NEW IAC Regional Centers of Excellence 

As Centers of Excellence, these institutions and their partners will help to coordinate and enhance the IAC Program’s efforts to train regional clean energy workforce while identifying best practices and opportunities for small- and medium-sized manufacturers to save energy, improve productivity, and reduce waste.

Each of the centers will bring unique capabilities in strengthening the IAC network:

  • Great Plains Center of Excellence at Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK), in partnership with Northern Oklahoma College, Wichita State University, and the University of Nebraska, will advance the IAC network’s use of technology-driven assessments – including through use of mobile applications, drones, and virtual/augmented reality. This center will also deepen the IAC network’s partnerships with community colleges and Tribal communities. 
  • Southeastern Center of Excellence at Georgia Tech University (Atlanta, GA), in partnership with Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University, and Kennesaw State University, will draw on these universities’ internationally renowned expertise in energy management, industrial electrification, and complex assessments.
  • Mid-Atlantic Center of Excellence at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA), in partnership with West Virginia University, will expand the IAC network’s engagement with unions, trade schools, and community colleges, and develop new assessment methodologies to better serve small manufacturers. 
  • Gulf Coast Center of Excellence at Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), a national leader in remote and hybrid assessments, will accelerate the IAC network’s growing emphasis on industrial decarbonization, electrification, and resiliency planning. 
  • Western Center of Excellence at San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA), in partnership with San Jose State University, San Diego State University, Laney College, and Cuyamaca College – a group of five leading minority-serving institutions –will apply their expertise in data-driven tracking to evaluate and improve manufacturer performance, renewable energy, energy demand management, thermal systems design, and waste and water management to enhance manufacturing competitiveness across the Western U.S. 
     

 

Interested in applying for an assessment.

Contact one of the 37 schools across the country that currently participate in the IAC Program. Click on a university name below for contact information for each location.

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Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Location Map - 2022-2026

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Midwest

Southeast

Northeast

West

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Director:   Dr. Karl Haapala
Phone: (541) 737-5034
E-mail: Karl.Haapala@oregonstate.edu

Assistant Directors: Dr. Brian Fronk

Address:
Oregon State University Industrial Assessment Center
344 Batcheller Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2405
IAC Office Phone: (541) 737-2674

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SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Ahmad Ganji
Phone: (415) 338-6218
Email: iac@sfsu.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Amedeo Simoncini

Address:
School of Engineering
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
IAC Office Phone: (415) 338-6218

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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 

Director: Dr. Patrick Phelan
Phone: (480) 727-6098
E-mail: phelan@asu.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Ryan Milcarek

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 

Director: Prof. Kody Powell
Phone: (801) 581-3957
Email: kody.powell@utah.edu

Assistant Director: Julie Sieving, P.E.

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COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Director: Dr. Timothy Ohno
Phone: (303) 273-3910
E-Mail: tohno@mines.edu

Assistant Director: Jill Bremer

Address:
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401-1887

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE

Director: Dr. Guann Pyng Li
Phone: (949) 824-9073
Email: gpli@calit2.uci.edu

Assistant Director: Maria Diaz

Address:
The University of California Irvine
160 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-7600 

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Director: Dr. Alexander Mamishev
Phone: (206) 221-5729
E-Mail: mamishev@uw.edu

Address:
The University of Washington
4333 Brooklyn Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98195-9472 

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SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Farzan Kazemifar
Phone: (408) 924-3822
E-Mail: farzan.kazemifar@sjsu.edu
Address:
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192

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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Asfaw Beyene
Phone: (619) 594-6207
E-Mail: abeyene@sdsu.edu
Assistant Director:
Address:
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182

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South

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Bryan Rasmussen
Phone: (979) 862-2776
Email: brasmussen@tamu.edu

Assistant Directors: Heather Lewis
James Eggebrecht

Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123
IAC Office Phone: (979) 845-1809/1624

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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Hitesh D. Vora
Phone: (405) 744-9578
Email: hitesh.vora@okstate.edu

Assistant Directors: Dr. Bayram Yildirim
Dr. Deepak Gupta
Dr. Michael McCombs

Address:
School of Industrial Engineering & Management,
College of Engineering
Room 322, Engineering North
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-0540

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY

Director: Dr. Alex Domijan
Phone: (956) 665-8956
Email: Alexander.domijan@utrgv.edu

Assistant Director: Jaime Ramos

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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (LSU)

Director: Dr. Jonathan Shi
Phone: (225) 578-1255
Email: jshi@lsu.edu

Assistant Directors: Dr. Chao Wang
Dr. Hyun Jeon

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LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Henry Cardenas
Phone: (318) 257-4600
Email: cardenas@latech.edu

Assistant Director: Leslie K. Guice

Address:
Louisiana Tech University
Rail Road Ave, Wyly Tower 1620
Ruston, LA 71272-0001

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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

Director: Dr. Nourredine Boubekri
Phone: (940) 565-2400
E-Mail: Nourredine.Boubekri@unt.edu
Assistant Director:
Address:
The University of North Texas
UNT Discovery Park
3940 N. Elm St. F115
Denton, TX 76207

