IAC: Oregon State University

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.

*See Full Grant Solicitation for full qualification and selection details.

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

828	Assessments
4,973	Recommendations
12.25	Tbtu Energy Saving*
$188.01	million Cost Savings*
201	Students Trained

*Recommended Savings

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Energy Systems Engineering Undergraduate Program
Renewable Energy Option for Engineering Master

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2023

3 Papers / Publications

D Ramanujan, WZ Bernstein, N Diaz-Elsayed, KR Haapala, " The role of Industry 4.0 technologies in manufacturing sustainability assessment, | OR-IAC

2020

4 Papers / Publications

Jacob, T. A., Fronk, B. M., " Experimental Investigation of Low GWP Alternative R1233zd(E) for Use in Organic Rankine Cycle Condensers, IIR Rankine 2020 Conference – Advances in Cooling, Heating and Power Generation, Edinburgh, Scotland (presented virtually), 26-29 July, | OR-IAC

Jacob, T. A., Matty, E. P., Fronk, B. M., " Comparison of R404A Condensation Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop with Low Global Warming Potential Replacement Candidates R448A and R452A, International Journal of Refrigeration, | OR-IAC

Chamorro, D. S., Fronk, B. M., " Potential of Using Graded Porous Stainless Steel Support Structures to Improve Efficiency of Hydrogen Separation in Steam Reforming Processes, 5th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, New Orleans, LA (presented virtually), | OR-IAC

Tolley, T. E., Fronk, B. M., " Investigation of the Benefits of Diabatic Microreactors for Process Intensification of the Water-Gas Shift Reaction within the Steam Reforming Process, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, | OR-IAC

2019

6 Papers / Publications

Bukshaisha, A. A., Fronk, B. M., " Simulation of Membrane Heat Pump System Performance for Space Cooling, International Journal of Refrigeration, | OR-IAC

Karki, S., Haapala, K. R., Fronk, B. M., " Investigation of the Combined Efficiency of a Solar/Gas Hybrid Water Heating System,, Applied Thermal Engineering, | OR-IAC

Karki, S., Haapala, K. R., Fronk, B. M., " Technical and Economic Feasibility of Solar Flat-Plate Collector Thermal Energy Systems for Small and Medium Manufacturers, Applied Energy, | OR-IAC

Jacob, T. A., Matty, E. P., Fronk, B. M., " Experimental Investigation of In-Tube Condensation of Low GWP Refrigerant 450A using a Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensor, International Journal of Refrigeration, | OR-IAC

Matty, E. P., Jacob, T. A., Fronk, B. M., " Measurement of Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient of R-134a in a Horizontal Circular Tube using Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors, 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 14-17 April, | OR-IAC

Jacob, T.A., Matty, E. P., Fronk, B. M., " Use of Optical Distributed Temperature Sensors for Condensation Heat Transfer Measurements of R134a in Circular Channels, 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 14-17 April, | OR-IAC

2018

3 Papers / Publications

Polander, M. D., Harder, E. D., Junker, J. F., Fronk, B. M., " Numerical Analysis of Time Required for De-stratification in Warehouses, 5th International High Performance Buildings Conference, West Lafayette, IN, 9-12 July, | OR-IAC

Bukshaisha, A. A., Fronk, B. M., " Simulation of Seasonal Performance of a Membrane Heat Pump System in Different Climate Regions, 17th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference, West Lafayette, IN, 9-12 July, | OR-IAC

Karki, S., Haapala, K. R., Fronk, B. M., " Thermal Performance Evaluation of a Residential Solar/Gas Hybrid Water Heating System, 5th International High Performance Buildings Conference, West Lafayette, IN, 9-12 July, | OR-IAC

2017

2 Papers / Publications

Armatis, P.D., Fronk, B. M., " Evaluation of Governing Heat and Mass Transfer Resistances in Membrane Based Energy Recovery Ventilators with Internal Support Structures, ASHRAE Science and Technology for the Built Environment,, | OR-IAC

Fronk, B. M., Keinath, C.M., " Comparison of Primary Energy Consumption of Vapor and Non-Vapor Compression Natural Refrigerant Heat Pumps for Domestic Hot Water Applications, Proceedings of 12th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 15-18 May, | OR-IAC

2016

1 Papers / Publications

AUCD Athukorala, WJA Jayasuriya, ATD Perera, MPG Sirimanna, RA Attalage, " A techno-economic analysis for an integrated solar PV/T system for building applications, | OR-IAC

2015

2 Papers / Publications

WJA Jayasuriya, AUCD Athukorala, S Ragulageethan, ATD Perera, MPG Sirimanna, " Thermo-economic analysis of a hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system for different configuration settings, | OR-IAC

AUCD Athukorala, WJA Jayasuriya, S Ragulageethan, MPG Sirimanna, RA Attalage, Amarasinghage Tharindu Dasun Perera, " A techno-economic analysis for an integrated solar PV/T system with thermal and electrical storage—Case study, | OR-IAC

