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• June 20, 2021

  Cleveland Cliffs Gift Enables Cutting Edge Student Research

  The Cleveland Cliffs Campus Partnership Program gifted CIVS with funds to purchase cutting-edge simulation and visualization hardware for student researchers to develop projects related to the steel industry and smart […]

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  June 16, 2021

  Presentation: Oxygen-Enrichment in a Reheat Furnace at ASME SHTC 2021

  CIVS researcher Dr. ArminSilaen presented the research paper titled “Reduction of Fuel Utilization through Oxygen-Enriched Combustion in a Pusher-Type Reheat Furnace” at the ASME Summer Heat Transfer Virtual conference on […]

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  June 14, 2021

  NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Welcomed for Six Week Summer Program at CIVS

  Welcome NSF RET teachers! The opening ceremony for the high school and community college teacher’s summer program was held at the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) immersive […]

• June 10, 2021

  Presentation: Virtual Reality Die Casting at NADCA Meeting

  CIVS Researcher John “Jack” Moreland presented at the North American Die Casting Association’s (NADCXA) R&D meeting on June 10 at Arlington Heights, IL. The presentation included the latest progress of […]

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  May 30, 2021

  Presentation: Spray Cooling at the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC)

  CIVS Ph.D. student, Haibo Ma, presented the research titled “Investigation of Spray Cooling Uniformity and Intensity during Continuous Casting of Steel” at the 5th-6th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC) […]

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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 […]

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  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 […]

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  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 […]