News Articles
August 13, 2024
CIVS Welcomes New and Returning Research Students
On August 12, new and returning CIVS research assistants gathered in the Immersive Theater for the Fall 2024 student orientation.
May 17, 2024
CIVS Students Win 6 Awards in AISTech Student Contests
Congratulations to the CIVS students, staff, and faculty who won 6 awards at AISTech 2024 in Columbus, Ohio on May 6-8, 2024.
August 13, 2024
CIVS Staff and Students Visit NIPSCO Generating Station
On August 7, CIVS staff and students visited NIPSCO’s Michigan City Generating Station. This included visits to the boiler, bag house, and FGD systems, among others.
August 9, 2024
CIVS Associate Director Attends ARPA-e ROSIE Kick-off Meeting
On June 13, CIVS Associate Director for Research Tyamo Okosun attended the ARPA-e Revolutionizing Ore to Steel to Impact Emissions (ROSIE) Kick-off meeting in Chicago, IL. CIVS will be collaborating with Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, Starfire Industries, and ArcelorMittal on a newly awarded project to explore methods of using microwave-generated hydrogen plasma for ironmaking without generating CO2 emissions.
August 2, 2024
Three Technical Papers Published in Iron & Steel Technology
CIVS staff, CIVS graduate research assistants, along with industry collaborators were highlighted in the July and August issues of Iron & Steel Technology. 3 technical articles were published in categories of Ladle Refining & Refractories, Safety & Environment, and Decarbonization Technologies (and Energy & Utilities and Environmental).
August 5, 2024
NSF RET Teachers Successfully Complete Program in CIVS
Congratulations to the 7 teachers who completed the six-week NSF Research Experience for Teachers summer program at CIVS. At the end of the summer program, the teachers presented their research projects and how their research will be implemented in their course curriculum over the school year.
July 31, 2024
RET Teachers Present at NSF RET Virtual Poster Session
On July 22-23, the 7 teachers participating in the NSF RET program at CIVS presented at the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Virtual Poster Session.
July 24, 2024
On July 15, CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silaen presented “Simulating Hydrogen Fuel Usage in a Steel Reheating Furnace” at the ASME 2024 Summer Heat Transfer Conference in Anaheim, CA. Co-authors of the paper include CIVS Senior Research Engineer Nicholas Walla, Graduate students Misbahuddin Syed and Abhishek Kolakotla, and CIVS Director Chenn Zhou.
July 22, 2024
CIVS Showcase to ASM Materials Camp for Teachers
On June 26, ASM Materials Camp for Teachers had a great time at CIVS to explore new digital technologies and their applications in industries and education. CIVS Associate Director for Operations, Armin Silaen and CIVS Senior Research Engineer, Kyle Toth presented CIVS overview and projects in CIVS's newly renovated Immersive Theater. The teachers also were given demonstrations of AR and VR projects in the CIVS visualization lab.
July 16, 2024
On June 13, Gerdau hosted a successful technical meeting and site visit at its Steel Plant in Monroe, MI for the $10 million project to develop and demonstrate an industrial hydrogen-fired steel reheating furnace. The project was recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO).
