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September 11, 2024
CIVS Staff Attend Hydrogen-based Ironmaking Project Meeting at Carnegie Mellon University
On August 21, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou, CIVS Associate Director for Research Tyamo Okosun, and CIVS Graduate Research Assistant Samuel Nielson attended the Scaling H2 DRI Year 1 Project Meeting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting was focused on the DOE-funded project "Scaling Hydrogen-Direct Reduced Iron Pathways to Decarbonize Iron and Steelmaking."
August 22, 2024
Student Success Story: Misbahuddin Syed
Congratulations to CIVS RA Misbahuddin Syed on receiving his MSME degree and starting a new job at a company in NW Indiana.
June 18, 2024
The 13th European Electric Steelmaking Conference 2024 was held in Essen, Germany on June 3-7. CIVS Director, Dr. Chenn Zhou presented “CFD Modeling of Electric Arc Furnace for Process Optimization”.
May 17, 2024
CIVS Showcases Steel Research at AISTech 2024
On May 6-8, CIVS researchers and collaborators delivered various technical presentations at the AISTech 2024 Conference in Columbus, Ohio, which is the major Annual Internal Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition.
August 20, 2024
New State-of-the-Art CIVS Immersive Theater
CIVS recently upgraded its Immersive Theater, enabling exciting state-of-the-art visualization capabilities, while supporting the center's long-term mission of conducting cutting edge research in Visualization and Simulation.
August 8, 2024
Stelco Representatives Have Productive Visit to CIVS
On July 24, CIVS welcomed SMSVC member company Stelco from Canada.
August 13, 2024
CIVS Welcomes New and Returning Research Students
On August 12, new and returning CIVS research assistants gathered in the Immersive Theater for the Fall 2024 student orientation.
May 17, 2024
CIVS Students Win 6 Awards in AISTech Student Contests
Congratulations to the CIVS students, staff, and faculty who won 6 awards at AISTech 2024 in Columbus, Ohio on May 6-8, 2024.
August 13, 2024
CIVS Staff and Students Visit NIPSCO Generating Station
On August 7, CIVS staff and students visited NIPSCO’s Michigan City Generating Station. This included visits to the boiler, bag house, and FGD systems, among others.
August 9, 2024
CIVS Associate Director Attends ARPA-e ROSIE Kick-off Meeting
On June 13, CIVS Associate Director for Research Tyamo Okosun attended the ARPA-e Revolutionizing Ore to Steel to Impact Emissions (ROSIE) Kick-off meeting in Chicago, IL. CIVS will be collaborating with Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, Starfire Industries, and ArcelorMittal on a newly awarded project to explore methods of using microwave-generated hydrogen plasma for ironmaking without generating CO2 emissions.
