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.
| 126 | Assessments |
| 900 | Recommendations |
| 1.10 | Tbtu Energy Saving* |
| $12.86 | million Cost Savings* |
| 104 | Students Trained |
*Recommended Savings
Recent Case Studies
Related Papers & Publications
Mahdi Bonyani, Maryam Soleymani, Chao Wang, Occupancy-based HVAC Control through Process-driven Models with Data-driven Approach Using Deep Reinforcement Learning, American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025, 2025
Armin Khazaei, Fatemeh Ghafari, Zhihong Pang, Chao Wang, Michael Hayes, Investigating the Variation of Energy Efficiency in K-12 School Buildings: A Case Study in Louisiana, 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025 | doi:10.63044/w25kha24, 2025
Maryam Soleymani, Mahdi Bonyani, Chao Wang, Wind Power Generation Forecasting through Data-driven Approach Using XLNet Architecture, American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025 | doi:10.63044/w25sol123, 2025
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Assessment - Case Studies
Papers & Publications
2025
9 Papers / Publications
Khazaei, A., Ghafari, F., Pang, Z., Wang, C., & Hayes, M, Uncovering energy use patterns of public primary and secondary schools through district-wide benchmarking, Journal of Building Engineering. 2025. 112937 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Ahmed, M., Ghafari, F., Pang, Z., Wang, C., Hayes, C., Shi, J, and Hayes, M, Evaluating the Impact of University-Led Experiential Learning on Rural Development and Sustainable Manufacturing in Louisiana, Sustainability, 2025. 17(17): 7642 | doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su17177642 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Maryam Soleymani, Mahdi Bonyani, Chao Wang, Skeleton-based action recognition for manufacturing assembly task through graph convolution network, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, June 30, 2025 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsy.2025.06.019 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Ehsan Shourangiz, Fatemeh Ghafari, Chao Wang, Human-robot collaboration integrated with virtual reality in construction and manufacturing industries: A systematic review, Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware, August 26, 2025 | doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vrih.2024.08.004 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Zhechao Wang, Zhihong Pang, Avijit Sarker, Chao Wang, Michael Hayes, Leandro Pinheiro, Uncertainty Quantification in Agrivoltaics System Sizing with Load Disaggregation and Decomposition, 2025 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, June 2025 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Mahdi Bonyani, Maryam Soleymani, Chao Wang, Occupancy-based HVAC Control through Process-driven Models with Data-driven Approach Using Deep Reinforcement Learning, American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025 | doi:10.63044/w25bon122 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Maryam Soleymani, Mahdi Bonyani, Chao Wang, Wind Power Generation Forecasting through Data-driven Approach Using XLNet Architecture, American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025 | doi:10.63044/w25sol123 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Armin Khazaei, Fatemeh Ghafari, Zhihong Pang, Chao Wang, Michael Hayes, Investigating the Variation of Energy Efficiency in K-12 School Buildings: A Case Study in Louisiana, 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025 | doi:10.63044/w25kha24 | Louisiana State University ITAC
Mahdi Bonyani, Maryam Soleymani, Chao Wang, Occupancy-based HVAC Control through Process-driven Models with Data-driven Approach Using Deep Reinforcement Learning, American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Conference, Orlando, FL, February 2025 | Louisiana State University ITAC
2024
1 Papers / Publications
Fatemeh Ghafari, F., Shourangiz, E., Wang, C.,, Cost Effectiveness of the Industrial Internet of Things Adoption in the U.S. Manufacturing SMEs, Intell. Sustain. Manuf., 2024, 1(1), 10008 | Louisiana State University ITAC
2021
2 Papers / Publications
Laleh Ghanbari, Chao Wang, Hyun Woo Jeon, Industrial Energy Assessment Training Effectiveness Evaluation: An Eye-Tracking Study, Sensors | Louisiana State University ITAC
Vansh Vyas, Hyun-woo Jeon, Chao Wang, An Integrated Energy Simulation Model of a Compressed Air System for Sustainable Manufacturing: A Time-Discretized Approach, Sustainability, September 16, 2021 | doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810340 | 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
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"Thank you for providing the comprehensive sustainability report. The level of detail and the thoughtful improvement recommendations are greatly appreciated and... more"
- Source: Evita Ramos, EHS Manager, Louisiana Fish Fry, 08/21/2025
"Overall it was an enjoyable and educational experience having this assessment done on our facility. I liked having the larger group of educated minds touring... more"
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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 104 students
The following students participated in ITAC assessments with Louisiana State University since
2017.
The 47 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
The 47 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 |
| Han Le |
| 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 |
| Magdalene Lemoine |
| Mahdi Bonyaniakbarabadi |
| Maryam Soleymani |
| Mason Marcantel |
| Maxence Polster |
| Md Enamul Haque Moni |
| 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 |