IAC: University of Illinois, Chicago

Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open

IMPORTANT: The grant program operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time, with quarterly reviews.

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Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open

Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received IAC or Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership assessments between 2018 and 2024, can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations up 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per manufacturer.

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Grant Program - Open Solicitation

IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews.

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Student Research Award Winner: 2020, 2023

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

322	Assessments
2,583	Recommendations
4.45	Tbtu Energy Saving*
$66.58	million Cost Savings*
176	Students Trained

*Recommended Savings

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Master of Energy Engineering

Related Papers & Publications

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2025

1 Papers / Publications

Haefke, Clifford P., Miller, Graeme, " Understanding Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Illinois Future of Gas - Phase 2 - Workshop 9, Springfield, Illinois, January 27, 2025, | IC-IAC

2024

5 Papers / Publications

Bangash, Faaran; Pibiri, Marcello; Hossein, Rashed; Alam, Muhammad Talha, " Industrial Decarbonization and Pollution Prevention - Overview of U.S. DOE and EPA Technical Assistance Services at UIC, 2024 Energy Resources Center Speaker Series, Virtual Webinar, Chicago, Illinois, March 27, 2024, | IC-IAC

Haefke, Clifford P., " Industrial Decarbonization and U.S. DOE Technical Assistance to Implement Decarbonization Strategies, Industrial Decarbonization and Pollution Prevention In-Person Workshop @ Chicago City Hall, Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 2024, | IC-IAC

Haefke, Clifford P., " Empowering Energy-Intensive Facilities: Onsite Solutions for Decarbonization, 2024 Energy Efficiency & Technology Conference CenterPoint Energy, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, May 22, 2024, | IC-IAC

2023

3 Papers / Publications

Haefke, Clifford P., " Exploring the US DOE’s “Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap” and Learning about Federal Funding Incentives for Industrial Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Projects, Ohio Industrial Decarbonization and Combined Heat & Power Workshop, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 24, 2023, | IC-IAC

Bangash, Faaran; Haefke, Clifford P.; Patel, Aditya; Sandoval, Lucia Valenzuela, " Exploring Industrial Decarbonization and Overview of DOE Technical Assistance Services, Energy Resources Center Speaker Series, Virtual Webinar, March 23, 2023, | IC-IAC

Haefke, Clifford P., " Exploring Industrial Decarbonization, MI Healthy Climate Conference, Detroit, Michigan, April 12, 2023, | IC-IAC

2022

6 Papers / Publications

Dvorak, David; Haefke, Clifford P.; Miller, Graeme; Rooney, Kyle, " Fundamentals of CHP Systems, U.S. DOE Better Plants Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System Virtual In-Plant Training, Virtual Webinar, November 29, 2022, | IC-IAC

Yun, L., & Li, L., " Assessing the Impacts of Real-Time Price Prediction Quality on Demand Response Management for Sustainable Smart Manufacturing, Proceedings of the ASME 2022 17th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. Volume 2: Manufacturing Processes; Manufacturing Systems., | IC-IAC

Yun, L., & Li, L., " A New Evaluation Metric for Demand Response-Driven Real-Time Price Prediction Towards Sustainable Manufacturing, ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 145(2): 021009., | IC-IAC

Han, M., Li, L., & Zhao, J., " Volatile organic compound emissions from 4D printing: Effects of material composition and external stimulus, Additive Manufacturing, 56, 102894., | IC-IAC

Yun, L., Xiao, M., & Li, L., " Vehicle-to-manufacturing (V2M) system: A novel approach to improve energy demand flexibility for demand response towards sustainable manufacturing, Applied Energy, 323, 119552., | IC-IAC

Brown, P., " Identifying Industrial Energy and Environmental Saving Opportunities through No-Cost Programs Sponsored by the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency, UIC Energy Resources Center Speaker Series, Chicago, Illinois, March 10, 2022, | IC-IAC

2021

3 Papers / Publications

Haefke, Clifford P., " CHP 101: Concepts, Technologies, Benefits and Opportunities, The National Summit on Combined Heat and Power, Washington D.C., September 13, 2021, | IC-IAC

Garland, Patti; Haefke, Clifford P.; Kosanovic, Beka, " Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Basics for IAC Students, U.S. DOE Industrial Assessment Center Webinar Series, Virtual Webinar, February 11, 2021, | IC-IAC

Han, M., Zhao, J., & Li, L., " Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds From 4D Printing and Associated Control Strategies Towards Workplace Safety, Proceedings of the ASME 2021 16th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. Volume 2: Manufacturing Processes; Manufacturing Systems; Nano/Micro/Meso Manufacturing; Quality and Reliability., | IC-IAC

2020

2 Papers / Publications

Holland, M., Pibiri, M., Perez, B., Cacciatore, C., and Dongen, M.,, " The Road to Energy Neutrality, American Made U.S. DOE Water Resource Recovery Prize, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2020, | IC-IAC

Zhou, X., Zhao, J., Yun, L., Sun, Z., & Li, L., " Demand Response for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Considering Buffer Content Utilization, Proceedings of the ASME 2020 15th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. Volume 2: Manufacturing Processes; Manufacturing Systems; Nano/Micro/Meso Manufacturing; Quality and Reliability, | IC-IAC

2019

1 Papers / Publications

Dababneh, F., & Li, L., " Integrated Electricity and Natural Gas Demand Response for Manufacturers in the Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 4164-4174,, | IC-IAC

