CIVS Updates
September 2, 2026
CIVS Welcomed DOE-ITO and National Labs Reps
On August 24, the DOE Industrial Technology Office (ITO) Strategic Analysis Team had a productive visit to CIVS.
August 21, 2026
CIVS Kicked Off Fall 2026 Semester with Student Orientation
On August 18, CIVS kicked off the fall 2026 semester with student orientation.
August 20, 2026
Dr. Tyamo Okosun Promoted to Associate Professor of ME at PNW
Congratulations to Dr. Tyamo (Ty) Okosun (CIVS Associate Director for Research), who was promoted to a tenured Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at PNW, starting August 17, 2026.
August 14, 2026
Indiana University South Bend Leadership Visit CIVS
On August 4, PNW Chancellor Chris Holford and his Chief of Staff Catharine Olsen welcomed leadership from Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) at CIVS.
August 6, 2026
Dr. Zhou Presented at DOE-ITO Seminar Series
On June 24, Dr. Chenn Zhou was invited to present “Consortium-Driven Industrial Innovation through Physics-Based Integrated Virtual Processes for Steel Manufacturing Digitalization” in the DOE Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) June Seminar Series.
August 4, 2026
CIVS Reheating Furnace Paper Featured in Iron & Steel Technology
CIVS paper "Comparison of Slab Thermal Stresses in Methane- vs. Hydrogen-Fired Reheating Furnace Operations with Computational Fluid Dynamics" was featured in the August Issue of Iron & Steel Technology as a technical article.
July 30, 2026
Undergraduate Research Students Presented at CIVS Seminar
On July 21, CIVS hosted a seminar for CIVS undergraduate research students Tyra Conner (ME) and Daniel Kim (CS) to present their research for the PNW Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) program. They conducted their research at CIVS on reheating furnace simulation and visualization this summer mentored by CIVS research staff and students.
July 27, 2026
CIVS Welcomed Purdue Government Relations Directors
On July 20, CIVS welcomed Anne Hazlett (Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs) Kendra Leatherman (Director, Government Relations) from Purdue West Lafayette.
July 16, 2026
CIVS & SMSVC AI Research Presented at TMS Specialty Congress
On July 9, CIVS Ph.D. student Shiyu Wang presented at the 4th World Congress on Artificial Intelligence in Materials and Manufacturing (AIM 2026) in Anaheim, CA. AIM 2026 is a series conference a part of the 2026 TMS Specialty Congress.
July 15, 2026
CIVS Undergraduate Research Student Presented at Korean International Conference
Congratulations to CIVS undergraduate research student Seongchan Oh for receiving a Certificate of Commendation for Excellence in Presenting at the 7th International Cultural Academic Conference held at the Korea International Culture Association (KICA).