2014

6 Papers / Publications

S. Long, E-H. Ng, and C. Downing eds.Tanida Chongvilaiwan, Javier Calvo-Amodio and Joe Junker, " SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR DYNAMIC NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: INTEGRATING LEAN THINKING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT THROUGH SYSTEMS THINKING, the American Society for Engineering Management 2014 International Annual Conference, | OR-IAC

Lajevardi, B., K. R. Haapala, and J. Junker, " Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Thermal Management of Data Centers, SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems, | OR-IAC

Haapala, K.R. and P. Prempreeda, " Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of 2.0 MW Wind Turbines, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 170-185, | OR-IAC

S. Long, E-H. Ng, and C. Downing eds.Tanida Chongvilaiwan, Javier Calvo-Amodio and Joe Junker, " THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DESIGN OF AN ENERGY ANALYSIS COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURE USING SOFT SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY , American Society for Engineering Management 2014 International Annual Conference, | OR-IAC

Haapala, K.R. and P. Prempreeda, " Environmental Impacts of Integrating Wind Energy Systems and Supplemental Energy Generation and Storage Systems, International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 186-206, | OR-IAC

Lajevardi, B., K. R. Haapala, and J.F. Junker, " Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Thermal Management of Data Centers, NAMRI/SME, Vol. 42, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, | OR-IAC

2013

2 Papers / Publications

Bozorgirad, M.A., H. Zhang, K.R. Haapala, and G.S. Murthy, " Environmental Impact and Cost Assessment of Incineration and Ethanol Production as Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategies, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Vol. 18, No. 8, pp. 1502-1512, | OR-IAC

John Thornton,Pamela Barrow, Larry Blaufus and Sam Walker, Todd Amundson, Jerry Harris and Steve Martin, Tim McMenamin, Joe Junker, Bonnie Moore, Elizabeth Scott, " COLLABORATION ACROSS ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES: A SUCCESSFUL MODEL OF INDUSTRY SHARING TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS, the 2013 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, | OR-IAC

2011

1 Papers / Publications

Hapke, H.M., Wu, Z., K.R. Haapala, and T.K.A. Brekken, " Wind Power, Energy Technology, and Environmental Impact Assessment, Chapter 16 in Volume II: The Global Supply Web: Designing Managing, and Measuring; The Business of Sustainability: Trends, Policies, Practices, and Stories of Success, | OR-IAC

2010

1 Papers / Publications

Hapke, H., K. R. Haapala, Z. Wu, T. K. A. Brekken, " Life Cycle Assessment of Modern Wind Power Plants, 2010 ASME IDETC/CIE: 15th Design for Manufacturing and the Lifecycle Conference (DFMLC), Montreal, Canada, | OR-IAC

Noteworthy Feedback

"The mutual sit together was great. The program was phenomenal and meeting students was cool."

- Source: Ulrich Lau, CEO, Oregon Oversees Timber, 05/23/2025

- Source: Kevin Mcshane, Plant Manager, Fleetwood Homes, 07/01/2025

"I believe in the program 100% and think that nothing but great things will come from my involvement in the program."

- Source: Kyle Willman, RRF Superintendent, Pendleton WWTRRF, 04/23/2025

"Pre-facility walk Teams meeting was extremely helpful! We were able to prepare to help share with the OSU team the areas we think could provide most benefit. Their team also did an excellent job identifying other areas to optimize."

- Source: Elliot Gomez, Engineer Intern, Deschutes BRewery, 04/15/2025

"It was interesting to see a different perspective from fresh eyes. You (the EEC) look at it through a different lens. The challenge is having people from my team that can assist you during the tour. - Anonymous"

- Source: 05/02/2025

"It was a very nice experience, and was great to get some new ideas that got us thinking. Overall, very professional and easy group to work with."

- Source: Greg Will, Operations Manager, Calbag Metals, 12/06/2024

"Great experience, whole team really appreciated the opportunity. They found it helpful to have the calculated energy cost and savings in order to get approved funding."

- Source: 10/28/2024

"The assessment process and report were very thorough. The team was very professional and efficient. We were happy to provide an opportunity for the students to receive practical experience."

- Source: Demetriah Webster, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Ichor Systems, 12/18/2024

"The report was helpful and easy to read."

- Source: Nathan Nystrom, Vice President, 08/30/2023

"Easy report to read. Great team to work with. Very thorough and great report with even additional ideas for incentive opportunities."

- Source: Darren Paschke, Plant Manager, 07/31/2023

"The report was informative and easy to read. Thank you and your team for the hard work you put into this. We really appreciate the information and we look forward to working with you in the future."

- Source: 06/02/2023

"The report was easy to read and very helpful. I sincerely than you for all the help and assistance."

- Source: 04/24/2023

"It was a pleasure to work with your team during you’re your visit here at our facility."

- Source: Tekni-Plex, 06/17/2019

"The facility was happy with the report and mentioned it was very helpful and easy to read."

- Source: 01/20/2020

"In general, a really impressive report. The team did an outstanding job."

- Source: Bruce Schacht , Environmental Engineer, Columbia Steel Casting Co, 04/01/2015

""We had a very fun and productive experience with the team that audited our facility â€“ we were all impressed with their professionalism, their knowledge and insight, their intelligence, and their proactive attitudes â€“ great people to work with! OSU has developed some promising young engineers who are now entering our workforce. I look forward to following their careers and hearing about their accomplishments in the future.""

