All Posts

  • CIVS members at AISTech 2025

    May 23, 2025

    CIVS Showcases Steel Research at AISTech 2025

    On May 5-7, 17 CIVS staff and students delivered various technical presentations at the AISTech 2025 Conference in Nashville, TN, which is the major Annual International Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition. 

  • 2 people holding an award

    May 20, 2025

    Dr. Ty Okosun Received AIST J.E. Johnson Jr. Award

    Congratulations to Dr. Ty Okosun, CIVS Associate Director for Research, on receiving the AIST J.E. Johnson Jr. Award.

  • Kyle Toth and Nathan Berry

    May 14, 2025

    Kyle Toth Named New AIST Safety and Health Committee Chair

    Congratulations to CIVS Senior Research Engineer Kyle Toth on being selected to become the new AIST Safety and Health Committee Chair.

  • group of people at steel facility

    May 8, 2025

    H2 Flameless Burner Test at Linde Tonawanda Facility for DOE H2RF Project

    On May 1, The DOE H2RF project team gathered at the Linde Engineering Americas – Tonawanda facility in New York to observe a firing test of the flameless burner.

  • Iron & Steel technology magazine

    May 8, 2025

    CIVS Hazard Recognition Project Featured in Iron & Steel Technology

    CIVS project “Hazard Recognition Scenario Builder for On-Site Customizable Virtual Training” was featured in the May Issue of Iron & Steel Technology. The technical paper was published in the category of Digitalization Applications.

  • Sara Hornby

    April 28, 2025

    CIVS Testimonial: Dr. Sara Hornby

    What a learning experience my year as the Elliott Lecturer has been, and my trip to Purdue University NW Campus (PNW) in Hammond IN the 8th April exceeded expectations in many ways. I am very grateful for the mutual sharing opportunity this visit presented and ratification from some steel industry collaborators who were present at my Clean Steel Revolution Lecture.

  • CIVS students and staff at a dinner table

    April 23, 2025

    CIVS Students and Staff Attend AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner Meetings

    CIVS students and staff attended AIST Midwest Chapter Dinners January-April. Over 20 students attended the dinners to network with industry professionals and hear important Keynote presentations.

  • graph of blast furnace

    April 22, 2025

    9th Best Paper Award for CIVS Blast Furnace Research

    CIVS Blast Furnace research received the 2025 AIST Josef S. Kapitan Award – Ironmaking for the paper titled “The Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace: Enabling Physics-Based Operational Guidance.” This is the 9th best paper received in the last 20 years in this research topic.

  • students standing with posters

    April 22, 2025

    33 CIVS Students Showcased at PNW Days of Discovery and Received PNW Grants

    On Thursday, April 17, 33 CIVS research students and senior design students participated in poster presentations to showcase their projects during the 2025 PNW Day of Discovery in Alumni Hall. CIVS showcased 17 graduate research posters and 7 senior design posters.

  • NWI Business Magazine logo

    April 22, 2025

    CIVS Research Highlighted in NWI Business Magazine

    In the April issue of NWI Business Magazine, CIVS research was highlighted in the article “Future of Energy is Bright”. CIVS collaborates with energy providers and industrial partners to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs and enhance workforce training. It uses advanced simulation, visualization, AI tools and 3D digital twins.