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  • Tyra Conner and Daniel Kim

    July 30, 2026

    CIVS Undergraduate Research Students Presented their REEU Research 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 this summer.

  • group of people in CIVS

    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.

  • Ph.D. student Shiyu Wang at the 2026 TMS Specialty Congress

    July 16, 2026

    CIVS & SMSVC EAF 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.

  • Seongchan Oh

    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).

  • VR demo

    July 10, 2026

    CIVS Welcomed Purdue’s Chief of Staff

    On June 8, CIVS welcomed Purdue’s Chief of Staff Trent Klingerman.

  • CIVS student presenting to high school students

    July 8, 2026

    MCE Summer Camp Students Visit CIVS

    On July 6, over 20 high school students visited CIVS to learn the state-of-the-art technologies in simulation & visualization and their applications. This is part of activities of the one-week engineering summer camp for middle school students hosted by the by the PNW Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering.

  • crane simulator demonstration

    July 2, 2026

    CIVS Hosts Steel Dynamics Managers for CIVS & SMSVC Projects

    On June 12, Conrad Fisher (Melting Manager) and Eric Murray (Safety Coordinator) from Steel Dynamics visited CIVS to gain insight on CIVS and SMSVC safety and workforce development projects.

  • MCE summer camp

    July 1, 2026

    MCE Summer Camp Students Visit CIVS

    On June 22, over 20 middle school students visited CIVS to learn the state-of-the-art technologies in simulation & visualization and their applications. This is part of activities of the one-week engineering summer camp for middle school students hosted by the by the PNW Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering.

  • PNW and PFW faulty and staff

    July 1, 2026

    CIVS Welcomes Faculty from PFW Center of Excellence in System Engineering

    On June 11, the CIVS welcomed David Cochran, Professor of Systems Engineering and Director of Systems Engineering and Director of the Master of Science in Engineering degree program in Systems Engineering at and Joseph Smith, Associate Director of the Center of Excellence in Systems Engineering at Purdue Fort Wayne.

  • man using VR headset

    June 26, 2026

    Representatives from AugMend Health Visit CIVS to Gain Insight on VR Projects

    On June 9, representatives from Augmend Health visited CIVS to gain further insight on the VR-FUTURES project. VR-FUTURES is being developed by a team made up of researchers from CIVS, PNW Psychology, collaborators and clinicians from the Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis, the Institute for Creative Technologies at USC, and others.