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

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US Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Wisconsin IAC

In May 2021, US Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC). When Harris visited the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she confirmed to promote the Biden administration’s planned investment in American infrastructure.

Harris talked at a small roundtable discussion about what the $2.3 trillion legislative package would mean for sustainable energy, research innovation, and education, and she toured some of the energy research labs in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to highlight a clean energy economy.

The discussion focused on Milwaukee where the city had once been the machine shop of the nation. But now, the area needs smart investments in energy and manufacturing to create the innovations necessary to solve current-day problems.

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm

March 8, 2021

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ROUNDTABLE:
Strengthening America's Manufacturing and Industrial Workforce

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) hosted a roundtable on March 8, 2021 to discuss how the Department’s Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) are helping small- and medium-sized manufacturers improve energy efficiency, create jobs, and reduce their carbon footprints.

Featuring guest speaker Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and moderated by Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Kelly Speakes-Backman.

Roundtable participants:

Hannah Atkins, Technology Engineer, Clearon Corporation (West Virginia)
Brian DeLuca, Director, New Jersey Clean Energy Program, Commercial & Industrial Programs, TRC Companies (New Jersey)
Marco Gonzalez, Corporate Energy Manager. Waupaca Foundry (Wisconsin)
Dr. Sachin Nimbalkar, Group Leader, Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis, Group. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Tennessee)
Farah Nourin, Graduate Student. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee IAC team (Wisconsin IAC)
Dr. Julie Sieving, Co-Director, University of Utah IAC and founding member, IAC Women for Energy Efficiency (WE²) initiative (Utah IAC)
John Smegal, IAC program Manager. Advanced Manufacturing Office. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (Washington. D.C.)

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2023

7 Papers / Publications

Norin, F., Blum, B., Amano, R.S., " Exploring the Effects of Guide Vane on Dimpled Cooling Channel of Gas Turbine Blade, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 145(5), May, | WM-IAC

Hasan, A., Salem, Abousabae, M.., Al Hamad, S., Amano, R.S., " Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Tubercles and Winglets Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade Design, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 145(1): 011301, January, | WM-IAC

Hasan, A., Salem, Abousabae, M.., Al Hamad, S., Amano, R.S., " Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Vortex Generators and Winglets in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade Design, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 145(1): 011301, January, | WM-IAC

Nourin, F., Amano, R.S., " Heat Transfer Augmentation with Jet Impingement Cooling on Dimpled Surface for Gas Turbine Blades, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 145(2): 022101, February, | WM-IAC

2022

10 Papers / Publications

Al Hamad, S., Hasan, A., Habash, O., Amano, R.S., " Effect of the J-shaped Wind Turbine Airfoil Opening Ratio and Thickness on the Performance of Symmetrical Airfoils, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(5): 051303, May, | WM-IAC

Qandil, M., Abbas, A., Al Hamad, S., Saadeh, W., Amano, R.S., " Performance of Hybrid Renewable Energy Power System for a Residential Building, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(4): 041301, April, | WM-IAC

Nourin, F., Espindola, J., Selim, O., Amano, R.S., " Energy, Exergy, and Emission Analysis on Industrial Air Compressors, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(4): 042104, April, | WM-IAC

Nourin, F., Amano, R.S., " Experimental and Large Eddy Simulation Study for Visualizing Complex Flow Phenomena of Gas Turbine Internal Blade Cooling Channel with No Bendssors, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(6): 062104, June, | WM-IAC

Salem, A.R., Hasan, A., Abdelhadi, A., Al Hamad, S., Qandil, M., Amano, R.S., " Power Generation and Oxygen Transfer Analyses for Micro Hydro-Turbine Installed in Wastewater Treatment Aeration Tank, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(3): 032102, March, | WM-IAC

Hasan, A., Salem, A.R., Abdelhadi, A., Al Hamad, S., Qandil, M., Amano, R.S., " Optimizing Power Reclamation of Micro Hydro Turbines in Wastewater Treatment Plant, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(1): 012109, January, | WM-IAC

Nourin, F., Amano, R.S., " Experimental Study on Flow Behavior and Heat Transfer Enhancement with Distinct Dimpled Gas Turbine Blade Internal Cooling Channel, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(7): 072101, July, | WM-IAC

Xu, Cheng., Amano, R.S., " Integral Design of a Turbocharger: Turbocharger Design Targets and Centrifugal Compressor Design, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 144 / 052103-1, May, | WM-IAC

