News Articles
October 31, 2025
CIVS & MCE Host Distinguished Speaker Seminar – Sumedh Sharma
CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW MCE department on October 17. Sumedh Sharma, PNW Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, presented “Printing the Future: Structural Design and Visualization in Additive Construction” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty.
October 21, 2025
Students from Hobart Middle School Enjoyed Tour at CIVS
Over 20 students from Hobart Middle School’s Computer Science class enjoyed touring CIVS on October 14. CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John "Jack" Moreland discussed how computer science ties into simulation & visualization, and real-world applications like steel industry simulations and developing VR and virtual training.
October 16, 2025
CIVS Virtual Die Casting Simulator Showcased at Die Casting Congress & Tabletop
CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John "Jack" Moreland attended the 2025 Die Casting Congress and Tabletop that was held in Milwaukee, WI October 7-9. He hosted hands-on demonstrations of the virtual die casting simulator for operator training and the fire safety training simulator.
October 8, 2025
AIST Rolls Technology Committee Meeting Held at CIVS
Over 60 industry leaders, engineers, and researchers attended the AIST Rolls Committee Meeting held at CIVS on September 30. CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented an overview of CIVS and CIVS graduate students Qingyun Pu, Jay Polra, and CIVS Ph.D. student Dianzhi Meng presented research in topics of digital twin software for caster, AI hazard recognition for an SMSVC project, and casting, The meeting was organized by AIST Staff Engineer Ken Landau and led by Committee Chair Mike Reidy from Nucor CSI, and Committee Vice Chair Dan Grenough from Cleveland Cliffs.
February 7, 2023
Join Us for the RET Information Session
The RET Program, sponsored by National Science Foundation through a three-year grant, will take place from June 12th – July 21st, 2023
October 2, 2025
CIVS Research Presented at MS&T Conference
On September 28-29, CIVS presented two research topics at the MS&T Conference in Columbus, OH. Prof. Zhou also took part in the University-Industry Relations Round Table.
August 5, 2025
Crane Safety Featured in August Issue of Iron & Steel Technology
CIVS project “Crane Monitoring for Meltshop Safety: A Collaborative Study on Load Detection and Position Tracking” is featured in August’s Issue of Iron & Steel Technology. Authors include CIVS Senior Research Engineer and AIST Safety & Health Committee Chair Kyle Toth, CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Monika Singhal, CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Jay Polra, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou, Steel Dynamics Quality Manager Chase Ault, Steel Dynamics Safety Coordinator Garrett Page, and Steel Dynamics Plant Manager Conrad Fisher.
September 29, 2025
On Friday, September 26, 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”.
September 26, 2025
CIVS Ph.D. Students Attend AIST Women in Steel Conference
On September 22-24, CIVS Ph.D. students Dianzhi Meng and Shiyu Wang attended the AIST - Association for Iron & Steel Technology Women in Steel Conference in Indianapolis.
July 24, 2025
On July 14, ASM Materials Camp for Teachers had a great time at CIVS to explore new digital technologies and their applications in industries and education.
