CIVS News Articles - Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS)

February 28, 2022

CIVS Ph.D. Student Won Best Student Presentation in a Global Research Event

Yuchao Chen, CIVS Ph.D. student, won the “Best Student Presentation” Award at the 7th ArcelorMittal Global R&D CFD & Thermo-Mechanics Days. Yuchao delivered a presentation titled “Integrated CFD Model for the EAF” on February 24th, disseminating his research to expert iron and steelmaking researchers as a part of the event.

February 28, 2022

CIVS Showcased at the 7th ArcelorMittal Global R&D CFD & Thermo-Mechanics Days

CIVS Director and students had the opportunity to showcase CIVS’ research achievements in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics at the 7th annual ArcelorMittal Global R&D CFD & Thermo-Mechanics Days. This virtual event took place between February 22nd and February 25th, 2022, with the goal of sharing information about iron and steelmaking research with expert research colleagues across the world, from Canada, Brazil, Belgium, France, and more.

February 24, 2022

CIVS Hydrogen Research Published in JOM

JOM, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), published a CIVS research paper entitled “Blast Furnace Hydrogen Injection: Investigating Impacts and Feasibility with Computational Fluid Dynamics” authored by CIVS Research Associate Professor Tyamo Okosun in collaboration with CIVS graduate student, Samuel Nielson, and CIVS Director, Prof. Chenn Zhou.

February 23, 2022

CIVS Seminar – Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Sunday Abraham

More than 50 PNW students, faculty, and staff attended CIVS weekly seminar, virtually and in-person at CIVS Immersive Theatre on Friday, February 18, 2022.

February 10, 2022

CIVS Presents at AIST Safety and Health Technology Committee Meeting

On February 8th to 9th, 2022, Kyle Toth, CIVS Senior Research Engineer presented at the AIST Safety and Health Technology Committee meeting in Corpus Christi, TX. The presentation is entitled “Augmented Reality for Safety and Education in the Steel Industry”.

February 9, 2022

Info Session on 2/15 for Teacher Funding Opportunity!

A virtual info session will be held Tuesday, February 15 at 3:30pm about an NSF-sponsored funding opportunity for High School STEM teachers. A $6,150 stipend is available for teachers to participate in a 6-week "Research Experiences for Teachers" program at Purdue Northwest's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS).

January 31, 2022

CIVS announces Second Round of RET Program in Summer 2022

After highly successful Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program in 2021, CIVS will once again open its doors to the High School and Community College teachers in the summer of 2022. The second RET Program, sponsored by National Science Foundation through a three-year grant, will take place from June 13th – July 22nd, 2022 at the RET site established at CIVS on the Purdue University Northwest Hammond Campus.