News
8/16/23 - Mohit and Chialing join the CWT Lab!
8/16/23 - The CWT moves to Arizona State University. Go Sun Devils!
7/26/23 - Josiane Isingizwe presented our paper titled "Safety Immersive Storytelling Videos Using Virtual Humans and 360-degree Panoramas: A Pilot Study of Fall Hazard Training with Residential Construction Professionals" at the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/josianisingizwe_i3ce23-asce-activity-7084374582761058304-M8aE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
4/1/23 - Dr. Ricardo Eiris was awarded the "Regional Teaching Award" for the Great Lakes Regions at the 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, in Liverpool, UK.
4/1/23 - Our paper titled "Where Do Minority Serving Institutions Stand in the U.S. Construction Education? - Exploring ASC and ACCE Communities" was awarded "Best Conference Paper" at the 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, in Liverpool, UK.
10/23/22 - Our proposal titled "Virtual Field Trips for Rail Transportation" has been funded ($15K) by the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association.
9/30/22 - Our proposal titled "Web-based Virtual Field Trips for Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering to Connect with Role Models" was funded ($10K) by the Kiewit Construction University Partner Program.
8/3/22 - Our proposal titled "360PICS: Online Site Visits using 360-degree Panoramic Collaborative Spaces" has been funded ($300K) by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
3/1/22 - Our proposal titled "Using Immersive Storytelling to Create Engagement and Motivation During Fall Prevention Training" has been funded ($30K) by National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) under the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR).
10/1/21 - Our proposal titled "Immersive Videos for Residential Construction Safety Training" has been funded ($75K) by the Department of Labor (DOL) under the Susan Harwood Grant (SHG).
03/19/21 - Our work was presented at the Rinker Safety Club at UF. The title of the presentation was "360-Degree Panoramas for Construction Safety".
01/28/21 - Our work was presented at the ME-EM Virtual Graduate Seminar at MTU. The title of the presentation was “Learning and Training for Tomorrow’s Industry 4.0 Construction Workforce”.
11/20/20 - Our research supported this year HCC Research Expo 2020 at MTU.
11/20/20 - We presented at Universidad El Bosque (Bogota, Colombia) our lab research within the Systems Engineering Project Fair.
11/20/20 - Our CampusXR paper is among the winners in the Idea Competition for Symposium on Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
10/20/20 - Our project title "VR-Huskies - Virtual Site Visits for Authentic STEM Experiences" has been funded ($13K) by MTU's College of Engineering COVID-19 Seed Grant.