University of Missouri-Columbia
Director: Sanjeev Khanna
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Grant Funding Opportunity NOW OPEN
Up to $300k at 50% cost share for qualifying* projects.
Grant Funding Opportunity Open
Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received an ITAC, Onsite Energy/CHP TAP, or qualified equivalent assessment since 2018 can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations at up to 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per grant.
IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews.
*See Full Grant Solicitation for full qualification and selection details.
ITAC Center of the Year: 2022

The University of Missouri-Columbia Industrial Assessment Center (MZ-ITAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium-sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.

MZ-ITAC Activity Map
382 Assessments
2,555 Recommendations
5.01 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$51.98 million Cost Savings*
246 Students Trained
*Recommended Savings
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University of Missouri-Columbia also coordinates activities with:
Wichita State University
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Related Papers & Publications
Saad A. Alsamraee, Sanjeev Khanna, Comprehensive Thermodynamics Analysis of a 1260 MW Steam Power Plant: Energy and Exergy Evaluation, Proceedings of the ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2025 November 16-20, 2025, Memphis, Tennessee, 2/23/2026 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2025-165289, 2026
Meftah Uddin and Sanjeev Khanna, 3D Visualization and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Indoor Comfort Parameters, The 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2026), V716, Article #03026, Section: Thermal Comfort, June 9th | doi:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671603026, 2026
Meftah Uddin and Sanjeev Khanna, Phase Change Material Integration in Building Energy Simulation Using OpenStudio Measures and Python Library, 2026 National Conference of IBPSA-USA, May 2026 | doi:https://doi.org/10.26868/30680611.2026.1286, 2026

Noteworthy Feedback
"Thank you for your time and help. This will be very beneficial for our plant to transform our energy usage and management."
- Source: Kevin Beutelmann, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, 03/25/2026
"Thank you for the visit. I think this was very productive. I think we will have some good projects based on this assessment. I thank you for your team’s... more"
- Source: Ted Watters, Engineering Manager, 11/07/2025
"On behalf of the Richmond MO team, I wanted to extend my sincere thanks for you and your team coming out to conduct the energy assessment. Your team... more"
- Source: Yasmin Michalowicz, Project Manager, Henkel Corp., 09/02/2025
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Papers & Publications

2026

5 Papers / Publications

Layla Muhsan Hasan and Sanjeev Khanna, Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Phase Change Material Oriented Strand Board for Thermal Energy Storage in Building Walls, Energies: Special Issue Advanced Technologies for Energy-Efficient Buildings, V19, Issue 3 | doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/en19030773 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Saad Alsamraee and Sanjeev Khanna, A hybrid transformer–TCN–GRU based model for thermal load forecasting of a large university campus, Energy, Vol 334, February 2026 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2026.140114 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Meftah Uddin and Sanjeev Khanna, Phase Change Material Integration in Building Energy Simulation Using OpenStudio Measures and Python Library, 2026 National Conference of IBPSA-USA, May 2026 | doi:https://doi.org/10.26868/30680611.2026.1286 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Meftah Uddin and Sanjeev Khanna, 3D Visualization and Spatiotemporal Analysis of Indoor Comfort Parameters, The 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2026), V716, Article #03026, Section: Thermal Comfort, June 9th | doi:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671603026 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Saad A. Alsamraee, Sanjeev Khanna, Comprehensive Thermodynamics Analysis of a 1260 MW Steam Power Plant: Energy and Exergy Evaluation, Proceedings of the ASME 2025 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2025 November 16-20, 2025, Memphis, Tennessee, 2/23/2026 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2025-165289 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2025

4 Papers / Publications

Saad A. Alsamraee, Sanjeev Khanna, High-resolution energy consumption forecasting of a university campus power plant based on advanced machine learning techniques, Energy Strategy Reviews, Volume 60, July 2025, | doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2025.101769 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Meftah Uddin and Sanjeev K. Khanna, Sensitivity analysis for identifying key parameters affecting energy consumption in early-stage building design, Energy and Buildings, Volume 342, September 2025 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115848 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Saad Alsamraee, Meftah Uddin, Rupesh Devapati, and Sanjeev Khanna, Evaluating the Long-Term Impact of Industrial Training and Assessment Centers On Industrial Energy Efficiency In the United States, International J. of Energy Management (IJEM), Vol. 7, Issue 4., August 2025 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Saad A Alsamraee, Sanjeev Khanna, Long-Term Electricity Demand Forecasting of a University Campus Based on Advanced Deep Learning Artificial Neural Network Algorithms, Results in Engineering, 08/08/2025 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.106683 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2013

