News Articles
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.
April 15, 2025
Dr. Sara Hornby Delivers Award-Winning AIST Elliott Lecture at CIVS
On April 8, CIVS had the honor of hosting Dr. Sara Hornby for a Distinguished Speaker Seminar, attended by PNW and CIVS staff, students, and industry collaborators. The event drew an audience of approximately 150 people to hear Dr. Hornby’s informative and impactful lecture. Dr. Hornby, the 2024 recipient of the AIST John F. Elliott Lecture Award, delivered a presentation titled “The Clean Steel Revolution.”
April 28, 2025
CIVS Testimonial: Dr. Sara Hornby
What a learning experience my year as the Elliott Lecturer has been, and my trip to Purdue University NW Campus (PNW) in Hammond IN the 8th April exceeded expectations in many ways. I am very grateful for the mutual sharing opportunity this visit presented and ratification from some steel industry collaborators who were present at my Clean Steel Revolution Lecture.
April 22, 2025
33 CIVS Students Showcased at PNW Days of Discovery and Received PNW Grants
On Thursday, April 17, 33 CIVS research students and senior design students participated in poster presentations to showcase their projects during the 2025 PNW Day of Discovery in Alumni Hall. CIVS showcased 17 graduate research posters and 7 senior design posters.
