The Louisiana State University Industrial Assessment Center (LS-ITAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium-sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.
190 | Assessments |
1,075 | Recommendations |
1.56 | Tbtu Energy Saving* |
$18.63 | million Cost Savings* |
100 | Students Trained |
*Recommended Savings


Recent Case Studies
Related Papers & Publications
Laleh Ghanbari, Chao Wang, Hyun Woo Jeon, Industrial Energy Assessment Training Effectiveness Evaluation: An Eye-Tracking Study, Sensors, 2021
Mohammad Hassan, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, Chao Wang, Compressed air leakage detection and quantification through infrared thermography, Proceedings of the 2020 IISE Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, 11/1 to 11/3, 2020
Vansh Vyas, Hyun Woo Jeon, Estimating Energy Costs by Simulating Dependence between Turning Parameters, Proceedings of the 2020 IISE Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, 11/1 to 11/3, 2020
Noteworthy Feedback
"I want to sincerely thank you and your team for all the hard work and support you've provided on this project. Your efforts have been invaluable, and we... more"
- Source: Paul Reinecke, Assistant Project Manager, Carpenter Paterson, 2025-01-27
"It was a well thought out report, good suggestions, and the team respectfully challenged our assumptions. Students were great. We really appreciate the... more"
- Source: Mark Modenbach, Vice President Manufacturing, Pod Pack International, LLC, 2025-01-31
"Your team did a great job. Everyone composed themselves well at the plant, and produced a detailed report."
- Source: Scott Mather, Engineering Manager, Community Coffee, 2025-01-31
Assessment - Case Studies
Papers & Publications
2021
1 Papers / Publications
Laleh Ghanbari, Chao Wang, Hyun Woo Jeon, Industrial Energy Assessment Training Effectiveness Evaluation: An Eye-Tracking Study, Sensors | Louisiana State University ITAC
2020
4 Papers / Publications
Mohammad Hassan, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, Chao Wang, Compressed air leakage detection and quantification through infrared thermography, Proceedings of the 2020 IISE Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, 11/1 to 11/3 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Vansh Vyas, Hyun Woo Jeon, Estimating Energy Costs by Simulating Dependence between Turning Parameters, Proceedings of the 2020 IISE Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, 11/1 to 11/3 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Hyun Woo Jeon, Sung Hoon Chung, Kijung Park, A nonparametric approach to modeling dependence among production parameters for energy cost estimation, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 5/1 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, Seokgi Lee, Chao Wang, Minimizing total energy cost and tardiness penalty for a scheduling-layout problem in a flexible job shop system: A comparison of four metaheuristic algorithms, Computers & Industrial Engineering, March | doi:10.1016/j.cie.2020.106295 | Louisiana State University ITAC
2019
2 Papers / Publications
Hyun Woo Jeon, Seokgi Lee, Chao Wang, Estimating manufacturing electricity costs by simulating dependence between production parameters, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing 55 (2019) 129–140 | doi:10.1016/j.rcim.2018.07.009 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, A hybrid metaheuristic for minimizing total tardiness and electricity costs, Proceedings of the 2019 IISE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, 5/20 | Louisiana State University ITAC
2018
1 Papers / Publications
Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, Minimizing total tardiness and energy cost by considering layout and scheduling in a flexible job shop, Proceedings of the 2018 IISE Annual Conference | Louisiana State University ITAC
2017
2 Papers / Publications
Hyun Woo Jeon, Seokgi Lee, Amin Kargarian, Yuncheol Kang, Power demand risk models on milling machines, Journal of Cleaner Production 165 (2017) | doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.101 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Seokgi Lee, Byung Do Chung, Hyun Woo Jeon, Jaeyeon Chang, A dynamic control approach for energy-efficient production scheduling on a single machine under time-varying electricity pricing, Journal of Cleaner Production 165 (2017) | doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.102 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Noteworthy Feedback
"Your team did a great job. Everyone composed themselves well at the plant, and produced a detailed report."
- Source: Scott Mather, Engineering Manager, Community Coffee, 2025-01-31
"I want to sincerely thank you and your team for all the hard work and support you've provided on this project. Your efforts have been invaluable, and we truly appreciate everything you've done to help us move forward."
"I want to sincerely thank you and your team for all the hard work and support you've provided on this project. Your efforts have been invaluable, and we truly appreciate everything you've done to help us move forward."
"I want to sincerely thank you and your team for all the hard work and support you've provided on this project. Your efforts have been invaluable, and we truly appreciate everything you've done to help us move forward."
"I want to sincerely thank you and your team for all the hard work and support you've provided on this project. Your efforts have been invaluable, and we truly appreciate everything you've done to help us move forward."
- Source: Paul Reinecke, Assistant Project Manager, Carpenter Paterson, 2025-01-27
"Regarding the ITAC team, we enjoyed the external perspectives, insights, and inputs on improvement opportunities. The assessment process, communication, and level of engagement from the participating students was great."
"Regarding the ITAC team, we enjoyed the external perspectives, insights, and inputs on improvement opportunities. The assessment process, communication, and level of engagement from the participating students was great."