Selim, O., Al Hamad, S., Amano, R.S., " Experimental and Numerical Study on the Effect of Annular Combustor Design on Thermal Uniformity Jet in Cross Flow, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(10); 102308, October, | WM-IAC

Nourin, F.N., Blum, B., Amano, R.S., " Evaluation of Heat Transfer Enhancement on Rotational Gas Turbine Blade Internal Cooling Channel with Dimpled Surface, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 144(11): 112105, November, | WM-IAC

2021

11 Papers / Publications

Farah Nazifa Nourin, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, Ryoichi S. Amano, " Analytical Study to Use the Excess Digester Gas of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 143(1): 012104 (7 pages), January, | WM-IAC

Amano, R.S., Abdelhadi, Ahmad, Salem, Abdel, Abbas, Ahmad, Abousabae, Mohammed, " Study of Energy Saving Analysis for Different Industries, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 143(5): 052101 (9 pages), May, | WM-IAC

Qandil, M., Abbas, A., Abdelhadi, A., Salem, A., and Amano, R.S., " Energy Analysis: Ways To Save Energy And Reduce The Emissions In Wastewater Treatment Plants, International Journal of Energy for Clean Environment, 22(1):91–112, | WM-IAC

Mohammad D. Qandil, Ahmad I. Abbas, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, Alaa Hasan, Farah Nazifa Nourin, Mohamed Abousabae, Osama M. Selim, Juan Espindola, Ryoichi S. Amano, " Net Zero Energy Model for Wastewater Treatment Plants, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 143(12): 122101 (12 pages), December, | WM-IAC

Alaa Hasan, Osama M. Selim, Mohamed Abousabae, Ryoichi S. Amano , Wilkistar Otieno, " Economic, Exergy, and Environmental Analyses of the Energy Assessments for U.S. Industries, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 143(11): 112107 (12 pages), November, | WM-IAC

Espindola, J., Nourin, F.N., Qandil, M., Abdelhadi, A., and Amano, R.S., " Energy Saving Analysis Using Energy Intensity Usage and Specific Energy Consumption Methods, International Journal of Energy for Clean Environment, 22(1):15–29, | WM-IAC

Hasan, Alaa, Salem, A., Abdelhadi, A., Qandil, M., Amano, R.S., and Alkhalidi, A., " The Power Reclamation of Utilizing Micro-Hydro Turbines in The Aeration Basins of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), August, | WM-IAC

Selim, O., Abousabae, M., Hasan, Alaa, and Amano, R.S., " Analysis of Energy Savings and CO2 Emission Reduction Contribution for Industrial Facilities In USA, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), August, | WM-IAC

Amano, R.S., Espindola, Juan, Nourin, Farah, Qandil, Mohammad, and Abdelhadi, Ahmad, " Energy Saving Analysis Using Energy Intensity Usage and Specific Energy Consumption Methods, International Journal of Energy for Clean Environment, pages 15-29, January, | WM-IAC

Alkhalidi, A., Abuothman, A., Abbas, H., A-Duqqah, B., Nofal, T., Amano, R.S., " Cantilever wind turbines installation to harvest accelerated wind in dams (hybrid floating PV – Wind system, Renewable Energy Focus, 40(4), | WM-IAC

Alaa S. Hasan , Mohammed Abousabae , Abdel Rahman Salem , Ryoichi S. Amano, " Study of Aerodynamic Performance and Power Output for Residential-Scale Wind Turbines, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 143(1): 011302 (10 pages), January, | WM-IAC

2020

2 Papers / Publications

Hasan, Alaa, Jackson, Randall, ElGammal, Tarek, and Amano, R.S., " Comparative Study of The Inline Configuration Wind Farm, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 142(6): 061302 (10 pages),, June, | WM-IAC

Selim, O., Hussein, M., and Amano, R.S., " Effect of Heating Rate on Chemical Kinetics of Chicken Manure With Different Gas Agents, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 142(10): 102104 (7 pages), October, | WM-IAC

2019

4 Papers / Publications

Ahmad I. Abbas , Mohammad D. Qandil , Muhannad R. Al-Haddad , Mandana S. Saravani , Ryoichi S. Amano, " Utilization of Hydroturbines in Wastewater Treatment Plants, Trans ASME J. Energy Resources Technologies, 141(6): 062011 (5 pages), April 22, | WM-IAC

