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
357 Assessments
2,393 Recommendations
4.51 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$46.66 million Cost Savings*
244 Students Trained
*Recommended Savings
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Related Papers & Publications
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, 2025
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, 2025
Wu, B., Education the next generation of energy-savvy workforce, American Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 4, pp85-91, 2013

Noteworthy Feedback
"AZZ Precoat Metals benefited from the energy and waste assessment conducted by the University of Missouri, Columbia, which identified valuable opportunities... more"
- Source: Anu Singh, Director of EHSS, AZZ Precoat Metals, 2025-06-11
"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, 2025-02-10
"I truly appreciate the time and effort you and your students dedicated to evaluating energy conservation opportunities at our plant. Your findings provided... more"
- Source: Scott Schuette, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Amsted Rail, 2025-06-03
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Papers & Publications

2025

2 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

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


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"We will keep you and your team in mind with future plans. Thank you so much for helping."
- Source: Mark Zottarelle, Maintenance manager, Hy-C, 2025-03-28
"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"
"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 your visit but the students represented the University of Missouri very well. We look forward to further dialogue as well as the final report identifying additional opportunities." "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 your visit but the students represented the University of Missouri very well. We look forward to further dialogue as well as the final report identifying additional opportunities." "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 your visit but the students represented the University of Missouri very well. We look forward to further dialogue as well as the final report identifying additional opportunities." "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 your visit but the students represented the University of Missouri very well. We look forward to further dialogue as well as the final report identifying additional opportunities."
- Source: Gary Satler, Business Director, PQ Corp, 2025-02-10
"IAC and the DOE have been critical to help ensure the continued success of local manufacturing by ensuring continued improvement for facilities and utility... more"
"IAC and the DOE have been critical to help ensure the continued success of local manufacturing by ensuring continued improvement for facilities and utility consumption. Avail Switchgear Systems is proud to have them as partners and aims to continue that partnership to provide a more sustainable business for our local community. The impact of the assessment and involvement from IAC and DOE at our facility is sending ripples of communication for other improvement initiatives and suggestions that help spark further advancement. In terms of the IAC Students, we heavily enjoyed the personnel present at the facility would highly welcome any expressed interest in any positions or potential internships in the future." "IAC and the DOE have been critical to help ensure the continued success of local manufacturing by ensuring continued improvement for facilities and utility consumption. Avail Switchgear Systems is proud to have them as partners and aims to continue that partnership to provide a more sustainable business for our local community. The impact of the assessment and involvement from IAC and DOE at our facility is sending ripples of communication for other improvement initiatives and suggestions that help spark further advancement. In terms of the IAC Students, we heavily enjoyed the personnel present at the facility would highly welcome any expressed interest in any positions or potential internships in the future." "IAC and the DOE have been critical to help ensure the continued success of local manufacturing by ensuring continued improvement for facilities and utility consumption. Avail Switchgear Systems is proud to have them as partners and aims to continue that partnership to provide a more sustainable business for our local community. The impact of the assessment and involvement from IAC and DOE at our facility is sending ripples of communication for other improvement initiatives and suggestions that help spark further advancement. In terms of the IAC Students, we heavily enjoyed the personnel present at the facility would highly welcome any expressed interest in any positions or potential internships in the future." "IAC and the DOE have been critical to help ensure the continued success of local manufacturing by ensuring continued improvement for facilities and utility consumption. Avail Switchgear Systems is proud to have them as partners and aims to continue that partnership to provide a more sustainable business for our local community. The impact of the assessment and involvement from IAC and DOE at our facility is sending ripples of communication for other improvement initiatives and suggestions that help spark further advancement. In terms of the IAC Students, we heavily enjoyed the personnel present at the facility would highly welcome any expressed interest in any positions or potential internships in the future."
- Source: Grahm Meyer, AZZ Swichgear Systems, 2023-06-08
"Thank you for you and your students’ work on this report. We have a few new leadership roles at White River that are keen on reducing energy consumption at the... more"
"Thank you for you and your students’ work on this report. We have a few new leadership roles at White River that are keen on reducing energy consumption at the plant and supporting creative solutions. Even if we did not complete the entire recommendation list this year, we will definitely reference the report in years to come." "Thank you for you and your students’ work on this report. We have a few new leadership roles at White River that are keen on reducing energy consumption at the plant and supporting creative solutions. Even if we did not complete the entire recommendation list this year, we will definitely reference the report in years to come." "Thank you for you and your students’ work on this report. We have a few new leadership roles at White River that are keen on reducing energy consumption at the plant and supporting creative solutions. Even if we did not complete the entire recommendation list this year, we will definitely reference the report in years to come." "Thank you for you and your students’ work on this report. We have a few new leadership roles at White River that are keen on reducing energy consumption at the plant and supporting creative solutions. Even if we did not complete the entire recommendation list this year, we will definitely reference the report in years to come."
- Source: Hannah Wilson, Facility Sustainability Manager, 2023-03-27
"I want to thank you and your team for the time you spent on this. You have been very helpful in identifying issues for us to work on. The projects we have... more"
"I want to thank you and your team for the time you spent on this. You have been very helpful in identifying issues for us to work on. The projects we have going on currently all have energy savings in mind and we have seen a reduced load in our electrical." "I want to thank you and your team for the time you spent on this. You have been very helpful in identifying issues for us to work on. The projects we have going on currently all have energy savings in mind and we have seen a reduced load in our electrical." "I want to thank you and your team for the time you spent on this. You have been very helpful in identifying issues for us to work on. The projects we have going on currently all have energy savings in mind and we have seen a reduced load in our electrical." "I want to thank you and your team for the time you spent on this. You have been very helpful in identifying issues for us to work on. The projects we have going on currently all have energy savings in mind and we have seen a reduced load in our electrical."
- Source: Stephen Pollock, Plant Manager, J. M. Eagle, 2022-03-21
"Thank you, Sanjeev. Like the report with the equations listed."
