News Articles

• October 7, 2022

  “Virtual Reality Simulator for Die Casting Workforce Development” presented at NADCA Congress

  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.

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  October 6, 2022

  CIVS Research Staff Present at AIST Safety Meeting

  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).

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  September 28, 2022

  SSAB Americas Executives Get Hands-On at CIVS

  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.

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  September 8, 2022

  Virtual Reality Die Casting Project Featured in Industry Events and Publications

  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.

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  August 30, 2022

  Invited talk on Decarbonization at Argonne National Laboratory

  CIVS Director, Dr. Chenn Zhou, delivered a seminar organized by the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center at Argonne National Laboratory

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  August 29, 2022

  5 CIVS Students received Graduate Research Grant Awards

  Congratulations to the 5 CIVS Students who received Graduate Research Grant Awards

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  August 26, 2022

  CIVS Kicks-Off New Decarbonization Project with Cleveland Cliffs

  CIVS is working on a new project regarding performance optimization and greenhouse gas mitigation with a long-time collaborator and SMSVC member, Cleveland Cliffs.

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  August 25, 2022

  Purdue Northwest CIVS researchers awarded at AISTech conference

  PNW’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) won three prestigious awards at the Association for Iron & Steel Technology 2022 conference and exposition.

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  August 23, 2022

  Steel Dynamics Plant Trip for Smart Ladle Implementation

  In early August, several members of the CIVS “Smart Ladle” team, hosted by Chase Ault of Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) Butler Division toured their steelmaking plant in Butler, Indiana.

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  August 3, 2022

  CIVS Supported BP Summer Camps and PNW New Student Orientation

  CIVS supported a number of student activities during the summer to introduce young people to engineering and stimulate their interest in engineering.