News Articles
July 24, 2024
On July 15, CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silaen presented “Simulating Hydrogen Fuel Usage in a Steel Reheating Furnace” at the ASME 2024 Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Anaheim, CA. Co-authors of the paper include CIVS Senior Research Engineer Nicholas Walla, Graduate students Misbahuddin Syed and Abhishek Kolakotla, and CIVS Director Chenn Zhou.
July 22, 2024
CIVS Showcase to ASM Materials Camp for Teachers
On June 26, ASM Materials Camp for Teachers had a great time at CIVS to explore new digital technologies and their applications in industries and education. CIVS Associate Director for Operations, Armin Silaen and CIVS Senior Research Engineer, Kyle Toth presented CIVS overview and projects in CIVS's newly renovated Immersive Theater. The teachers also were given demonstrations of AR and VR projects in the CIVS visualization lab.
July 16, 2024
On June 13, Gerdau hosted a successful technical meeting and site visit at its Steel Plant in Monroe, MI for the $10 million project to develop and demonstrate an industrial hydrogen-fired steel reheating furnace. The project was recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO).
July 15, 2024
NSF RET Teacher Receives 2024 President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction
Congratulations to NSF RET teacher Rami Salahieh on receiving the 2024 winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction for the Valparaiso-Michigan City campus, Ivy Tech Community College.
July 10, 2024
CIVS Director Presents Hydrogen Research at International Technical Conference on Clean Energy
On June 18, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented “Modeling Hydrogen Utilization for the Blast Furnace and Reheating Furnace” at the 48th International Technical Conference on Clean Energy in Clearwater, Florida.
July 9, 2024
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Summer Camp Students Visit CIVS
The mechanical and civil engineering (MCE) department hosted two one-week summer camps. On June 10 and June 17, approximately 40 middle and high school students visited CIVS to learn the state-of-the-art technologies in simulation and visualization and applications.
June 26, 2024
CIVS Hosts NSF RET Teachers for Fourth Year
CIVS has kicked off its fourth year of hosting the NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program on Monday, June 17. The program is hosting STEM teachers from around the region for six weeks as they learn to carry out research using advanced simulation and visualization tools to work on real world problems from the industry.
June 18, 2024
The 13th European Electric Steelmaking Conference 2024 was held in Essen, Germany on June 3-7. CIVS Director, Dr. Chenn Zhou presented “CFD Modeling of Electric Arc Furnace for Process Optimization”.
June 13, 2024
CIVS Hydrogen Research in a Reheating Furnace Highlighted at an International Symposium
On June 3, CIVS Senior Research Engineer, Nicholas Walla, as a Keynote Speaker, presented “Computation Modeling of H2/CH4 Combustion in a Slab Reheating Furnace” at the 3rd International Symposium on the Recent Developments in Plate Steels in Vail, CO.
June 13, 2024
Ten highlights from the 2023-24 academic year
PNW's 2023-24 academic year was marked by historic opportunities in academics and community impact, major designations reflecting university strategic initiatives, new feats for Pride Athletics, engaging and empowering student life events and much more.