- Source: Mark Lenling, Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Supervisor, 2021-09-22
"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"
"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 the energy audit during June of 2018. As you can see, the savings have been material. Thank you for your help with our energy issues. We would like to continue to work with you on these type of programs in the future. Peter Hofherr --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev, We are very appreciative of your work with the students on the audit. I thought the team did a great job! We are actively putting together the financing packages for several of the recommendations. Many of the projects are part of our overall sustainability initiative on campus. We would love to continue the relationship as we are always trying to figure out how to do what we do better and more efficiency. If you see opportunities in the future to work with together, will you reach out? Regards, " "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 the energy audit during June of 2018. As you can see, the savings have been material. Thank you for your help with our energy issues. We would like to continue to work with you on these type of programs in the future. Peter Hofherr --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev, We are very appreciative of your work with the students on the audit. I thought the team did a great job! We are actively putting together the financing packages for several of the recommendations. Many of the projects are part of our overall sustainability initiative on campus. We would love to continue the relationship as we are always trying to figure out how to do what we do better and more efficiency. If you see opportunities in the future to work with together, will you reach out? Regards, " "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 the energy audit during June of 2018. As you can see, the savings have been material. Thank you for your help with our energy issues. We would like to continue to work with you on these type of programs in the future. Peter Hofherr --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev, We are very appreciative of your work with the students on the audit. I thought the team did a great job! We are actively putting together the financing packages for several of the recommendations. Many of the projects are part of our overall sustainability initiative on campus. We would love to continue the relationship as we are always trying to figure out how to do what we do better and more efficiency. If you see opportunities in the future to work with together, will you reach out? Regards, " "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 the energy audit during June of 2018. As you can see, the savings have been material. Thank you for your help with our energy issues. We would like to continue to work with you on these type of programs in the future. Peter Hofherr --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanjeev, We are very appreciative of your work with the students on the audit. I thought the team did a great job! We are actively putting together the financing packages for several of the recommendations. Many of the projects are part of our overall sustainability initiative on campus. We would love to continue the relationship as we are always trying to figure out how to do what we do better and more efficiency. If you see opportunities in the future to work with together, will you reach out? Regards, "
- Source: Peter Hofherr, Chief Executive Officer, St. James Winery, 2018-04-06
"Working with Sanjeev’s team was a delight. They were knowledgeable, professional and asked great questions to understand our process completely before... more"
"Working with Sanjeev’s team was a delight. They were knowledgeable, professional and asked great questions to understand our process completely before generating a report with suggestions. The report highlighted some improvement areas that we had not thought of yet which was fantastic. Thank you very much for your time to help us continuously improve our energy reduction plans." "Working with Sanjeev’s team was a delight. They were knowledgeable, professional and asked great questions to understand our process completely before generating a report with suggestions. The report highlighted some improvement areas that we had not thought of yet which was fantastic. Thank you very much for your time to help us continuously improve our energy reduction plans." "Working with Sanjeev’s team was a delight. They were knowledgeable, professional and asked great questions to understand our process completely before generating a report with suggestions. The report highlighted some improvement areas that we had not thought of yet which was fantastic. Thank you very much for your time to help us continuously improve our energy reduction plans." "Working with Sanjeev’s team was a delight. They were knowledgeable, professional and asked great questions to understand our process completely before generating a report with suggestions. The report highlighted some improvement areas that we had not thought of yet which was fantastic. Thank you very much for your time to help us continuously improve our energy reduction plans."
- Source: Christina Stage, Lean Manager, Silgan Plastic Food Containers, 2018-01-11
"The report looks great! Very detailed and payback calculations make it easy for our team to prioritize. We are planning to discuss it tomorrow in our weekly... more"
"The report looks great! Very detailed and payback calculations make it easy for our team to prioritize. We are planning to discuss it tomorrow in our weekly management meeting and come up with an action plan to start getting some of the improvements underway. I will let you know how things progress. It has been a real pleasure working with you and your team. " "The report looks great! Very detailed and payback calculations make it easy for our team to prioritize. We are planning to discuss it tomorrow in our weekly management meeting and come up with an action plan to start getting some of the improvements underway. I will let you know how things progress. It has been a real pleasure working with you and your team. " "The report looks great! Very detailed and payback calculations make it easy for our team to prioritize. We are planning to discuss it tomorrow in our weekly management meeting and come up with an action plan to start getting some of the improvements underway. I will let you know how things progress. It has been a real pleasure working with you and your team. " "The report looks great! Very detailed and payback calculations make it easy for our team to prioritize. We are planning to discuss it tomorrow in our weekly management meeting and come up with an action plan to start getting some of the improvements underway. I will let you know how things progress. It has been a real pleasure working with you and your team. "
- Source: Duane Clonts , Maintenance Manager, 2017-05-19
"Dr. Wu,..., We appreciate everything your team has done for us; . ... (the IAC team) were very professional and thorough during their visit, and we very much... more"
"Dr. Wu,..., We appreciate everything your team has done for us; . ... (the IAC team) were very professional and thorough during their visit, and we very much appreciate you taking the time to do the audit. .... We wish all of your students luck, and it was an honor to have everyone here at our facility. Best regards," "Dr. Wu,..., We appreciate everything your team has done for us; . ... (the IAC team) were very professional and thorough during their visit, and we very much appreciate you taking the time to do the audit. .... We wish all of your students luck, and it was an honor to have everyone here at our facility. Best regards," "Dr. Wu,..., We appreciate everything your team has done for us; . ... (the IAC team) were very professional and thorough during their visit, and we very much appreciate you taking the time to do the audit. .... We wish all of your students luck, and it was an honor to have everyone here at our facility. Best regards," "Dr. Wu,..., We appreciate everything your team has done for us; . ... (the IAC team) were very professional and thorough during their visit, and we very much appreciate you taking the time to do the audit. .... We wish all of your students luck, and it was an honor to have everyone here at our facility. Best regards,"
- Source: 2009-05-08

