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  • November 13, 2024

    CIVS Director Presents Hydrogen Research at European Coke and Ironmaking Congress

    On October 16-18, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou presented at the 2024 European Coke and Ironmaking Congress (ECIC) in Bardolino, Italy. She presented “On the Influence Hydrogen-Bearing Injected Fuels in the Ironmaking Blast Furnace”. Co-authors of the paper include CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Samuel Nielson, CIVS Associate Director of Research Tyamo Okosun, CIVS Research Scientist Orlando Ugarte, and U.S. Steel collaborators Kosta Leontaras and Jason Entwistle.

  • November 21, 2024

    CIVS Hosts Students to Showcase Simulation and Steel-Related Research

    CIVS hosted multiple groups of students from area schools with teachers who participated in the 6-week NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program at CIVS this summer.

  • October 31, 2024

    5 CIVS Projects Presented at MS&T Technical Meeting

    On October 5-9, 5 CIVS research projects were presented at the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) Technical Meeting and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • February 14, 2020

    PNW Hosts ASM Trustee Night

    On Thursday February 13th, Purdue University Northwest hosted the ASM Trustee Night in Hammond, Indiana. Dr. Raymond V. Fryan was the keynote speaker during the dinner. He spoke on, “How Materials Information and Design Integrates with Manufacturing”.

  • October 24, 2024

    Women in Steel Recognition

    PNW NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation Chenn Zhou was recently featured as a "trailblazing woman" by the industry for the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).

  • October 18, 2024

    CIVS Associate Director Delivered a Keynote at AIST Digital Transformation Forum

    On October 9, CIVS Associate Director for Research Tyamo Okosun gave a Keynote Presentation “Digital Transformation for Ironmaking: An Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace for Operational Guidance and Process Improvement” at the AIST Digital Transformation Forum for the Steel Industry in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • October 15, 2024

    CIVS Staff and Students Attend AIST Kickoff Dinner

    On October 8, 18 CIVS staff and students attended the AIST Midwest Chapter Kickoff Dinner at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. They Keynote Presentation was given by Traci Forrester, Executive Vice President, Environmental and Sustainability at Cleveland-Cliffs.

  • October 4, 2024

    CIVS Students and Staff Tour ArcelorMittal Global R&D

    On September 27, 20 CIVS students and staff had a wonderful opportunity to visit ArcelorMittal Global R&D in East Chicago organized by PNW Society of Innovation and ArcelorMittal. The event included luncheon presentation and a lab tour to showcase state-of-art laboratories and a behind-the-scenes look at how ArcelorMittal is driving innovation in the workplace.

  • October 3, 2024

    Research Analysts from Argonne National Laboratory Present at CIVS Seminar

    On September 27, CIVS welcomed Dr. Doris Oke and Dr. Saurajyoti Kar from Argonne National Laboratory to be our guest speakers at the weekly CIVS Seminar held in the CIVS Immersive Theater. Drs. Oke and Kar are Energy Systems Analysts in the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Analysis division.

  • September 20, 2024

    CIVS Senior Research Scientist Attends NSF EEC Grantees Conference

    On September 10-12, CIVS Senior Research Scientist John (Jack) Moreland attended the NSF EEC Grantees Conference in Washington, D.C. to meet with other researchers and discuss CIVS's ongoing RET project (Research Experience for Teachers).