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September 16, 2021
CIVS is Hiring an Administrative Assistant and a Grant Program Specialist!
This Administrative Assistant will provide administrative support for CIVS.
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September 10, 2021
CIVS Kicks off $7 Million Research Project with U.S. DOE for Blast Furnace Research
A virtual kick-off meeting was held on Thursday, September 9 to officially start the $7 million project to develop a next-generation Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF).
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September 9, 2021
CIVS Students Receive Graduate Research Grant Award
Congratulations to Saswot Thapa and Emily Higley, two CIVS graduate students who were selected as recipients of the Graduate Research Grant Award for the 2021-2022 academic year at Purdue University Northwest!
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September 9, 2021
CIVS Kicks Off New Project for Hazard Awareness
CIVS is developing a series of interactive hazard awareness safety simulators with long-time collaborator Steel Dynamics.
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August 28, 2021
CIVS Showcases at the PNW Welcome Rally
CIVS Staff and students participated in the PNW Welcome Rally on August 26.
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August 6, 2021
CIVS Celebrates the Success of NSF Summer Research Experience for Teachers
CIVS concluded a 6-week National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) summer program with 11 High School and Community College Teachers from Northwest Indiana and Illinois on July. 23rd. The teachers completed various research projects and developed a curriculum for their students to use during the 2021-2022 school year. Through the program, the […]
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July 22, 2021
Samuel Nielson Received a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Samuel Nielson, a CIVS Graduate Research Assistant, recently received a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University Northwest.
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July 21, 2021
Wiz Kids Camp Experiences Simulation and VR at CIVS
Nineteen middle and high school students from Illinois and Northwest Indiana visited CIVS as part of the 2021 Wiz Kids Camp Escape.
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July 1, 2021
CIVS Shines at AISTech 2021 Conference in Nashville
CIVS had a record-high number of presentations and awards at the annual AISTech – The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition from June 29 to July 1 2021 in Nashville, TN. CIVS researchers and their industry collaborators had 11 technical presentations, 3 Best Paper awards, and 3 out of 6 student contest awards (1st […]
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June 30, 2021
Local Teens Learn VR and Simulation at Engineering Camp
Over 40 teens from around Northwest Indiana visited CIVS in June as part of Purdue Northwest’s Mechanical and Civil Engineering 2021 Summer Camp. While at CIVS, the students learned about Computer Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, 3D Visualization, and Virtual Reality. CIVS grad student Emily Higley led a hands-on activity in the CIVS Immersive Theater to teach […]