"Regarding the ITAC team, we enjoyed the external perspectives, insights, and inputs on improvement opportunities. The assessment process, communication, and level of engagement from the participating students was great."
"Regarding the ITAC team, we enjoyed the external perspectives, insights, and inputs on improvement opportunities. The assessment process, communication, and level of engagement from the participating students was great."
- Source: Cane Guin, VP of Operations, Smitty's Supply, 2024-09-19
"We are incredibly grateful for the assistance provided by you and your students. They were knowledgeable and eager to provide feedback that would be useful. As it turned out, we have greatly benefitted from the energy assessment done last year."
"We are incredibly grateful for the assistance provided by you and your students. They were knowledgeable and eager to provide feedback that would be useful. As it turned out, we have greatly benefitted from the energy assessment done last year."
"We are incredibly grateful for the assistance provided by you and your students. They were knowledgeable and eager to provide feedback that would be useful. As it turned out, we have greatly benefitted from the energy assessment done last year."
"We are incredibly grateful for the assistance provided by you and your students. They were knowledgeable and eager to provide feedback that would be useful. As it turned out, we have greatly benefitted from the energy assessment done last year."
- Source: Roxson Welch, Executive Director, Family and Youth Service Center, 2024-07-22
"I have been out for a few weeks and enjoyed finally getting to go through the Driftwood Industrial Energy report. I thought it was very thorough and look forward to hearing my team's thoughts. Thank you!"
"I have been out for a few weeks and enjoyed finally getting to go through the Driftwood Industrial Energy report. I thought it was very thorough and look forward to hearing my team's thoughts. Thank you!"
"I have been out for a few weeks and enjoyed finally getting to go through the Driftwood Industrial Energy report. I thought it was very thorough and look forward to hearing my team's thoughts. Thank you!"
"I have been out for a few weeks and enjoyed finally getting to go through the Driftwood Industrial Energy report. I thought it was very thorough and look forward to hearing my team's thoughts. Thank you!"
- Source: Jessica Nehrbass, Sustainability Program Manager, Sustainability Program Manager, 2024-07-15
"I really enjoyed working with Dr. Hayes and Dr. Wang. They were very professional and knowledgeable, and I really like the diversity of the team. They come from all walks of life with different genders, races, cultures, religions, and areas of expertise.
Through the assessments, I was able to make some contacts that have become friendships based on common fields of interest. I value the feedback that was provided as some of it led directly to getting financial incentives. It assisted us in reducing our GHG footprint and reducing costs.
More people were open to the ideas presented based on it coming from subject matter experts. A big benefit for us was also just getting to promote that we are working with LSU."
"I really enjoyed working with Dr. Hayes and Dr. Wang. They were very professional and knowledgeable, and I really like the diversity of the team. They come from all walks of life with different genders, races, cultures, religions, and areas of expertise.
Through the assessments, I was able to make some contacts that have become friendships based on common fields of interest. I value the feedback that was provided as some of it led directly to getting financial incentives. It assisted us in reducing our GHG footprint and reducing costs.
More people were open to the ideas presented based on it coming from subject matter experts. A big benefit for us was also just getting to promote that we are working with LSU."
"I really enjoyed working with Dr. Hayes and Dr. Wang. They were very professional and knowledgeable, and I really like the diversity of the team. They come from all walks of life with different genders, races, cultures, religions, and areas of expertise.
Through the assessments, I was able to make some contacts that have become friendships based on common fields of interest. I value the feedback that was provided as some of it led directly to getting financial incentives. It assisted us in reducing our GHG footprint and reducing costs.
More people were open to the ideas presented based on it coming from subject matter experts. A big benefit for us was also just getting to promote that we are working with LSU."
"I really enjoyed working with Dr. Hayes and Dr. Wang. They were very professional and knowledgeable, and I really like the diversity of the team. They come from all walks of life with different genders, races, cultures, religions, and areas of expertise.
Through the assessments, I was able to make some contacts that have become friendships based on common fields of interest. I value the feedback that was provided as some of it led directly to getting financial incentives. It assisted us in reducing our GHG footprint and reducing costs.
More people were open to the ideas presented based on it coming from subject matter experts. A big benefit for us was also just getting to promote that we are working with LSU."
- Source: Bryan Rousse, Sustainability Coordinator, Edison Chouest Offshore Companies, 2023-07-12
"We enjoyed our time with the assessment team. The information provided helped us secure funding for some projects to achieve some of our sustainability goals. We are presently upgrading our facility to LED and are requesting funding to install VFD’s in our next 3 budget years. We are also upgrading our tube boilers to package boilers this quarter. Your team did a great job!"
"We enjoyed our time with the assessment team. The information provided helped us secure funding for some projects to achieve some of our sustainability goals. We are presently upgrading our facility to LED and are requesting funding to install VFD’s in our next 3 budget years. We are also upgrading our tube boilers to package boilers this quarter. Your team did a great job!"