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Midwest

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

Director: Dr. Jun-Ki Choi
Phone: (937) 229-3343
Email: jchoi1@udayton.edu 

Assistant Directors: Dr. Bob Gilbert
Dr. Andrew Chiasson

Address:
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-0210
IAC Office Phone: (937) 229-3343

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE

Director: Dr. Ryo Amano
Phone: (414) 229-2345
Email: amano@uwm.edu

Assistant Director: Wilkistar Otieno

Address:
P.O. Box 784
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS

Director: Dr. Jie Chen
Phone: (317) 274-5918
Email: jchen3@iupui.edu

Assistant Directors: Ali Razban
David Goodman

Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
723 W. Michigan Street, Room SL 260 R
Indianapolis, IN 46202

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Director: Dr. Lin Li
Phone: (312) 996-3045
Email: linli@uic.edu

Assistant Directors: Clifford Haefke
Patrick Brown

Address:
University of Illinois at Chicago
842 W Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60607

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI: COLUMBIA

Director: Dr. Sanjeev Khanna
Phone: (573) 884-9109
Email: khannas@missouri.edu

Assistant Directors: Deepak Gupta
Prasad Calyam

Address:
E3412 Thomas and Nell Lafferre Hall
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

Director: Dr. Robert Williams
Phone: (402) 472-4755
Email: rwilliams2@unl.edu

Assistant Directors: Bruce I. Dvorak

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Kristen S. Cetin
Phone: (240) 723-6354
E-Mail: cetinkri@msu.edu

Address:
Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Road, Rm 2, Hannah Administration Building
East Lansing, M 48824-2600

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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

Director: Dr. W. M. McGinley
Phone: (502) 852-4068
E-Mail:  m.mcginley@louisville.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Mahendra Sunkara

Address:
University of Louisville
300 E. Market Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202-1959

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South East

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Director: Dr. Ramin Moghaddass
Phone: (305) 284-9505
Email: ramin@miami.edu

Assistant Director: Jaime Buitrago

Address:
University of Miami
Department of Industrial Engineering
1251 Memorial Drive
McArthur Engineering Building, Room 268
Coral Gables, FL 33146

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Director: Dr. SA Sherif
Phone: (352) 392-7821
Email: sasherif@ufl.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Cristian Cardenas-Lailhacar

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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Ethan Languri
Phone: (931) 372-6386
E-mail: elanguri@tntech.edu

Assistant Directors: 
Jeffrey Marchetta, Ph.D.

Address:
Center for Manufacturing Research
Tennessee Technological University
115 W. 10th St.
Box 5014
Cookeville, TN 38505
IAC Office Phone: (931) 372-6386

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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Director: Keith Woodbury
Phone: (205) 348-1647
Email: keith.woodbury@ua.edu

Assistant Director: David MacPhee

Address:
Alabama Industrial Assessment Center
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Alabama
Box 870276
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Amin Esmaeili
Phone: (470) 578-2315
E-Mail: aesmaei3@kennesaw.edu

Assistant Director: Kimberly Hunt

Address:
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd. MD 0111
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591

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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Heejin Cho
Phone: (662) 325-1959
E-Mail: cho@me.msstate.edu

Assistant Director: Kevin Enroth

Address:
Mississippi State University
129 Etheredge Hall, 449 Hardy Road
Mississippi State, MS 39762-6156

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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

Director: Dr. Robert Cox
Phone: 704-687-8249
E-Mail: Robert.Cox@uncc.edu

Assistant Director: Shanda L. Wirt

Address:
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

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GEORGIA TECH

Director: Dr. Comas Haynes
Phone: (404) 557-4339
E-Mail: comas.haynes@gtri.gatech.edu   
Assistant Director:
Address:
The Georgia Institute of Technology
926 Dalney Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30332

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North East

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 

Director: Keith Goossen
Phone: (302) 831-0210
Emailgoossen@udel.edu

Assistant Director: Ralph Nigro

Address:
University of Delaware
210 Hullihen Hall
Newark, DE 19716-0099

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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

Director: Dr. Beka Kosanovic
Phone: (413) 545-4216
Email: kosanovic@umass.edu

Assistant Director: Benjamin G. McDaniel

Address:
University of Massachusetts
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
160 Govenors Dr.
Amherst, MA 01003-9265
IAC Office Phone: (413) 545-4216

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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

Director: Prof. Alparslan Oztekin
Phone: (610) 758-5742
Email: inluiac@lehigh.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Sudhakar Neti

Address:
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics
Packard Laboratory
19 Memorial Drive West
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3085

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Suresh Santanam
Phone: (315) 443-1523
Email: ssantana@syr.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang
Dr. Jackie Anderson

Address:
Syracuse University
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering
149 Link Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-1240

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Director: Dr. Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan
Phone: (304) 293-9434
Email: bgopalak@mail.wvu.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Ashish D. Nimbarte

Address:
P.O. Box 6070
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506

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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Director: Dr. Liang Zhang
Phone: (734) 223-2497
E-Mail: liang.zhang@uconn.edu

Address:
The University of Connecticut
438 Whitney Road Extension
Storrs, CT 06269-1133

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