Industrial Assessment Centers
University of Florida IAC
Sponsored by:
DOE MESC
University of Florida IAC
Center Established 1991
University of Florida
Director Dr. SA Sherif
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University of Florida
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.
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 University of Florida Industrial Assessment Center (UF-IAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium-sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.

560 Assessments
4,674 Recommendations
14.82 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$177.53 million Cost Savings*
187 Students Trained
*Recommended Savings
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Generic IAC Assessment Activity
Generic IAC Assessment Activity
Generic IAC Assessment Activity
Noteworthy Feedback
"At the time of the audit (2/25/2019) and during the implementation interview (5/13/2021), the client indicated its interest on receiving a UFIAC student through a payed internship (as discussed in IAC Directors meeting), or higher a UFIAC alumni. Conversations will resume after more information is a..." more
- Source: Corey Drew, Environmental and Plant Engineer, Saputo, 05/13/2021
"At the time of the audit (2/20/2019) and during the implementation interview (05/01/2021), the client indicated its interest on receiving a UFIAC student through a payed internship (as discussed in IAC Directors meeting), or higher a UFIAC alumni. Conversations will resume after more information is ..." more
- Source: Chad Riveland, Plant Engineer, Frito Lay Inc., 05/01/2020
"After the energy assessment and once the report was sent, the client issued Appreciation Certificates to the UF-IAC team."
- Source: Mr. Yaron Segal, Kimball Electronics, 08/03/2017
Assessment - Case Studies
UF | Assessment: UF0239
Dura Automotive Systems Finds Significant Savings
Noteworthy Feedback
"At the time of the audit (2/25/2019) and during the implementation interview (5/13/2021), the client indicated its interest on receiving a UFIAC student through a payed internship (as discussed in IAC Directors meeting), or higher a UFIAC alumni. Conversations will resume after more information is available from the client, and from UFIAC regarding possible funds coming from the USDOE to the program."
- Source: Corey Drew, Environmental and Plant Engineer, Saputo, 05/13/2021
"At the time of the audit (2/20/2019) and during the implementation interview (05/01/2021), the client indicated its interest on receiving a UFIAC student through a payed internship (as discussed in IAC Directors meeting), or higher a UFIAC alumni. Conversations will resume after more information is available from the client, and from UFIAC regarding possible funds coming from the USDOE to the program."
- Source: Chad Riveland, Plant Engineer, Frito Lay Inc., 05/01/2020
"After the energy assessment and once the report was sent, the client issued Appreciation Certificates to the UF-IAC team."
- Source: Mr. Yaron Segal, Kimball Electronics, 08/03/2017
Contact Center Center Website
Center Director Dr. SA Sherif
Email sasherif@ufl.edu
Phone # +13523927821
Mailing Address Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
1064 Center Drive, Engineering Building Room 181
Gainesville, FL 32611
Assistant Director Dr. Cristian Cardenas-Lailhacar
University of Florida has trained 187 students
The following students have participated in IAC assessments with University of Florida since 2017.
The 72 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Aayush Mittal
Abdulmajeed Alghamdi
Abdulrahim Kalendar
Abdurrahman Bejjaj
Abhilash Muthyala
Abishek Arumugam Navukkarasan
Adnan Alosaimi
Adnan Fatehi
Agnidhra Gain
Ahmad Mahmoud
Ahmed Alqattan
Ajaykiran Sirimallu Rajagopal
Alankrit Baruaole
Alexandra Bonilla
Allen Mathis
Amey Kelkar
Amit Agarwal
Amlan Mahamallik
Andres Bihan Thomas
Andres Morales-Vargas
Aniket Chitte
Aniruddh Shrikrishna
Anton Davis
Anubhav Singh
Aojia Jiang
Arash Shad
Aravind Subburathinam
Arif Islam
Avni Rakesh Mehta
Ayyoub Mehdizadeh
Baalaganapathy Manohar
Bahvana Banjeree
Ben Smith
Bogi Bhageerath
Brandon Lowe
Brett Dickstein
Camille Mekwinski
Carlos Estrella
Carolina Padilla
Chan-Wen Chiu
Charles Chacko
Chenchu Sakthi Charan Kondugari
Christine Bursey
Cinthia Perez
Claudia Escobedo
Constanza Soto Gomez
Cristina Arimany
Darinka Butirich
Darshan Gabani
Darshan Girase
David M. Winsberg
Deepesh Makhija
Dieudonne Mann
Dionni Campbell
Drew Meyerson
Edward Rios
Faisal Altwijri
Fawaz Alhomaidan
Fotouh Al Ragom
Freddy Sarmiento
Gary-Gregoire Coquillo
Gaurav Kumar
Gaye Kidan
George Gonzalez
Gladys Athina
Gordon Taub
Gretel Barany
Hashnayne Ahmed
Hassan Alashwan
Heather Mevers
Hemanth Kumar Murugesh
Henash Patel
Howard Wang
Isabel Esguerra
Jake Gipson
James Holladay
Janani Kalpaki
Janhavi Agashe
Jatin Lamba
Jingwen Wang
Jithin Gopinadhan
Joey Zamora
John Rodriguez
Jorge Habib
Jose Landivar
Jose Rosa
Julian Cardenas
Kamlesh S Porel
Kanva Rawal
Kanwar Bajaj
Karthik Naganathan
Kavya Navaneetha Krishnan
Keshavan Desikan
Kimberly Schlitt
Kolaleh Torkaman
Krystal Harriot
Kunal Surana
Laura Locke
Lynnae Hughes
Mahsa Farzaneh
Manan Rathod
Manasi Shinde
Manuel Morales
Marcos Tapia
Maria Arias
Marisa Arvesu
Mathilde Miroir
Matteo Raineri
Mayuresh Churi
Meet Parikh
Mekha Menon
Menelik Saint-Fleur
Michelle Hernandez
Midhun Thomas Vergis
Mike Rademaker
Mohammed Suleman Shariff
Mojan Daneshmand
Mousa Mirehei
Moussa Mirehei
Mukul Sachan
Nestor Santiago
Nicholas Hansen
Nikhil Kumar
Ning Tang
Nishant Muley
Pankaj Patil
Pierina Moreno
Pilar Lamarque
Poris Bharvath Raj
Pratham Deepak Nayyar
Rachel Pleitez
Rahul Chaurasia
Ramanathan Dharmarajan
Richard Barrow
Robert Eaton
ROHAN ANAND RAO
Rohit Bhagwat
Rushabh Bharatkuma Mehta
Ryan Smith
Sagnik Seth
Saideep Savant
Samarth Kathare
Sameep Singh
Sameer Desai
Sameer Khan
Sangkyu Lee
Shalu Dagar
Shankar Venkat
Shaun Linus Tauro
Sherif Kandil
Shreyas Muralidharan
Shubham Kohle
Siamak Mirmasoumi
Siddhartha Vasireddy
Siddhika Chunchuwar
Soham Bombale
Sourya Dutta
Srinivas Shashank Mantha
Suchi Patel
Suril Thaker
Swanand Tendulkar
Swapnil Patil
Swaroop Thavva
Tabitha Robinson
Taofeek Biobaku
Terrence J. Hornsby
Todd Cooper
Todd Rio
Turki Almadhi
Uzair Malik
Vatsal Panchal
Victor Gentis
Vidhi Zala
Vignesh Ganesan
Vikram Ganesan
VINNY MITTAL
Vishnusaprad Srinivasan
Vitelio Silva
Vivek Hari
Vivek Jogia
Vivek Pararrya
Wildivina Rosario
WIlliam Lauderdale
Yagniv Surani
Yash Patel
Yu Chuang
Zuochen Duan