Mohammad D. Qandil , Ahmad I. Abbas , Hassan D. Qandil , Muhannad R. Al-Haddad , Ryoichi S. Amano, " A Stand-Alone Hybrid Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell And Battery System, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 141(11), Volume 141, Issue 11, November, | WM-IAC

Alaa S. Hasan , Randall S. Jackson , Ryoichi S. Amano, " Experimental Study of the Wake Regions in Wind Farms, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), 141(5): 051209 (12 pages), March 29, | WM-IAC

Xu, Cheng and Amano, R.S, " The Performance Influences of a Centrifugal Compressor due to Scroll Local Deformation, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=3.183), Vol. 141(9), 091202, April 4, | WM-IAC

2018

2 Papers / Publications

Xu, C. and Amano, R.., " Centrifugal Compressor Performance Improvements Through Compressor Splitter Location, ASME J. Energy Resources Tecchnology, May, | WM-IAC

46. Beyhaghi, Saman and Amano, R.S., " A Parametric Study on Leading-Edge Slots Used on Wind Turbine Airfoils at Various Angles of Attack, Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics (IF=5.0), Vol. 175, pp.43-52, April 2018, , January, | WM-IAC

2017

10 Papers / Publications

Ross, A., Khajahnezhad, M., Otieno, W. and Aydas, O., " A two Echelon Location-Inventory Model for a Multi-Product Donation-Demand Driven Industry, European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 259, Issue 2, pages 664-676, | WM-IAC

Saman Beyhaghi and Ryoichi Amano, " Investigation of Flow Over a Wind Turbine Blade Airfoil Using a Hybrid Detached Eddy Simulation–Algebraic Stress Turbulence Model, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 139(5), 051204 , | WM-IAC

Saman Beyhaghi and Ryoichi Amano, " Improvement of Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamic Performance of Cambered Airfoils Using Leading-Edge Slots, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology, 139(5), 051206 , March 16, | WM-IAC

Randall S. Jackson and Ryoichi Amano, " Experimental Study and Simulation of a Small-Scale Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=1.4), 139(5), 051207, Mar 16, | WM-IAC

Arun Kumar Koralagundi Matt, Saman Beyhaghi, Ryoichi S. Amano and Jie Guo, " Self-Healing of Wind Turbine Blades Using Microscale Vascular Vessels, Trans. ASME J. Energy Resources Technology (IF=1.4), 139(5), 051208 , Mar 16, | WM-IAC

Burra, K.R., Hussein, M.S., Amano, R.S., and Gupta, A.K, " Syngas Evolutionary Behavior during Chicken Manure Pyrolysis and Air Gasification, Applied Energy, Vol. 181, pp. 408-415, November , | WM-IAC

Hussein, M.S., Burra, K.G., Amano, R.S., and Gupta, A.K., " Effect of oxygen addition in steam gasification of chicken manure, Fuel, Vol. 189, 189, Pp 428-435, February, | WM-IAC

Hussein, M.S., Burra, K.R., Amano, R.S., and Gupta, A.K, " Temperature and Gasifying Media Effects on Chicken Manure Pyrolysis and Gasification, Fuel, Vol. 202, pp. 36-45, August, | WM-IAC

Balali, M., Nouri, N., Omrani, E., Otieno, W., Nasiri, A., " An Overview of the Environmental, Economical and Material Developments of the Solar and Wind Sources Coupled with the Energy Storage Systems, International Journal of Energy Research, , May , | WM-IAC

Johnson, B., Otieno, W., and Campbell-Kyureghyan, N., " Influence of Jackhammer Weight on Grip Pressure, Muscle Activity, and Hand–Arm Vibration of the Operator, IISE Transaction on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, Vol. 5, Issue 1, pages 12-22, | WM-IAC

2016

4 Papers / Publications

Martinez, J.L, Amano, R.S., and Rohatgi, P.K., " Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Analysis of Self-Healing in Metallic Materials, Heat and Mass Transfer, ISSN 0947-7411, | WM-IAC

AlBabaa, H., ElGammal, T., and Amano, R.S., " Study of Air Bubble Diameter and Frequency Formed at a Single Rigid Orifice Submerged in Quasi-Static Water, Trans ASME. Journal of Fluids Engineering, FE-15-1382, October, | WM-IAC

Alkhalidi, A., Alkhafaji, A., and Amano, R.S, " Solid Removal from Water by Using Horizontal Swirl Flow Separator, Jokull Journal, Joklarannsoknafelag Islands,Vol. 66, Issue 1, ISSN: 0449-0576 , | WM-IAC