- Source: Laurie Pierce, Senior Engineer, LOTT Clean Water, 06/26/2015

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Center Director	Karl Haapala
Email	haapalak@oregonstate.edu
Phone #	+15417373122
Fax #	+15417372600
Mailing Address	204 Rogers Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331

Other	Adam Boyd
Assistant Director	Jayani Jayasuriya
Other	Suzanne Marinello

Oregon State University has trained 201 students

The following students have participated in IAC assessments with Oregon State University since 2003, when student name tracking began.
The 94 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Abdrew McMahan

Adam Miklasz

Adam Shareghi

Adam Taylor

Aimee Glenn

Alan Heninger

Alberto Pezzani

Alex Cimino-Hurt

Alexander Renkey

Ali Martz

Allison Stoneklifft

Amit Sarker

Anastasia Engebretson

Andrea M Harteloo

Anthony Mizener

Anya Lehman

Anya Mae Panose

Austin Aguilera

Ben Brubaker

Benjamin Bellman

Benjamin Parmenter

Blair Hasler

Blake Giles

Bonnie Elder

Brad Moore

Brandon Murray

Brayden Wigle

Brendon Dearing

Brian Bejcek

Brian Daniels

Briley Heller

Bryan Kilgore

Byran Smucker

Camden Warme

Carl Moen

Carlin Scott

Casey McMann

Chris Cunningham

Chris Houck

Chris Uri

Christian Nguyen

Christopher Curl

Claire Cushing

Colin Trachte

Colleen Ferry

Colleen Johnson

Connor Crowley

Cosmo Prindle

Dan Tremblay

Danae Swatman

Daniel Abernathy

Daniel Weiland

David Brown

David Chan-Vasquez

David LeBourveau

David McIntosh

David Okenwa

Davis Chamorro

Devlin Junker

Dexter Clifton

Doug Heymann

Drew McMahan

Dustin Bailey

Eddi Kamber

Eddie Blackwell

Elsie Deland

Emily Dahbura

Erik Johnson

Ethan Herr-Williams

Ethan Matty

Ethan Milton

Eva Woodson

Evan Talan

Evan White

Fiorella Espinoza

Forest Giardina

Geoff Cerruti

Grace Okoye

Hadi Hasan

Hailey Dawson

Hannah Thomas

Hari P. N. Nagarajan

Holda Biskeborn

Ian McKelvey

Isshu Lee

Jack Lapham

Jacob McWhirter

Jacob Gradwohl

Jacob Kinzer

Jacob Reierson

Jacob Staudhammer

Jake Volkman

Janice Keeley

Jasper Whelan

Jeff Billings

Jeff Gagatko

Jeff Mitchell

Jennifer Riehl

Jesse Abel

Jessie Hong

Joe Ferron

Joe Piacenza

John Anttonen

Jonathon Moysich

Joseph Lewis

Josh Mutch

Juili Tonape

Julian Peter

Justin Conklin

Justin Olson

Justin Shepard

Katie Braman

Kayla MacFarlane-Herold

Kelsey Greene

Kevin Liko

Kimberly Daeschel

Kolby Koenig

Kory Bowlin

Kristen Roegner

Kristina Schnell

Kyle Murdoch

Landon Fox

Lars Maxfield

Lillian Tegner

Logan Misbach

Luke Whittemore

Madeline Hendricksen

Madeline Jonas

Mario Israel Riofrio Sabando

Maritza Perez

Mason Luetjen

Matthew Litwin

Matthew Thomas

Max Novack

Maxwell Teschner

Megan O'Leary

Micah Brosius

Michael Dexter

Michael Koch

Michael Swanson

Michelle Gates

Michelle MacArthur

Mike Knapp

Mikel Van Kirk

Mikhail Jones

Miles Naughton

Monica Heng

Nate Knapp

Nathan Keeley

Navin Prasad

Nicholas Brouhard

Nicole Dean

Olivia Nell

Panini Sai Patapanchala

Paul Stelson

Paula Coto

Pavel Grechanuk

Peter Hanslits

Peter Kreider

Peter McMillan

Peter Sukamto

Quinn Bach

Rachel Hinton

Rachel McAfee

Rayana-Nichole K Revuelto

Ryan French

Sam Haines

Sam Walker

Samuel Balderston

Sarah Baker

Saroj karki

Scott Crook

Scott Lindbloom

Sean Bullis

Sean Mahoney

Sean Slocum

Sebastian Gumapas-Condol

Shelby Foley

Stephen MacDonald

Stephen Roderick

Tanida Chongvilaiwan

Ted Carter

Terrie Vu

Thanh Huynh

Tim Maloney

Tracie Tran

Travis Carver

Tyler Downey

Tyler Giddings

Tyler Manning

Tzetan Hristov

Vincent Albright

Vinson Guov

Vitaliy Kostromov

Vlad Predovic

Wayne Johnson

William Kaigh

William Stirby Jr

Yuki Klein

Yuming Qiuy

Zoe Lavrich