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December 4, 2024
CIVS Students Meet with AIST Professionals
On September 11, CIVS students met virtually with representatives from the Association of Iron & Steel Technology (AIST). The purpose of the virtual visit was to learn more about AIST such as scholarship opportunities and student programs.
December 4, 2024
RCAC Staff from Purdue West Lafayette Present at CIVS Seminar
On October 4, CIVS welcomed Dr. Charles Christoffer and George Takahashi from Purdue’s West Lafayette campus to be guest speakers at the weekly CIVS Seminar held in the CIVS Immersive Theater.
December 4, 2024
CIVS Research Presented at IMECE Conference
Two CIVS research papers were presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) in Portland, OR on November 17 - 21.
December 3, 2024
Dr. Tyamo Okosun Inducted into PNW Society of Innovators
Congratulations to CIVS Associate Director for Research, Dr. Tyamo Okosun, for being recognized at the 2024 PNW Society of Innovators Luncheon at PNW’s Westville campus on November 20 as the individual inductee winner. Dr. Okosun was inducted for his innovation of the Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF).
December 2, 2024
CIVS Lands $7 Million DOE IEDO grant for Electric Arc Furnace
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) recently awarded PNW CIVS a grant with $7,158,034 for the decarbonization of Electric Arc furnace (EAF). The project is entitled “Technical Development and Industrial Demonstration of Net-Zero Carbon EAF Steelmaking with Alternative Injection and Stirring Technologies”. The principal investigator of the project is Dr. Tyamo Okosun (CIVS Associate Director for Research). The co-principal investigators are Dr. Armin Silaen (CIVS Associate Director for Operations) and Dr. Chenn Zhou (CIVS Director). Other key project participants include Drs. Chris Pistorius and Valeria Karplus from Carnegie Mellon University, Joe Maiolo from Linde, and Dr. Eugene Pretorius from Nucor.
November 27, 2024
CIVS Receives AIST Don Daily Safety Grant on AI-Assisted Accident Investigation
Congratulations to CIVS Senior Research Engineer Kyle Toth as the principal investigator (PI) for the 2024 AIST Don Daily Safety Grant. The grant was awarded for the project “AI-AAI Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Accident Investigation”. Co-PIs include CIVS Senior Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland and CIVS Director Chenn Zhou. The industry mentors for the projects are Nathan Berry and Erik Archer from Cleveland-Cliffs.
November 27, 2024
Five CIVS Graduate Research Assistants Receive PNW Grant Awards
Congratulations to CIVS Graduate Research Assistants on being selected as recipients of PNW Graduate Research Grant Awards for the 2024-2025 Academic Year, sponsored by Graduate Studies Office at PNW.
November 25, 2024
CIVS Director Presents Joint Keynote at North American Green Steel Summit
On October 28-29, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented a joint keynote at the North American Green Steel Summit in Detroit, MI. Dr. Zhou presented “Accelerating Energy Efficiency and Use of Hydrogen for the Green Transition of Steel Production”. Co-contributor to the presentation is Dr. Joachim von Schéele, Global Director Commercialization at Linde. Linde is a charter member in the Steel Manufacturing Simulation & Visualization Consortium (SMSVC) and also a team member for multiple DOE decarbonization projects led by CIVS.
November 25, 2024
Successful SMSVC Annual Meeting
Approximately 80+ industry collaborators and CIVS faculty, staff, and students met at CIVS for the SMSVC Annual Meeting on November 6 and 7. The events included 1) technical presentations by CIVS staff and students in 6 topics (safety, ironmaking, EAF, Continuous Casting, Ladle, and Reheating Furnace), 2) A Dinner Keynote, 3) Project Technical Committee meetings, and 4) the SMSVC board meeting. Active discussions were held throughout the two-day event, with excellent feedback on the project progress and outcomes as well as the quality of presentations.
November 25, 2024
MachH2 Chief Integration Officer Delivered SMSVC Dinner Keynote
Neil Banwart, MachH2 Chief Integration Officer, was the keynote speaker at the SMSVC annual meeting dinner on November 6. His speech was an overview of the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2).