Amano, R.S., Alkhalidi, A., Alkhafaji, A., and Al Ba’ba’a, H., " Wave Generation in Subsurface Aeration System: A New Approach to Enhance Mixing in Aeration Tank in Wastewater Treatment, Desalination and Water Treatment, Pages 1-8, , Taylor & Francis, April 24, | WM-IAC

2015

3 Papers / Publications

21) Matt, A.K.K, Strong, S., ElGammal, T., and Amano, R.S., " Self-Healing Tubing in Wind Turbine Blades, Trans. ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 137(5), 051202 , September 1, | WM-IAC

Gupta, A., Ibrahim, M.S., and Amano, R.S., " Amano, R.S., “Effect of Jet-to-Mainstream Momentum Flux Ratio on Mixing Process, Heat and Mass Transfer, pp. 1-14, May 2015, Springer, May, | WM-IAC

Ibrahim, M., Alsultan, A, Shen, S., and Amano, R.S., " Advances in Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade Designs: Introduction of Slots and Tubercle, Trans. ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 137, September 2015, May 8, | WM-IAC

2014

5 Papers / Publications

Xie, J.L., Yuan, C., " Numerical study of thin layer ring on improving the ice formation of building thermal storage system, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 69, 2014, Pages 46–54., | WM-IAC

Li, B.B., Gao, X.F, Zhang, H.C., Yuan, C., " Energy Modeling of Electrochemical Anodization Process of Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2014, 2 (3), pp 404–410., | WM-IAC

Zhai. Q., Cao, H.J., Zhao, X., Yuan, C., " Assessing Application Potential of Clean Energy Supply for Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation: A Case Study on General Motors Global Manufacturing, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 75, 2014, Pages 11–19., | WM-IAC

Wang, E.D., Yuan, C., " A Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment of Atomic Layer Deposition Process, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 74, 2014, Pages 145–154., | WM-IAC

Kialashaki, A. and Reisel, J. R., " Development and validation of artificial neural network models of the energy demand in the industrial sector of the United States., Energy, In Press, 2014, | WM-IAC

2013

5 Papers / Publications

Li, T.H., Yuan, C.*, " Numerical modeling of specific energy consumption in machining process, 2013 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Madison, WI, June 10-14, 2013, | WM-IAC

Lopez, H.F., Mendoza, H., and Church, B., " High-Temperature Oxidation Resistance of a Nanoceria Spray-Coated 316L Stainless Steel Under Short-Term Air Exposure., Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol 45, 2013, pp.1362-1370., | WM-IAC

Li, T.H.,Yang, F., Yuan, C.*, " A Novel Parabolic Trough Solar Lighting and Thermal System for Building Energy Efficiency, Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, August 17-21, 2013, Madison, WI, U.S.A., Madison, WI, August 17-21, 2013, | WM-IAC

Kialashaki, A. and Reisel, J.R., " Modeling of the energy demand of the residential sector in the United States using regression models and artificial neural networks., Applied Energy, Vol. 108, 2013, pp.271-280., | WM-IAC

Kim, C.-S., Sohn, I., Nezafati, M., Ferguson, J.B., Schultz, B., Bajestani-Gohari, Z., Rohatgi, P.K. and Cho, K., " Prediction models for the yield strength of particle-reinforced unimodal pure magnesium (Mg) metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs)., Journal of Materials Science, Vol.48, 2013, pp.4191-4204., | WM-IAC

2012

6 Papers / Publications

Li, T.,Zhang, H. C., Yuan, C., Liu, Z.C., Fan, C. C., " A PCA Based Method for Construction of Composite Sustainability Indicators, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Vol.17, 2012, pp.593-603., | WM-IAC

Yuan, C., Zhai, Q., Dornfeld, D., " A three dimensional system approach for environmentally sustainable manufacturing, CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology, Vol.61, 2012, pp.39-42., | WM-IAC

Itskos, G., Rohatgi, P.K., Moutsatsou, A., DeFouw, J., Koukouzas, N., Vasilatos, C. and Schultz, B., " Synthesis of A356 Al–high-Ca fly ash composites by pressure infiltration technique and their characterization., Journal of Materials Science Vol.47, 2012, pp.4042-4052., | WM-IAC

