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• June 10, 2021

  Presentation: Virtual Reality Die Casting at NADCA Meeting

  CIVS Researcher John “Jack” Moreland presented at the North American Die Casting Association’s (NADCXA) R&D meeting on June 10 at Arlington Heights, IL. The presentation included the latest progress of […]

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  May 30, 2021

  Presentation: Spray Cooling at the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC)

  CIVS Ph.D. student, Haibo Ma, presented the research titled “Investigation of Spray Cooling Uniformity and Intensity during Continuous Casting of Steel” at the 5th-6th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC) […]

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  May 22, 2021

  Munster High School Students Collaborated with CIVS

  Two Munster High School students, James Krieg and Daniel Cornejo, completed their terms with the MCE department as part of the “High-School Internship” program this spring semester. The program involved […]

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  May 21, 2021

  CIVS Student Honored with the Chancellor’s Medallion

  Emily Higley, CIVS undergraduate Research student worker, recently received a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from PNW with the Chancellor’s Medallion. She is the graduating senior with the highest grade […]

• May 18, 2021

  CIVS Presents Smart Ladle at 2021 AIST Digital Transformation Forum

  CIVS Research Engineer, Nicholas Walla(Nick), presented “Smart Ladle: An AI-based Tool for Optimizing Casting Temperature” at the virtual 2021 AIST Digital Transformation Forum on May 18th. Nick presented the Smart […]

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  May 14, 2021

  Student Success Story: Haibo Ma

  Haibo Ma, a CIVS Graduate Research Assistant, recently received a Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University West Lafayette. His Ph.D. thesis titled “On Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Secondary […]

• May 12, 2021

  CIVS Senior Design Students Receive PNW Awards

  This year the Spring 2021 Semester Senior Design Competition was held virtually.  Congratulations to the following CIVS Senior Design Students who received awards for their projects. First Place:  Annealing Furnace […]

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  May 8, 2021

  CIVS Director Presents on the AIST Foundation Grant Webinar

  CIVS Director, Professor Chenn Zhou was invited to give a talk at the Association of Iron and Streel Technology (AIST) Foundation Grant Webinar on May 4th.  The purpose is to […]

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  May 3, 2021

  AIME Honorary Membership Award

  Chenn Zhou, NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation, as well as the Director of the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) and the Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization […]

• April 28, 2021

  SMSVC Hosts Successful Virtual Semi-Annual Meeting

  The Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC) held its second virtual semi-annual meeting via web conferencing on April 21st and 22nd, 2021. Professionals, researchers, engineers, and managers totaling more […]