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March 18, 2026
Record Turnout for PNW CES Students at Joint AIST/AWMI Women in Metal Industry Panel
Thank you to AIST and the AIST Midwest Chapter for organizing the epic Women in Metal Industry Panel on March 10, held in partnership with the AWMI Chicago Chapter. With the support of AIST, 49 PNW CES students attended and truly enjoyed the event and were warmly welcomed by more than 300 industry attendees. The panel included five high-achieving women leaders, Tara Carraro, Kara Orszula, Kelly Dallas, Liz Borges and our own Distinguished Professor and CIVS & SMVC Director Chenn Zhou, and was moderated by Ron Ashburn, AIST Executive Director.
March 6, 2026
CIVS & CS Staff Held Seminar on AI in Research
On February 27, CIVS staff members Ty Okosun and Nick Walla, joined by Computer Science Professor Yang Ni, hosted a seminar in the CIVS Theater to discuss the role of AI in research. The session included an open discussion among students and staff on several key topics surrounding AI use in academic work.
February 27, 2026
CIVS & MCE Host Distinguished Speaker Seminar – Subbarao Majety
CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW MCE department on February 20. Subbarao Majety, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Practice presented “System Reliability: From Design to Development” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty. His talk was very well received and concluded with a productive Q&A session.
February 26, 2026
Hobart Middle School Students Enjoyed Field Trip to CIVS
Over 25 students from Hobart Middle School’s Computer Science class toured CIVS on February 24. CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland discussed how computer science ties into simulation & visualization, and real-world applications like steel industry simulations and developing VR and virtual training.
February 25, 2026
CIVS Hosted AIST President and Executive Director Highlighting Technologies and Collaborations
CIVS was honored to welcome AIST President and Executive Vice President of Raw Materials at Nucor Allen (Al) Behr and AIST Executive Director Ron Ashburn on February 11th. PNW Provost Dr. Marie Mora greeted the guests at the beginning of the visit. During their visit, the steel consortium SMSVC was highlighted, including its effective organizational structure, technology roadmap, unique methodology of integrating simulation, AR/VR visualization, AI and smart sensors, as well as the state-of-the-art models and simulators. Multiple projects were reviewed and discussed including those in collaboration with AIST, Nucor and other SMSVC companies.