Research
July 23, 2026
Purdue University Northwest’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) hosted U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan on July 17 to share updates on key initiatives spearheaded by the center.
July 21, 2026
PNW's Roberts Impact Lab is one of several facilities noted in a Bloch Quantum Tech Hub announcement citing more than $30 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to build a domestic quantum supply chain for the nation.
April 9, 2026
Purdue University Northwest Earns National Carnegie Research University designation
Purdue University Northwest is the only university or college in Northwest Indiana to earn this designation, with PNW researchers earning over $70 million in research and development funds since 2021.
December 15, 2025
Purdue Northwest’s Roberts Impact Lab to start hosting innovation and research initiatives in 2026
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) leaders look forward to opportunities for innovation and workforce development enterprises to begin in 2026 at the university’s highly anticipated Roberts Impact Lab.
November 18, 2024
Thirteen PNW faculty and staff members are being recognized by Purdue University’s Office of Research for impactful scholarly initiatives that have earned millions of dollars in external funding.
October 24, 2024
PNW NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation Chenn Zhou was recently featured as a "trailblazing woman" by the industry for the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).
July 18, 2024
Purdue University Northwest will join the Chicago region’s Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition of industry, academic, government and nonprofit stakeholders led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange and its focus on driving the nation’s quantum economy.
February 21, 2024
Federal officials tout recent multimillion dollar research grants for CIVS during tour
In celebration of several recent multimillion dollar research grants from the U.S. DOE, Geri Richmond, DOE Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, and Rep. Mrvan toured the CIVS space and listened to brief presentations emphasizing the far-reaching impacts CIVS projects serve for industrial innovation, decarbonization, digital transformation, workforce development and community and industry relations.
February 8, 2024
CIVS Students Compete in AIST Real Steel Video Competition
Two CIVS students have produced videos for the AIST Real Steel Video Competition! View and "like" their entries to help them advance to the next round.
October 13, 2023
Purdue University Northwest to play significant role in $1 billion Midwest Hydrogen Hub
Purdue University Northwest (PNW), through its Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation, is a major partner from Indiana in an alliance awarded up to $1 billion in funding to develop a regional clean hydrogen production and distribution hub in the Midwest, as announced by President Biden on Oct. 13.








