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.
191 | Assessments |
1,083 | Recommendations |
1.57 | Tbtu Energy Saving* |
$18.77 | 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
"Thank you very much for the time, quality, and diligence in completing the assessment. We recognize the value that this report provides to our operations. ... more"
- Source: Gary Satler, Director of Operations, PQ Corporation, 2025-03-11
"It was such an honor to be a part of this study. Fabricated Pipe is very thankful for the students' hard work and dedication. I also wanted to say thanks for... more"
- Source: Frankie Lechuga, Business Development, Fabricated Pipe, 2025-02-18
"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
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
"Thank you very much for the time, quality, and diligence in completing the assessment. We recognize the value that this report provides to our operations. I look forward to sharing the benefits we have received by implementing many of the suggestions. I have already begun to put together a plan to not only implement the actions, but leverage the recommendations across many of our sites (I have responsibility for 14 locations). Please know how much value I have in the assessment."
"Thank you very much for the time, quality, and diligence in completing the assessment. We recognize the value that this report provides to our operations. I look forward to sharing the benefits we have received by implementing many of the suggestions. I have already begun to put together a plan to not only implement the actions, but leverage the recommendations across many of our sites (I have responsibility for 14 locations). Please know how much value I have in the assessment."
"Thank you very much for the time, quality, and diligence in completing the assessment. We recognize the value that this report provides to our operations. I look forward to sharing the benefits we have received by implementing many of the suggestions. I have already begun to put together a plan to not only implement the actions, but leverage the recommendations across many of our sites (I have responsibility for 14 locations). Please know how much value I have in the assessment."
"Thank you very much for the time, quality, and diligence in completing the assessment. We recognize the value that this report provides to our operations. I look forward to sharing the benefits we have received by implementing many of the suggestions. I have already begun to put together a plan to not only implement the actions, but leverage the recommendations across many of our sites (I have responsibility for 14 locations). Please know how much value I have in the assessment."
- Source: Gary Satler, Director of Operations, PQ Corporation, 2025-03-11
"It was a well thought out report, good suggestions, and the team respectfully challenged our assumptions. Students were great. We really appreciate the team's time and effort."
"It was a well thought out report, good suggestions, and the team respectfully challenged our assumptions. Students were great. We really appreciate the team's time and effort."
"It was a well thought out report, good suggestions, and the team respectfully challenged our assumptions. Students were great. We really appreciate the team's time and effort."
"It was a well thought out report, good suggestions, and the team respectfully challenged our assumptions. Students were great. We really appreciate the team's time and effort."
- Source: Mark Modenbach, Vice President Manufacturing, Pod Pack International, LLC, 2025-01-31
"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 enjoyed working with your teams as it was exciting to see these types of programs being offered to students these days. I can see in the near future where companies such as the size of ours will have these types of positions on staff full-time looking for opportunities to save in the energy space.
We appreciate the help you guys have provided us thus far."
"We enjoyed working with your teams as it was exciting to see these types of programs being offered to students these days. I can see in the near future where companies such as the size of ours will have these types of positions on staff full-time looking for opportunities to save in the energy space.
We appreciate the help you guys have provided us thus far."
"We enjoyed working with your teams as it was exciting to see these types of programs being offered to students these days. I can see in the near future where companies such as the size of ours will have these types of positions on staff full-time looking for opportunities to save in the energy space.
We appreciate the help you guys have provided us thus far."
"We enjoyed working with your teams as it was exciting to see these types of programs being offered to students these days. I can see in the near future where companies such as the size of ours will have these types of positions on staff full-time looking for opportunities to save in the energy space.
We appreciate the help you guys have provided us thus far."
- Source: Lee Bouziga, Vice President, ECO, 2024-06-14
"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
"It was fun to nerd out with interested & knowledgeable people about areas of opportunity for our hotel's energy efficiency. The suggestions were helpful and actionable. Generally, I had a really positive experience and highly recommend the program."
"It was fun to nerd out with interested & knowledgeable people about areas of opportunity for our hotel's energy efficiency. The suggestions were helpful and actionable. Generally, I had a really positive experience and highly recommend the program."
"It was fun to nerd out with interested & knowledgeable people about areas of opportunity for our hotel's energy efficiency. The suggestions were helpful and actionable. Generally, I had a really positive experience and highly recommend the program."
"It was fun to nerd out with interested & knowledgeable people about areas of opportunity for our hotel's energy efficiency. The suggestions were helpful and actionable. Generally, I had a really positive experience and highly recommend the program."
- Source: Nathalie Jordi, Hotel Peter and Paul, 2023-07-10
"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
"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
"We wanted to let you know how impressed we were with your team's knowledge, professionalism, and humility."
- Source: Alexander Callahan, Senior Business Analyst, Targa Resources, 2018-05-18
"Please let the entire team know that Blast Tech is very impressed and grateful for the quality of the data provided by the students. Because the data is so thorough, it allows us to determine our areas of focus with very little additional input required."
"Please let the entire team know that Blast Tech is very impressed and grateful for the quality of the data provided by the students. Because the data is so thorough, it allows us to determine our areas of focus with very little additional input required."
"Please let the entire team know that Blast Tech is very impressed and grateful for the quality of the data provided by the students. Because the data is so thorough, it allows us to determine our areas of focus with very little additional input required."
"Please let the entire team know that Blast Tech is very impressed and grateful for the quality of the data provided by the students. Because the data is so thorough, it allows us to determine our areas of focus with very little additional input required."
- Source: Andre Fontova, CEO, Blast Tech, 2017-04-20
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 |