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 244 students

The following students participated in ITAC assessments with University of Missouri-Columbia since 2007.
The 85 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
Abdul Syed
Abdun Khalid
Adam Blumhagen
Adam Byrnes
Adam Dkhili
Adam Reddy
Adithyan Babu
Ahad Hosseini
Ahmed Bagaber
Ahmed Boucherih
Akhouri Amitanand Sinha
Alex Cunningham
Alex Straughn
Alexsander Crowe
Ali Anvari
Ali I. Alhajji
Ali Khoshkhoo
Alvin Lemaiyan
Ananth Chandrasekaran
Andrew Labarge
Andrew Polizzi
Andrew Pollizi
Andrew Reinhard
Andrew Townsend
Anirban Sarkar
Anthony Iannicola
Anurag Bommara
Anurathi Rajavally
Aravind Sri Saravanan Sevvilam Parithi
Arockia Stephna Maria Das Anna Victor
Ashley May
Asif R. Raz
Audrey Wood
Austin Laramie
Avery Decker
Babu Adithyan
Bahram Rajabi Far
Behnam Sabzi
BeiJia Yao
Ben J Simon
Ben Weiselman
Benjamin Beer
Benjamin King
Bibish Chaulagain
Bichen Zhang
Bilal Hameed
Blake Price
Bradford Barnett
Brady Beckham
Brandon Beck
Brian Kenney
Brianne Mcnutt
Brohde Bennett
Candice Dussold
Caroline C. Langley
Caroline Junker
Celeste Blum
Chatchai Pinthuprapa
Chathura Wickreme Seneviratne
Chi Yang
Chitralekha Chakraborty
Christian A. Hoyos Broja
Christine Anjali Noel Ramesh
Christopher Wurzer
Cole Harms
Colin McCarthy
Colm Barry
Connor mcMillin
Connor Reed Walter
Curtis Singer
Daniel mcGarth
David Nunez
Dawei Li
Desiree Smith
Devi Vara Prasad Rayapaneni
Dian Trihastuti
Diarmait Ryan-Anderson
Divya Teja Pinnamaneni
Dong Yi
Dustin Smith
Dylan Eades
Edgar Olet
Eric Obermark
Evan King
Fengmin Su
Gabriel Ingram
Gargi Dashora
Gaurav Sangamnerkar
Gerhard Scheiders
Giridhar Pemmireddi
Graham French
Graham Walter
Gregory Allers
Gunjan Indapurkar
Haijun Li
Harrision CLark
Harrison Clark
Harsimranjot Singh Grewal
Hemant Tiwari
Huali Sun