News Articles
October 23, 2020
Undergraduate Research & Indiana Space Grants Awarded to CIVS Students
16 CIVS Students were awarded Undergraduate Research and Indiana Space Grants to support their Senior Design Research projects on October 16, 2020. We would like to congratulate the following students: […]
October 13, 2020
Research Paper on EAF Arc Melting – Published in Frontiers in Materials Journal
Yuchao Chen, a CIVS Ph.D. student, recently published his full-length research paper entitled “Multi-Physics Modeling of Steel Ingot Melting by Electric Arc Plasma and its Application to Electric Arc Furnace” […]
October 8, 2020
Congressional Candidate Frank Mrvan Visits CIVS
Frank J. Mrvan, a candidate for Indiana’s 1st Congressional District, visited CIVS on October 7th to learn about current, past, and future technological innovation and applied research taking place at […]
September 28, 2020
Senator Todd Young Visits CIVS
U.S. Senator for Indiana, Todd Young, visited CIVS on July 6 to learn about the technological innovation and commercialization happening through the center and the benefits for Northwest Indiana’s economic development. […]
September 28, 2020
CIVS Develops Underwater VR with College of the Florida Keys
CIVS is developing a series of underwater VR lab modules for Marine Science and Technology courses through the NSF-sponsored DREAM STEM project (Developing Reliable Educational Avenues to STEM Careers). The […]
September 21, 2020
CIVS Receives HPC4Mfg Supercomputing Grant in Electric Arc Furnace Project
NLMK USA, PNW CIVS and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) received a DOE HPC4Mfg Supercomputing grant for the project entitled “Optimization of Scrap Melting Using an Electric Arc in Steel […]
September 21, 2020
SMSVC/CIVS Research Tapped for the Publication in Journals
Steel manufacturing-related researches performed through the Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC) and CIVS continues to make a contribution to the academic field of the steel industry in 2020. […]
September 21, 2020
SMSVC Steel Safety Simulator Update
The SMSVC safety committee has continued developing virtual training simulators for safety training in the steel industry. Continuing to grow the consortium’s library of simulators, the committee is currently developing […]
September 21, 2020
CIVS Student Earns Unity Certification
CIVS graduate student John Estrada recently earned a Unity Developer Certification. Unity is an interactive 3D platform used by CIVS to create many of the virtual reality and training applications […]
September 21, 2020
CIVS, SMSVC, and National Lab Collaborative Project Presentations at DOE HPC4EI Manufacturing Day
Two CIVS, SMSVC, and National Lab collaborative projects funded by the HPC4Mfg program will be presented at the DOE Advanced Manufacturing Day on October 2nd. The HPC4Mfg projects utilize High-Performance […]
