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February 8, 2024
CIVS Students Compete in AIST Real Steel Video Competition
Two CIVS students have produced videos for the AIST Real Steel Video Competition! View and "like" their entries to help them advance to the next round.
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February 6, 2024
Gerdau-PNW CIVS Digitalization and Decarbonization Partnership Presented to Industry 4.0
On November 16th, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou and CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silean were invited to present the Gerdau-PNW CIVS Partnership at the Gerdau’s virtual seminar on “the 4.0 Best Projects GAB/GSB/GLN/GSN”.
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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.
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December 14, 2022
CIVS Helps Steel Industry Tackle Decarbonization Issues
PNW’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) is at the forefront for researching two of the most important topics in manufacturing: digitalization and decarbonization. Read The Times of Northwest Indiana’s coverage of recent CIVS projects and how researchers use cutting-edge tools for innovation with industry partners.
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September 8, 2022
Virtual Reality Die Casting Project Featured in Industry Events and Publications
A CIVS virtual reality project for die casting industry workforce development and skill preparation is getting a lot of attention in its final year of development.
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August 30, 2022
Invited talk on Decarbonization at Argonne National Laboratory
CIVS Director, Dr. Chenn Zhou, delivered a seminar organized by the Materials Manufacturing Innovation Center at Argonne National Laboratory
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August 29, 2022
5 CIVS Students received Graduate Research Grant Awards
Congratulations to the 5 CIVS Students who received Graduate Research Grant Awards
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August 26, 2022
CIVS Kicks-Off New Decarbonization Project with Cleveland Cliffs
CIVS is working on a new project regarding performance optimization and greenhouse gas mitigation with a long-time collaborator and SMSVC member, Cleveland Cliffs.
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August 23, 2022
Steel Dynamics Plant Trip for Smart Ladle Implementation
In early August, several members of the CIVS “Smart Ladle” team, hosted by Chase Ault of Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) Butler Division toured their steelmaking plant in Butler, Indiana.
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August 3, 2022
CIVS Supported BP Summer Camps and PNW New Student Orientation
CIVS supported a number of student activities during the summer to introduce young people to engineering and stimulate their interest in engineering.