7 CIVS Graduate Research Assistants Receive PNW Grant Awards

Congratulations to 7 CIVS Graduate Research Assistants on being selected as recipients of PNW Graduate Research Grant Awards for the 2025-2026 Academic Year, sponsored by Graduate Studies Office at PNW.

The students and their projects are listed below:

• Abdul Mateen Mohammed (Mechanical Engineering): “Computational Study of Iron Ore Fines Reduction with Microwave-Generated Hydrogen Plasma”
• Jay Polra (Computer Science): “AI Hazard Recognition for Industrial Safety using Computer Vision”
• Kiranchandru “KC” Lingeswaran (Mechanical Engineering): “Impact of Impeller Operation on the Mixing Efficiency of Kanbara Reactors”
• Dhwanil Chauhan (Computer Science): “Don Daily AI Assisted Accident Investigation”
• Nihal Saji (Mechanical Engineering): “Numerical Investigation of Mixing Efficiency and Mixing Time in Industrial-Scale RH Degasser and Optimization Through Operational Parameters”
• Preshita Jaiswal (Computer Science): “Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF): A Real-Time Software Tool for Blast Furnace Process Optimization”
• Mohammadhossein Alimohammadi (Mechanical Engineering): “Enhancing Blast Furnace Efficiency and Reducing CO₂ Emissions via Superheated Reducing Gas Injection”

Proposals were evaluated by the review committee on:

• Completeness of application
• Project eligibility
• Student eligibility
• Quality of proposal overall
• Budget/budget justification
• Goals and significance
• Project design/approach
• Bibliography/literature review
• Any previous research