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  • May 22, 2021

    Munster High School Students Collaborated with CIVS

    Two Munster High School students, James Krieg and Daniel Cornejo, completed their terms with the MCE department as part of the “High-School Internship” program this spring semester. The program involved […]

  • May 21, 2021

    CIVS Student Honored with the Chancellor’s Medallion

    Emily Higley, CIVS undergraduate Research student worker, recently received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from PNW with the Chancellor’s Medallion. She is the graduating senior with the highest grade […]

  • May 18, 2021

    CIVS Presents Smart Ladle at 2021 AIST Digital Transformation Forum

    CIVS Research Engineer, Nicholas Walla(Nick), presented “Smart Ladle: An AI-based Tool for Optimizing Casting Temperature” at the virtual 2021 AIST Digital Transformation Forum on May 18th. Nick presented the Smart […]

  • May 14, 2021

    Student Success Story: Haibo Ma

    Haibo Ma, a CIVS Graduate Research Assistant, recently received a Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University West Lafayette. His Ph.D. thesis titled “On Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Secondary […]

  • May 12, 2021

    CIVS Senior Design Students Receive PNW Awards

    This year the Spring 2021 Semester Senior Design Competition was held virtually.  Congratulations to the following CIVS Senior Design Students who received awards for their projects. First Place:  Annealing Furnace […]

  • May 8, 2021

    CIVS Director Presents on the AIST Foundation Grant Webinar

    CIVS Director, Professor Chenn Zhou was invited to give a talk at the Association of Iron and Streel Technology (AIST) Foundation Grant Webinar on May 4th.  The purpose is to […]

  • May 3, 2021

    AIME Honorary Membership Award

    Chenn Zhou, NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation, as well as the Director of the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) and the Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization […]

  • April 28, 2021

    SMSVC Hosts Successful Virtual Semi-Annual Meeting

    The Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC) held its second virtual semi-annual meeting via web conferencing on April 21st and 22nd, 2021. Professionals, researchers, engineers, and managers totaling more […]

  • April 17, 2021

    CIVS Paper Selected for 2021 AIST Josef S. Kapitan Award – Ironmaking

    CIVS and our collaborator, Stelco were notified on April 14, 2021 that the paper titled, “Investigation of High-Rate and Pre-Heated Natural Gas Injection in the Blast Furnace” has been selected […]

  • April 16, 2021

    CIVS Receives 2021 AIST Ladle & Secondary Refining Best Paper Award

    CIVS and our collaborator, Nucor were notified on April 14, 2021 that the paper titled, “Computational Studies and Optimization of Inclusion Removal in a Steel Ladle,” has been selected for […]