society of Innovators

Congratulations to CIVS Associate Director for Research, Dr. Tyamo Okosun, for being recognized at the 2024 PNW Society of Innovators Luncheon at PNW’s Westville campus on November 20 as the individual inductee winner. Dr. Okosun was inducted for his innovation of the Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF).

The Individual Innovator inductee category recognizes the individuals behind Northwest Indiana’s most innovative products, services and initiatives. To be considered, the individual’s innovation must have been developed in the Northwest Indiana region in the last 4 years. The Society of Innovators annual awards celebration focuses on the spirit of creativity and ingenuity by discovering, honoring, and celebrating innovators from across the seven-county region of Northwest Indiana.

The IVBF integrates multiple components and technologies, utilizing a foundation of high-fidelity 3D CFD modeling performed with HPC, machine learning, and industrial know-how to develop a first-of-its-kind IVBF for both real-time and off-line applications. The IVBF can be used by front line technical and operating groups both off-line and in real time for 1) real time visualization and analysis, 2) rapid off-line modeling for fast and accurate predictions to allow operators to quickly adapt to changing conditions and investigate “what-if” scenarios, and 3) high-fidelity analysis to develop new alternative fuel injections and virtual training.

Click here to watch Dr. Okosun’s Society of Innovators Inductee Video.