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December 15, 2025
Purdue Northwest’s Roberts Impact Lab to start hosting innovation and research initiatives in 2026
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) leaders look forward to opportunities for innovation and workforce development enterprises to begin in 2026 at the university’s highly anticipated Roberts Impact Lab.
September 25, 2025
Quantum and defense experts convene at PNW’s CIVS
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), in coordination with One Region, Inc., hosted several quantum and defense-focused leaders and researchers during fall 2025 to discuss the Midwest’s future and role with the quantum economy and national security.
April 28, 2021
SMSVC Hosts Successful Virtual Semi-Annual Meeting
The Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC) held its second virtual semi-annual meeting via web conferencing on April 21 and 22, 2021.
December 4, 2021
CIVS Kicks off a New Project with Cleveland-Cliffs
On December 2, 2021, CIVS has a virtual kick-off meeting for the project with Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor collaborated with M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd.
September 6, 2023
CIVS Students Receive Graduate and Undergraduate Research Grants
Congratulations to the CIVS graduate students who received research grants this semester
June 13, 2024
Ten highlights from the 2023-24 academic year
PNW's 2023-24 academic year was marked by historic opportunities in academics and community impact, major designations reflecting university strategic initiatives, new feats for Pride Athletics, engaging and empowering student life events and much more.
February 13, 2026
PNW Record-Breaking Attendance at AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner Meeting
CIVS and PNW students, faculty and staff had a wonderful evening at the AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner. PNW had a record high of occupying 4 tables at the event and were recognized by the event organizers with a round of applause.
February 18, 2026
CIVS & ECE Host Distinguished Speaker Seminar – Mohsen Saffari
CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW ECE department on February 13. Mohsen Saffari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, presented “Smarter Grids Through Deeper Learning: Spatiotemporal Graph Models for Distribution Systems” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty. His talk was very well received and concluded with a productive Q&A session.
February 18, 2026
CIVS Staff Visited Rea Magnet Wire for ManuFuture Collaboration
On February 6, CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silaen and Sr. Research Engineer Nick Walla visited Rea Magnet Wire in Lafayette. CIVS is working together with ManuFuture Purdue to develop a project with Rea Magnet Wire Company focusing on application of data analytics, sensors, and physics-based modeling to improve production efficiency and remain competitive. The project will expand collaboration between Purdue and Rea Magnet Wire Company Inc.
February 6, 2026
Student Success Story: Sathvika Kottapalli
Sathvika Kottapalli graduated with her MSME in Spring of 2025 and successfully defended her thesis “Impact of Oxygen Injection Parameters on Refining in Industry-scale EAF using CFD”. After graduating, she now works as a Design Release Engineer (DRE). She works on releasing and validating production-ready components of interesting automobiles like Dodge, Ram, Jeep, etc. The role is a mix of design, problem-solving, and real-world engineering, and discovering how concepts turn into vehicles on the road.