"We enjoyed our time with the assessment team. The information provided helped us secure funding for some projects to achieve some of our sustainability goals. We are presently upgrading our facility to LED and are requesting funding to install VFD’s in our next 3 budget years. We are also upgrading our tube boilers to package boilers this quarter. Your team did a great job!"
"We enjoyed our time with the assessment team. The information provided helped us secure funding for some projects to achieve some of our sustainability goals. We are presently upgrading our facility to LED and are requesting funding to install VFD’s in our next 3 budget years. We are also upgrading our tube boilers to package boilers this quarter. Your team did a great job!"
- Source: Jody Kelley, Terminal Manager, LBC Tank Terminal, 2023-07-07
"It was great having them here. We were able to reduce our bills by 30-40%. We continue to work on the recommendations. We really appreciate what the team did for us."
"It was great having them here. We were able to reduce our bills by 30-40%. We continue to work on the recommendations. We really appreciate what the team did for us."
"It was great having them here. We were able to reduce our bills by 30-40%. We continue to work on the recommendations. We really appreciate what the team did for us."
"It was great having them here. We were able to reduce our bills by 30-40%. We continue to work on the recommendations. We really appreciate what the team did for us."
- Source: Todd Maulding, Business Manager, USS KIDD Veterans Museum, 2023-07-07
"I am so thankful to you and your team for getting this done for us, and I know it will go a long way in helping us move forward with our water and energy sustainability."
"I am so thankful to you and your team for getting this done for us, and I know it will go a long way in helping us move forward with our water and energy sustainability."
"I am so thankful to you and your team for getting this done for us, and I know it will go a long way in helping us move forward with our water and energy sustainability."
"I am so thankful to you and your team for getting this done for us, and I know it will go a long way in helping us move forward with our water and energy sustainability."
- Source: William David Motes, Management Systems Manager, New Orleans Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 2019-02-01
"Your recommendations are excellent and I thank you and your team for spending the time on this project. Come back any time!"
- Source: Jacob Talley, CEO, Tin Roof Brewing Co., 2018-10-16
Contact Center
Center Director | Dr. Jonathan Shi |
jshi@lsu.edu | |
Phone # | 1 (225) 578-1255 |
Mailing Address |
3316D Patrick F. Taylor Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 |
Assistant Director | Chandler Hayes |
Assistant Director | Dr. Chao Wang |
Other | Dr. Michael Hayes |
Louisiana State University has trained 100 students
The following students participated in ITAC assessments with Louisiana State University since
2017.
The 39 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
The 39 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
Abigail Nix |
Ahmad Ebrahimi |
Alexander Tepper |
Alexia Ruiz |
Amanda Cannella |
Amelie Echeverria |
Andrew Cromwell |
Anna Kay Bohannon |
Ashlee Robinson |
Ashley Davies |
Asif Chowdhury |
Benjamin Avants |
Berk Mollaoglu |
Bhavya Ramachandran |
Blaise Segura |
Blaison Treuil |
Blake Brooks |
Brandon Crandall |
Cameron Torres |
Carmen Calderon |
Caroline Beeman |
Carson Rigol |
Casie Jones |
Christian Williamson |
Cole Lambert |
Cole Lemoine |
Colleen Angelle |
Connor McCarthy |
Dania Abdulaziz |
Daril Nantchouang |
David Quiring |
Delia Peterson |
Dylan McDonald |
Ehsan Shourangiz |
Ella Blossman |
Emily Rivera |
Emma Champagne |
Emma Stiening |
Entai Xu |
Ernesto Alonso |
Fatemeh Ghafari |
Haley Fuller |
Haley Pittenger |
Ivie Walker |
Jake Rovira |
Jared Browning |
Jasmine Bekkaye |
Jasmine Redo |
Jeazzelle L Baham |
Jennifer White |
Joshua Nabatilan |
Julie Reinecke |
Karen Gilmore |
Keith Hunter |
Kyle Dear |
Laleh Ghanbari |
Lauren Soileau |
Layla Hopkins |
Macy Delatte |
Mahdi Bonyaniakbarabadi |
Maryam Soleymani |
Mason Marcantel |
Mohammad Hassan |
Mona Mansouri |
Mysha Ahmed |
Nicholas Hardy |
Nicholas Kellner |
Nicholas Wagner |
Oliver Kraklow |
Oluleye Ifeoluwa Benjamin |
Oluwafemi Awolesi |
Perry Rodrigue |
Peter Kim |
Radha Mistry |
Ravon McKinney |
Reginald Blouin |
Rickiea Hill |
Roshan Sojitra |
Samuel Shields |
Sebastian Flores |
Selena Dang |
Seth Ledet |
Shashank Muley |
Shelbie Schexnaydre |
Shristi Upadhyaya |
Solveig Refve |
Srikanth Bangaru |
Sueed Willoughby |
Tara Bui |
Tarun Ayiluri |
Thao Ngo |
Thomas Schmidt |
Tommy Nguyen |
Tommy Nguyen |
Travis Daly |
Trey Aubert |
Tucker Brown |
Tyler Braud |
Vansh Vyas |
Weile Wei |