News Articles
June 12, 2025
Crane Training Solutions Presented at AIST Crane Symposium
On June 11, Rohit Kovvuri (CIVS Research Engineer) presented at the AIST Crane Symposium in Indianapolis, IN. His presentation was titled “Effective Training Solutions for New Crane Operators”.
May 23, 2025
CIVS Showcases Steel Research at AISTech 2025
On May 5-7, 17 CIVS staff and students delivered various technical presentations at the AISTech 2025 Conference in Nashville, TN, which is the major Annual International Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition.
June 10, 2025
CIVS Representatives Visit NLMK Facility for EAF Operations
On June 3, CIVS members Shiyu Wang (Graduate RA), Shishir Aryal (Graduate RA), Sathvika Kottapalli (Graduate RA) and Orlando Ugarte (Research Scientist) visited NLMK facility in Portage, IN to observe EAF operations. Steve Ryan, Manager of Process Technology, explained key activities performed by NLMK operators during the last EAF heat, before a down day.
June 5, 2025
CIVS Representatives Visit Testing Site at Linde’s Germany Combustion Lab
Thank you to Rafat Hirmiz and Martin Adendorff from Linde for hosting a testing site visit at the combustion lab in Munich, Germany for CIVS representatives Nick Walla (Senior Research Engineer) and Veronica Pitt-Payne (Student Research Assistant).
June 5, 2025
CIVS Senior Research Scientist Participates at ManuFuture Event
CIVS Senior Research Scientist, John Moreland, participated in a ManuFuture event on May 14 at the Indiana Manufacturing Institute at Purdue West Lafayette. The event included speakers from various manufacturing companies, Purdue and other academic partners, and other organizations focused on advanced manufacturing technologies such as industrial applications of AI and IoT sensors.
May 30, 2025
On Friday, May 23, CIVS welcomed Rudolf Moravec of U.S. Steel, to give a seminar to CIVS students and staff and PNW College of Engineering students. Rudolf’s presentation was very well received and was followed by a productive Q&A. His presentation was titled “Theory & Application of Continuous Casting Process at U.S. Steel”.
May 20, 2025
Dr. Ty Okosun Received AIST J.E. Johnson Jr. Award
Congratulations to Dr. Ty Okosun, CIVS Associate Director for Research, on receiving the AIST J.E. Johnson Jr. Award.
May 14, 2025
Kyle Toth Named New AIST Safety and Health Committee Chair
Congratulations to CIVS Senior Research Engineer Kyle Toth on being selected to become the new AIST Safety and Health Committee Chair.
May 8, 2025
CIVS Hazard Recognition Project Featured in Iron & Steel Technology
CIVS project “Hazard Recognition Scenario Builder for On-Site Customizable Virtual Training” was featured in the May Issue of Iron & Steel Technology. The technical paper was published in the category of Digitalization Applications.
May 8, 2025
H2 Flameless Burner Test at Linde Tonawanda Facility for DOE H2RF Project
On May 1, The DOE H2RF project team gathered at the Linde Engineering Americas – Tonawanda facility in New York to observe a firing test of the flameless burner.
