News Articles
November 18, 2024
Thirteen PNW faculty and staff members are being recognized by Purdue University’s Office of Research for impactful scholarly initiatives that have earned millions of dollars in external funding.
November 13, 2024
CIVS Director Presents Hydrogen Research at European Coke and Ironmaking Congress
On October 16-18, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented at the 2024 European Coke and Ironmaking Congress (ECIC) in Bardolino, Italy. She presented “On the Influence Hydrogen-Bearing Injected Fuels in the Ironmaking Blast Furnace”. Co-authors of the paper include CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Samuel Nielson, CIVS Associate Director of Research Tyamo Okosun, CIVS Research Scientist Orlando Ugarte, and U.S. Steel collaborators Kosta Leontaras and Jason Entwistle.
October 31, 2024
5 CIVS Projects Presented at MS&T Technical Meeting
On October 5-9, 5 CIVS research projects were presented at the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) Technical Meeting and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, PA.
October 23, 2024
CIVS Director Delivered a Plenary Talk at GLSIAM Annual Meeting
On October 12, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou was the first plenary speaker presenting “Integration of Computational Simulation and Visualization for Industrial Applications” at the 2024 GLSIAM Annual Meeting in the CIVS Immersive Theater. The conference was organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at PNW on behalf of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
October 18, 2024
CIVS Associate Director Delivered a Keynote at AIST Digital Transformation Forum
On October 9, CIVS Associate Director for Research Tyamo Okosun gave a Keynote Presentation “Digital Transformation for Ironmaking: An Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace for Operational Guidance and Process Improvement” at the AIST Digital Transformation Forum for the Steel Industry in Pittsburgh, PA.
October 15, 2024
CIVS Staff and Students Attend AIST Kickoff Dinner
On October 8, 18 CIVS staff and students attended the AIST Midwest Chapter Kickoff Dinner at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. They Keynote Presentation was given by Traci Forrester, Executive Vice President, Environmental and Sustainability at Cleveland-Cliffs.
October 4, 2024
CIVS Students and Staff Tour ArcelorMittal Global R&D
On September 27, 20 CIVS students and staff had a wonderful opportunity to visit ArcelorMittal Global R&D in East Chicago organized by PNW Society of Innovation and ArcelorMittal. The event included luncheon presentation and a lab tour to showcase state-of-art laboratories and a behind-the-scenes look at how ArcelorMittal is driving innovation in the workplace.
October 3, 2024
Research Analysts from Argonne National Laboratory Present at CIVS Seminar
On September 27, CIVS welcomed Dr. Doris Oke and Dr. Saurajyoti Kar from Argonne National Laboratory to be our guest speakers at the weekly CIVS Seminar held in the CIVS Immersive Theater. Drs. Oke and Kar are Energy Systems Analysts in the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis division.
September 20, 2024
CIVS Senior Research Scientist Attends NSF EEC Grantees Conference
On September 10-12, CIVS Senior Research Scientist John (Jack) Moreland attended the NSF EEC Grantees Conference in Washington, D.C. to meet with other researchers and discuss CIVS's ongoing RET project (Research Experience for Teachers).
September 11, 2024
CIVS Staff Attend Hydrogen-based Ironmaking Project Meeting at Carnegie Mellon University
On August 21, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou, CIVS Associate Director for Research Tyamo Okosun, and CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Samuel Nielson attended the Scaling H2 DRI Year 1 Project Meeting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting was focused on the DOE-funded project "Scaling Hydrogen-Direct Reduced Iron Pathways to Decarbonize Iron and Steelmaking."