2018

2 Papers / Publications

Dababneh, F., Li, L., Shah, R., & Haefke, C., " Demand Response-Driven Production and Maintenance Decision-Making for Cost-Effective Manufacturing, J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 140(6): 061008, | IC-IAC

Haefke, Clifford P., " CHP and Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Resources for the Wastewater Market Sector, National Governors Association Minnesota Water-Energy Nexus In-State Retreat, Saint Paul, Minnesota, August 3, 2018, | IC-IAC

2017

1 Papers / Publications

Dababneh, F, Shah, R, Sun, Z, & Li, L., " Framework and Sensitivity Analysis of Joint Energy and Maintenance Planning Considering Production Throughput Requirements, Proceedings of the ASME 2017 12th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference collocated with the JSME/ASME 2017 6th International Conference on Materials and Processing. Volume 3: Manufacturing Equipment and Systems., | IC-IAC

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Center Director	Lin Li
Email	linli@uic.edu
Phone #	+13129963045
Fax #	+13124130447
Mailing Address	842 W Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60607

Assistant Director	Clifford Haefke
Other	Faaran Bangash
Other	Marcello Pibiri

University of Illinois, Chicago has trained 176 students

The following students have participated in IAC assessments with University of Illinois, Chicago since 2017.
The 62 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Aaron Hart

Abhinav Ramesh

Abigail Dyra

Aditya Patel

Aditya Patki

Adriana Garcia

Agata Chmiel

Agnieszka Szudy

Ahmad Peyvan

Akshay Patil

Allen Amir Ali

Alora Moore

Amaan Laheri

Andrea Nehrbass

Andrew Sheaffer

Andrey Gribovich

Angie Quiroga

Anna Nawara

Anna Poprawski

Anuj Ghildial

Anvesh Masa

Aravindh Murali

Ariel Marvin Nyamien

Arturo Hernandez

Arvind Vaitheeswaran

Atharva Parag Lele

Avelino DeVeyra

Ayush Chobe

Azadeh Haghighi

Beulah Orogun

Blaise Steele

Boden Kenneth Mueller

Bohan Ren

Borko Andric

Brennan Downes

Brian Clark

Brian Malone

Bridget Talbot

Carl Lowendorf

Cassandra Rosa

Charles Nganga

Chris Heckert

Christian Gonzalez

Clint Vericker

Damien Karpen

Dan Hollenbach

Dave Kulikowski

Dave Lichtenfeld

David Eslinger

David Garon

David Tith

Diego Velez

Dima Alfawakhiri

Douglas Bright

Dylan Mathews

Erik Peterson

Ezgi Takmaz

Faaran Bangash

Fadwa Dababneh

Fahad Salman Syed

Fakrogha Porbeni

Freddy Avila

Gaurav Vankhede

Giuseppe Laudadio

Grace Junge

Hemang Limbachiya

Isaac Banes

Jaime Frausto

James Gilbert

Janhavi Datar

Janik Somaiya

Jason Osei-Tutu

Jaswin Sri Raj Dasari

Jay Uday Shinde

Jeremy Hass

Jian-Yih Cheng

Jim Gibson

Jim Lyon

Jingwen Wang

Joanna Zamiechowska

Joe Parkinson

Jonathan Aardsma

Jonathan Perthel

Jonathon Arana

Joseph Marasso

Juan Munoz

Kaitav Parikh

Karina Perez

Kate Merrill

Kenny Hultquist

Kevin Kunkel

Kevin Kunkell

Kingsley Osei-Tutu

Konrad Lach

Krista Sutton

Kyong Chang

Laila Mendez

Lingxiang Yun

Lois Kwon

Lucia Valenzuela Sandoval

Luis Reyes

Luo Zhang

Malhar Gaikwad

Mansur Islamov

Mark Olszewski

Mark Stine

Matt Darnell

Matthew Johnson

Matthew Krupa

Matthew Swanson

Md Rashed Hossain

Mehtar Jahin Tatha

Michael Poulopoulos

Mike Kittler

Milos Stefanovic

Minkun Xiao

Mohd-Salman Alimi

Montserrat Aguero

Muhammad Talha Alam

Muyue Han

Nathan Solano

Nebojsa Kisic

Nick Whitney

Nimesh Raje

Noah Bravo

Noel Corral

Parth Koul

Patrick OBoyle

Paul Nigro

Phillip Valenzuela

Piotr Czarny

Piyush Chitnis

Prathmesh Shashikant Vipra

Purvi Patel

Pushpank Atwadkar

Rahul Shah

Randy Carpio-Orellana

Raymond Trelka

Rimzhim Mazumdar

Rinu Sudheep Ghosh

Rishika Handa

Ritzi Salaum

Riya Veshvikar

Robert Miller

Rohith Bharadwaj

Rosie Galindo

Ruturaj Rachkar

Sahana Seshadri

Samantha Gutierrez

Sangram More

Sasha Slattery

Scott Timme

Serena ODonnell

Shashaank Singh

Sheyla Gomez

Shirley Xiao

Shreenithi Lakshmi Narasimhan

Simon Nowak

Sokhna Mbathio Ndiaye

Sourabh Ghodake

Stefano Galiasso

Stefano Penaherrera

Steve Spentzas

Steve Zsinko

Tara Ceasario

Timothy Johnson

Vijay Viswanathan

WaShawn Brooks

Xochitl Menchaca

Yang Nie

Yessenia Nicacio-Rosales

Yin Ling Ng

Yiran (Emma) Yang

Zachary Pouska

Zainab Amin

Zunya Shi