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December 3, 2025
CIVS DREAMSTEM Project Showcased at Jaws 50th Anniversary Event
CIVS simulator “King of the Sea” was shown at Tropic Cinema in Key West, Florida at the Jaws 50th Anniversary Event on November 14. The VR shark simulator, developed for the National Science Foundation (NSF) DREAMSTEM project, lets learners experience the ocean through the unique senses of a shark.
December 1, 2025
CIVS Projects Recognized at Purdue’s Seed for Success Acorn Awards
Two CIVS collaborative projects were awarded at the Purdue University Seed for Success Acorn Awards on November 19 in West Lafayette. CIVS Associate Director for Research Ty Okosun and CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland were in attendance to receive the recognition for the below projects.
December 9, 2025
CIVS Director Presents in Panel on AI’s Impact on the Steel Industry at AIST Leadership Conference
On November 19, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou participated in a panel discussion titled “Forging the Future: AI’s Impact on the Steel Industry — Realities, Trends and Lessons Learned” at the AIST Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Zhou highlighted the critical role of academia–industry partnerships and emphasized the value of integrating AI with other advanced digital technologies.
December 9, 2025
BP Representatives had Successful Visit to CIVS
Three leadership members from BP had a successful visit to CIVS on October 3. The group spent time in the CIVS Immersive Theater to review past projects in partnership with BP.
December 2, 2025
Three CIVS Research Papers Presented at IMECE Conference
Three CIVS research papers were presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) in Memphis, TN on November 17-20.
November 18, 2025
Successful SMSVC Annual Meeting
90+ industry collaborators and CIVS faculty, staff and students met at CIVS for the SMSVC Annual Meeting on November 5 and 6. 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 21, 2025
CIVS & CS Host Distinguished Speaker Seminar – Shafkat Islam
CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW CS department on November 14. Shafkat Islam, Ph.D., PNW Assistant Professor of Computer Science, presented “Towards Robust & Secure AI Agents in Open-World” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty. His talk was very well received and concluded with a productive Q&A session.
November 21, 2025
AIST Cranes and Safety & Health Committees Meetings Held at CIVS
Over 40 industry leaders, engineers, and researchers attended the AIST Cranes and Safety & Health committee meetings held at CIVS on October 28-29.
November 18, 2025
On November 5, CIVS was honored to host a dinner keynote speech by U. S. Steel Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Christian Gianni at the SMSVC Annual Meeting. He addressed a very important topic on “The Value of Partnerships” to more than 90 steel industry professionals, CIVS students, staff, faculty, and university leaders. The keynote was very well-received by all attendees and concluded with a lively and productive Q&A session.
October 27, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy Managers Commended CIVS-Industry partnerships
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives Dr. John ‘Nick’ Lalena (R&D Projects Technology Manager) and Kristen McDaniel (Technical Project Officer, Advanced Manufacturing Office) had a productive visit on October 4th, 2022 to review the progress of the Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace (IVBF) project.
