CIVS Contributions Noted as Science Coalition names Visclosky a ‘Champion of Science’
May 10, 2013The Science Coalition, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of more than 50 U.S. research universities that advocate for federal investment in scientific research has named U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, a “Champion of Science.”
read more … CIVS Contributions Noted as Science Coalition names Visclosky a ‘Champion of Science’CIVS Student Takes 1st Place at AISTech 2013 Steel Conference
May 8, 2013Nicholas Walla, CIVS graduate assistant, won 1st Place at the 2013 AISTech (Association for Iron and Steel Technology) Conference, Graduate Student Poster Competition.
read more … CIVS Student Takes 1st Place at AISTech 2013 Steel ConferencePurdue Profiles: Chenn Zhou
May 7, 2013Growing up in a family of educators, Chenn Zhou dreamed of someday fulfilling a similar role. Now, as a professor of mechanical engineering, director for engineering outreach and director for the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) at Purdue Calumet, she does this on many levels and in many roles. Her focus as an educator, as a researcher and as an integral part of CIVS is to solve real-world problems. In each of her roles, Zhou does just that through leading, educating and collaborating with students, faculty, staff and members of external organizations and industries.
read more … Purdue Profiles: Chenn ZhouU.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office Highlights CIVS Blast Furnace Project
April 24, 2013A key component to the smelting process in iron making is the blast furnace (BF) where recent concerns have been raised about suitable coal supply, energy efficiency and emissions.
read more … U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office Highlights CIVS Blast Furnace ProjectCIVS Provides Innovative Solutions Beyond Engineering
April 15, 2013This is a place where ideas and complexity come to life on the screen from the beauty of intricate French poetry to the grandeur of a massive blast furnace. For the uninformed, this could be just another Hollywood production reserved for Friday night pizza except for this important fact. This is “virtual reality” based upon a space-age science called computational fluid dynamics that studies structure, process and data of how things really work.
read more … CIVS Provides Innovative Solutions Beyond EngineeringCIVS Students Earn Three Awards at Research Day
April 12, 2013Five CIVS Students earned awards for three projects at the Purdue Calumet Student Research Day held on April 4th.
read more … CIVS Students Earn Three Awards at Research DayCreating a Culture of Continuous Improvement
April 8, 2013Andy Harshaw says steel companies need to promote a culture of continuous improvement. Focusing on the future and being able to foster innovation is critical to the industry’s survival, he believes.
read more … Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement2012 -2013 Co-Recipient of the Chanute Prize for Team Innovation
April 8, 2013Recognized for integrating visualization and simulation technologies to solve real world problems. CIVS has become a model for similar technology centers across the nation by its application-driven approach to discover innovative solutions, resulting in a savings of $30 million to Northwest Indiana businesses and industries.
read more … 2012 -2013 Co-Recipient of the Chanute Prize for Team InnovationNorthwest Indiana RDA uses CIVS to Visualize Regional Transformations
January 17, 2013The Regional Development Authority partnered with the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation at Purdue University Calumet to produce an eight-minute video highlighting the organization’s accomplishments to date
read more … Northwest Indiana RDA uses CIVS to Visualize Regional TransformationsUniversity Uses Cutting-Edge Simulation to Improve Industrial Processes
January 17, 2013A quick and economical way to solve industrial problems is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), which has become widely accepted in many industries. In CFD modeling, a three-dimensional (3D) computer ‘model’ of process equipment, such as a boiler or furnace, is built from digital drawings of the plant, and the process is simulated using fundamental equations for fluid flow, combustion and heat transfer.
read more … University Uses Cutting-Edge Simulation to Improve Industrial ProcessesVirtual Innovation
December 20, 2012Imagine traveling through a blast furnace, watching as iron ore and coke descend through its chambers toward the bottom where pure molten iron collects. The 1600-degree temperatures obviously make that impossible, but it is possible to take a virtual tour, thanks to Chenn Zhou and her colleagues.
read more … Virtual InnovationRewarding Innovation
December 10, 2012Located on the PUC campus, the interdisciplinary 6,300-square-foot research center features a 70-seat theater for advanced research projects and 3-D virtual classrooms. On Nov. 29, the CIVS featured an open house to announce its award, a new master of science degree program, and to showcase the work done there.
read more … Rewarding InnovationCelebrating Innovation at Purdue Calumet
November 30, 2012Innovation will fuel economic development in the entire Calumet area, and universities are the epicenter for that creativity and economic boost, said Purdue University Calumet Chancellor Thomas Keon at Thursday’s Celebrating Innovation day at the Hammond campus.
read more … Celebrating Innovation at Purdue Calumet5th Annual AIST Midwest Chapter High School Engineering Seminar
November 26, 2012The fifth year of the AIST Midwest Chapter High School Engineering Seminar was held on Wednesday November 7, 2012 at Purdue University Calumet. Fifteen high schools attended; 200 students and 17 faculty members. The following High Schools were in attendance: Chesterton, Crown Point, East Chicago Central, Gavit, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Academy of Science & Technology, Highland, Hobart, Lake Central, Lowell, Marquette, Morton, Munster, and Valparaiso.
read more … 5th Annual AIST Midwest Chapter High School Engineering SeminarPUC Group Earns Local Award for Innovation
November 25, 2012“Learning and innovation go hand in hand,” the late physicist and Episcopal priest William Pollard said. “The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.”
read more … PUC Group Earns Local Award for InnovationCelebration of Innovation on November 29th
November 15, 2012We are excited to announce a Celebration of Innovation through a number of events at the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), Purdue University Calumet on Thursday, November 29, 2012
read more … Celebration of Innovation on November 29thHonoring Innovation
November 1, 2012People who do what they do because they love doing it don’t see themselves as doing anything special. At least that’s the case with the people chosen as Fellows of the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana for 2012.
read more … Honoring InnovationCIVS receives ‘Innovators’ honor
October 24, 2012Purdue Calumet’s entire CIVS (Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation) team of faculty, staff, administrators and students last week was named co-recipient of the 2012-13 Chanute Prize for Team Innovation, presented annually by Ivy Tech Community College Northwest and The Society of Innovators.
read more … CIVS receives ‘Innovators’ honorSociety of Innovators selects new members, fellows
October 19, 2012Ivy Tech Community College Northwest and The Society of Innovators announced the 2012-13 Class of Fellows, Chanute Prize recipients and Members to be inducted at the eighth annual Innovators Induction Ceremony tonight at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond.
read more … Society of Innovators selects new members, fellowsNew degree designed to address complex, 21st century workplace challenges
October 16, 2012Purdue Calumet’s Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation will serve as a laboratory for enrollees of the new master’s degree in modeling, simulation, and visualization (MSV).
read more … New degree designed to address complex, 21st century workplace challenges
