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September 20, 2023
EAF Models Presented at SteelSim 2023
On September 12th, Dr. Chenn Zhou, Director of CIVS, presented at SteelSim 2023 at The University of Warwick, UK.
September 12, 2023
US Cold Storage Visits CIVS During PNW Tour
On September 6th, representatives from US Cold Storage visited CIVS during their campus tour of Purdue University Northwest.
September 7, 2023
CIVS Staff Awarded AIST Digital Technologies for Steel Manufacturing Grant
Congratulations to CIVS Senior Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland for receiving the AIST Digital Technologies for Steel Manufacturing Grant for research and development in Hazard Recognition Scenario Builder for On-Site Customizable Virtual Training.
September 6, 2023
CIVS Students Receive Graduate and Undergraduate Research Grants
Congratulations to the CIVS graduate students who received research grants this semester
September 5, 2023
CIVS Welcomes Students Through Several Events
New and returning CIVS students and staff participated in various campus and department events at the start of the Fall term. Events help to welcome new students and help them settle into their new home on campus. Returning students have the opportunity to reorient themselves as well as get acquainted with new students. These activities are vital to student success at CIVS.
August 22, 2023
CBF Forensics Launches VR Crime Scene Training Programs and THC quantification System
CBF Forensics has launched virtual reality programming for forensic crime scene training and a system to quantify the amount of THC in manufactured CBD and hemp products. CBF Forensics is the first forensic and education company to sell products based on Purdue University Northwest innovations.
August 18, 2023
SMSVC Welcomes New Member: Bloom Engineering
Bloom Engineering is officially a new member of the Steel Manufacturing Simulation & Visualization Consortium (SMSVC).
August 15, 2023
2023 NSF RET Summer Program Successfully Completed
On July 20, the Research Experience for Teachers Summer session concluded with the RET Teacher Ceremony
August 14, 2023
H2 Combustion Presented at SHTC 2023
Senior Research Engineer, Nicholas Walla presented at the Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2023 held in Washington DC, on July 10-12, 2023.
August 11, 2023
CIVS Demonstration at ArcelorMittal’s Global Health and Safety Day
On April 28, ArcelorMittal’s Global Health and Safety Day events included a demonstration of a CIVS virtual reality (VR) simulator that lets users experience fire safety scenarios. This simulator includes a real site and scenarios in a virtual environment. It implements the industry standard PASS method (Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the flame, Squeeze the lever, Sweep back and forth) to extinguish a virtual fire.