6 Papers / Publications

Bin Wu, Sandina Ponte, and Chatchai Pinthuprapa, Institutionalization of Industrial Best Practice of Energy Efficiency: The Case of a Global Manufacturing Organization, Periodical of Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 316-317 (2013) pp 91-94, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B., Education the next generation of energy-savvy workforce, American Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 4, pp85-91 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B., The Complete Cycle to Achieve Industrial Energy Efficiency – Concept, Resources, And Application, Journal of International Energy Policy – Spring 2013 Volume 2, Number 1, pp 23-30 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Bin Wu, Sandina Ponte and Chatchai Pinthuprapa, Institutionalization of Industrial Best Practice of Energy Efficiency: The Case of a Global Manufacturing Organization, Proceedings of International Conference of Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICEEEE 2013), E253 | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B., Sandina Ponte and A. Khoshkhoo, Computer-Aided Adaptation of Superior Energy Performance and ISO50001, 2013 International Academic Conference, Paris | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B. and J. Abad, Model of Collaboration to Promote Energy Efficiency, 2013 Int. Academic Conf., Paris, Paris | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2012

5 Papers / Publications

Wu, B., Sandina Ponte, Institutionalizing Energy Efficiency within the Manufacturing Industry: a Computer-Aided Framework for ISO50001, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Environment and Industrial Innovation (ICEII2012), Hong Kong | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B., Educating the Next Generation of Energy-Savvy Workforce, Proceeding of International Academic Conference, RHI13-348, Maui | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B., J. Wibbenmeyer, A. Khoshkhoo, Setting Achievable Goals for Industrial Energy Efficiency – a Structured Approach, Proceedings of International Academic Conference, Maui | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
C. Pinthuprapa, B. Wu, A Study of the Effectiveness of Energy Services in Public Schools, Proceedings of International Academic Conference, Maui | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2011

1 Papers / Publications

Wu, B, The Complete Cycle to Institutionalize Energy Efficiency – Conceptual Framework, Tools, and Industrial Cases, Proceeding of Annual Conference of ACEEE, June, Niagara Falls | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2009

3 Papers / Publications

Wu, B, How to improve energy efficiency in the manufacturing sector, Annual MUPA conference | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2008

3 Papers / Publications

Khanna S., Wu, B., A Multi-Pronged Approach to Achieving Energy Efficiency, Annual Conference of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Washington | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC
Wu, B., Story, J., Tara O'Hare, Win, Win, Win: Integrating Lean, Clean and Energy Assessments, MEP National Conference, Orlando | University of Missouri-Columbia ITAC

2007

3 Papers / Publications


Noteworthy Feedback

"Thank you , this is great work."
- Source: Jeffery Ostermann, Director - Operations, 08/19/2019
"On Jul 30, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Joe Kaufman wrote: Dr. Bin Wu O'Fallon Casting would like to thank Dr. Bin Wu and the IAC team for the Assessment report that... more"
- Source: Joe Kaufman, HR & Environmental Manager, O, 07/30/2013
"Thank you and your professional students for the collaborative time auditing and understanding our facility which provided excellent assessment recommendations... more"
- Source: Vince Gochenauer, Plant Manager, Silgan Containers, 06/20/2018
"This audit has resulted approximately $400,000 annual saving through implementation of recommendations - very close to the estimation in as our report (company... more"
- Source: Dan Hoover, Plant Engineer, Piramal Glass, 06/08/2015
"Positronics Industries, Inc, has greatly benefited from the relationship that has developed with the IAC. The energy audit and assessment in which the IAC... more"
- Source: Scott Foley, Project Manager, 05/13/2016
"Hello again. ... Since your last visit we have considerably reduced our energy consumption by over 25% and have plans in place to reach an 40% or more.... more"
- Source: Erol Artan, 05/09/2009
"I have mentioned the program to our corporate CEO and of course he has encouraged us to submit the recommendations and start saving money. Thanks again for all... more"
- Source: Buddy Sebastiao, Plant Manager, CMI, 04/22/2008
"Received July 1, 2019: Sanjeev, Attached is a summary of our electric usage over the last two and a half years. We implemented several recommendations from... more"
- Source: Peter Hofherr, Chief Executive Officer, St. James Winery, 04/06/2018
"Thank you for bringing the students and performing the study. The ideas your team presented helped us to take a deeper dive on what we do for large scale... more"
- Source: Denise Gordon, EHS Manager, Parker Hannifin, 03/15/2023
"I did want to reach out to thank you and the team of students you brought to our St. Louis Site on Friday. Not only did we gain quite a bit of info related to... more"
- Source: Gary Satler, Business Director, PQ Corp, 02/10/2025

Contact Center

Center Director Sanjeev Khanna
Email khannas@missouri.edu
Phone # 1 (573) 884-9109
Mailing Address E3412, Thomas and Nell Lafferre Hall, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Assistant Director Deepak Gupta
Assistant Director Yue Jin

University of Missouri-Columbia has trained 246 students

The following students participated in ITAC assessments with University of Missouri-Columbia since 2007.
The 89 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.