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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 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.
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.
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 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 19, 2025
U. S. Steel’s SVP – Sustainability & CTO and Leadership Have Successful Visit to CIVS
In October, U. S. Steel SVP - Sustainability and CTO Christian Gianni and other U. S. Steel leaders visited CIVS to review and discuss ongoing and future potential projects through the CIVS and SMSVC. Discussions included long-term blast furnace research and new initiatives such as IVBF, casting-rate sensing, AI & CFD-based Reduced Order Model (ROM), AI hot-metal Si prediction, as well as digital twins.
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 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.
November 13, 2025
PNW Leadership Gains Insights at SMSVC Member Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Plant
Thanks to Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor for hosting a plant tour for PNW Provost Marie Mora and other leaders and CIVS staff on October 10th. The visit started with a presentation, featuring an overview of the Company and the plant, followed by a virtual plant tour developed in collaboration between Indiana Harbor and CIVS.
November 11, 2025
CIVS Researchers Visit Steel Plants for Collaborative Projects
On October 17th, CIVS research staff visited Gerdau at Monroe, MI as part of efforts for the Reheating Furnace project funded by DOE in collaboration with SMSVC member companies.