News Articles
July 15, 2024
NSF RET Teacher Receives 2024 President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction
Congratulations to NSF RET teacher Rami Salahieh on receiving the 2024 winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction for the Valparaiso-Michigan City campus, Ivy Tech Community College.
July 10, 2024
CIVS Director Presents Hydrogen Research at International Technical Conference on Clean Energy
On June 18, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented “Modeling Hydrogen Utilization for the Blast Furnace and Reheating Furnace” at the 48th International Technical Conference on Clean Energy in Clearwater, Florida.
July 9, 2024
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Summer Camp Students Visit CIVS
The mechanical and civil engineering (MCE) department hosted two one-week summer camps. On June 10 and June 17, approximately 40 middle and high school students visited CIVS to learn the state-of-the-art technologies in simulation and visualization and applications.
October 10, 2021
Die Casting Simulator Highlighted at NADCA Congress
CIVS presented the latests developments on the virtual reality die casting simulator at the 2021 North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) Congress and Tabletop event.
June 26, 2024
CIVS Hosts NSF RET Teachers for Fourth Year
CIVS has kicked off its fourth year of hosting the NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program on Monday, June 17. The program is hosting STEM teachers from around the region for six weeks as they learn to carry out research using advanced simulation and visualization tools to work on real world problems from the industry.
June 13, 2024
CIVS Hydrogen Research in a Reheating Furnace Highlighted at an International Symposium
On June 3, CIVS Senior Research Engineer, Nicholas Walla, as a Keynote Speaker, presented “Computation Modeling of H2/CH4 Combustion in a Slab Reheating Furnace” at the 3rd International Symposium on the Recent Developments in Plate Steels in Vail, CO.
June 5, 2024
CIVS Collaborated Research Presented at World Environmental & Water Resources Congress
The World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2024 was held on May 19-22 in Milwaukee, WI. CIVS faculty collaborator Dr. Chandramouli Viswanathan Chandramouli presented “Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environment from Historic Flood at a Bridge Site”, co-authored by CIVS Director Chenn Zhou, CIVS Senior Research Scientist John R. Moreland, and Undergraduate student James Anthony Dunlap.
May 29, 2024
CIVS Staff Present at Bi-Annual Blast Furnace Ironmaking Course at McMaster University
On May 16, CIVS Associate Director for Research, Tyamo Okosun, and CIVS Graduate Research Assistant, Samuel Nielson, presented “Comprehensive Numerical Modelling of the Blast Furnace Ironmaking Process” at the McMaster University Blast Furnace Ironmaking Course in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
February 27, 2024
CIVS Associate Director Presents Steel Industry Overview at C-STEEL
On February 13, 2024, CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silaen presented “Steel Industry Overview” at Argonne National Labs as part of the Center for Steel Electrification by Electrosynthesis (C-STEEL)'s first Full Program Meeting.
January 16, 2024
DOE Funded Projects Presented by CIVS at AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner
On January 9th, 2024, CIVS staff members Tyamo Okosun, Associate Director for Research, and Nicholas Walla, Senior Research Engineer, along with Kevin Kondrat, Improvement Facilitator at Gerdau Monroe, jointly presented “Energy Efficiency and Hydrogen Utilization for Blast Furnace and Reheating Furnace” to over 250 attendees at the AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner held at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville.
