Industrial Assessment Centers
Louisiana State University IAC
Sponsored by:
DOE MESC
Louisiana State University IAC
Center Established 2017
Louisiana State University
Director Dr. Jonathan Shi
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Louisiana State University

The Louisiana State University Industrial Assessment Center (LS-IAC) 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
755 Recommendations
1.20 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$10.15 million Cost Savings*
60 Students Trained
*Recommended Savings
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Generic IAC Assessment Activity
Generic IAC Assessment Activity
Generic IAC Assessment Activity
Related 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, | LS-IAC
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, | LS-IAC
Noteworthy Feedback
"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., 02/01/2019
"Your recommendations are excellent and I thank you and your team for spending the time on this project. Come back any time!"
- Source: Jacob Talley, CEO, Tin Roof Brewing Co., 10/16/2018
""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, 05/18/2018
Assessment - Case Studies
LS | Assessment: LS2117
Saving Energy for Southland Industrial Coating
LS | Assessment: LS2107
Energy Saving with Ragan & Massey
LS | Assessment: LS2106
Saving Energy for Bayou Shrimp Processors
LS | Assessment: LS2105
Energy Efficiency in Tarp and Packaging Manufacturing
Related Papers & Publications
2021
1 Papers / Publications
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, | LS-IAC
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, | LS-IAC
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, | LS-IAC
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, | LS-IAC
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, | LS-IAC
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, | LS-IAC
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), | LS-IAC
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), | LS-IAC
Noteworthy Feedback
"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., 02/01/2019
"Your recommendations are excellent and I thank you and your team for spending the time on this project. Come back any time!"
- Source: Jacob Talley, CEO, Tin Roof Brewing Co., 10/16/2018
""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, 05/18/2018
""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 through it allows us to determine are areas of focus with very little additional input required.""
- Source: Andre Fontova, CEO, Blast Tech, 04/20/2017
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Center Director Dr. Jonathan Shi
Email jshi@lsu.edu
Phone # +12255781255
Mailing Address 3316D Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Assistant Director Dr. Chao Wang
Assistant Director Dr. Hyun Jeon
Assistant Director Dr. Michael Hayes
Louisiana State University has trained 60 students
The following students have participated in IAC assessments with Louisiana State University since 2003, when student name tracking began.
The 28 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Abigail Nix
Ahmad Ebrahimi
Alexia Ruiz
Amanda Cannella
Benjamin Avants
Berk Mollaoglu
Bhavya Ramachandran
Cameron Torres
Carmen Calderon
Caroline Beeman
Carson Rigol
Casie Jones
Christian Williamson
Cole Lambert
Connor McCarthy
Daril Nantchouang
David Quiring
Ehsan Shourangiz
Ella Blossman
Emma Champagne
Emma Stiening
Entai Xu
Fatemeh Ghafari
Haley Fuller
Jake Rovira
Jasmine Bekkaye
Jasmine Redo
Jeazzelle L Baham
Jennifer White
Joshua Nabatilan
Julie Reinecke
Karen Gilmore
Keith Hunter
Kyle Dear
Laleh Ghanbari
Lauren Soileau
Macy Delatte
Mohammad Hassan
Nicholas Hardy
Nicholas Kellner
Perry Rodrigue
Peter Kim
Reginald Blouin
Rickiea Hill
Roshan Sojitra
Seth Ledet
Shashank Muley
Shelbie Schexnaydre
Solveig Refve
Srikanth Bangaru
Sueed Willoughby
Tarun Ayiluri
Thomas Schmidt
Tommy Nguyen
Travis Daly
Trey Aubert
Tucker Brown
Tyler Braud
Vansh Vyas
Weile Wei