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July 31, 2024
RET Teachers Present at NSF RET Virtual Poster Session
On July 22-23, the 7 teachers participating in the NSF RET program at CIVS presented at the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Virtual Poster Session.
July 26, 2024
Industrious: Why Trailblazer Chenn Zhou Isn’t Worried About AI Disruption in Steel Manufacturing
Chenn Zhou, Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) founding director and NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation at PNW, recently sat down for a Q&A interview with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
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 18, 2024
Purdue University Northwest will join the Chicago region’s Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition of industry, academic, government and nonprofit stakeholders led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange and its focus on driving the nation’s quantum economy.
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.