Ferguson, J.B., Sheykh-Jaberi, F., Kim, C.-S., Rohatgi, P.K. and Cho, K., " On the strength and strain to failure in particle-reinforced magnesium metal-matrix nanocomposites (Mg MMNCs)., Materials Science and Engineering: A 558, 2012, pp.193-204., | WM-IAC

Sanaty-Zadeh, A. and Rohatgi, P.K., " Comparison between current models for the strength of particulate-reinforced metal matrix nanocomposites with emphasis on consideration of Hall-Petch effect., Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol.531, pp.112-118., | WM-IAC

Hejazi, V., Nyong, A.E., Rohatgi, P.K. and Nosonovsky, M., " Wetting Transitions in Underwater Oleophobic Surface of Brass., Advanced Materials, Vol.24, 2012, pp.5963-5966., | WM-IAC

2011

9 Papers / Publications

Wornyoh, E.Y.A. and Higgs, C.F., " An asperity-based fractional coverage model for transfer films on a tribological surface., Wear, Vol. 270, 2011, pp.127-139, | WM-IAC

Kumar, S. and Reisel, J.R., " Modelling of energy usage for the refining of ethanol from corn., International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Vol. 30, 2011, pp.98-109., | WM-IAC

Amano, R. S. and Rohatgi, P.K., " Laser engineered net shaping process for SAE 4140 low alloy steel., Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol.528, 2011, pp.6680-6693., | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A., Patel, D. and Schuessler, L., " An In Situ Mechanism for the Optimal Cooling of Oil-Lubricated Rolling Element Bearings and Planetary Gear Systems, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-64614, 2011, pp.71-80, | WM-IAC

Zhai, Q., Cao, H.J., Zhao, X., Yuan, C., " Cost Benefit Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation of Global Automotive Manufacturing through Clean Energy Supply, Energies, Vol.4, 2011, pp. 1478-1494., | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A., Patel, D., Schuessler, L., Francis, A. and Garnett, C., " Improving Rolling Element Bearing Thermal Compliance Through In Situ Cooling, ASME/STLE 2011 International Joint Tribology Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Paper No. IJTC2011-61210, 2011, pp.245-247, | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A. and Higgs, C.F. (2011)., " An asperity-based fractional coverage model for transfer films on a tribological surface., Wear, Vol. 270, 2011, pp.127-139., | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A., Patel, D. and Schuessler, L., " An In Situ Mechanism for the Optimal Cooling of Oil-Lubricated Rolling Element Bearings and Planetary Gear Systems., ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Paper No. IMECE2011-64614, 2011, pp.71-80., | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A., Patel, D., Schuessler, L., Francis, A. and Garnett, C., " Improving Rolling Element Bearing Thermal Compliance Through In Situ Cooling., ASME/STLE 2011 International Joint Tribology Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Paper No. IJTC2011-61210, 2011, pp.245-247., | WM-IAC

2010

3 Papers / Publications

Lipke, D.W., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Church, B.C., and Sandhage, K.H., " Near net-shape/net-dimension ZrC/W-based composites with complex geometries via rapid prototyping and Displacive Compensation of Porosity., Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 30, 2010, pp: 2265-2277., | WM-IAC

Lipke, D.W., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Church, B.C., and Sandhage, K.H., " Near net-shape/net-dimension ZrC/W-based composites with complex geometries via rapid prototyping and Displacive Compensation of Porosity, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 30, 2010, pp: 2265-2277, | WM-IAC

Yuan, C. and Dornfeld, D., " Integrated Sustainability Analysis of Atomic Layer Deposition for Microelectronics Manufacturing, ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, | WM-IAC

2009

4 Papers / Publications

Daoud, A., El-Khair, M.T.A., Shenouda, A.Y., Mohammed, E. and Rohatgi, P.K., " Microstructure, tensile properties and electrochemical behavior of Pb alloy–45vol.% fly ash microballoon composites., Materials Science and Engineering: A Vol.526, 2009, pp.225-234., | WM-IAC

Nosonovsky, M., Amano, R., Lucci, J.M. and Rohatgi, P.K., " Physical chemistry of self-organization and self-healing in metals., Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol.11, 2009, pp.9530-9536., | WM-IAC

Mohseni-Languri, E., Taherian, H., Masoodi, R. and Reisel, J.R., " An energy and exergy study of a solar thermal air collector., Thermal science, Vol.13, 2009, pp.205-216., | WM-IAC

Yuan, C. and Dornfeld, D., " Reducing the Environmental Footprint and Economic Costs of Automotive Manufacturing through an Alternative Energy Supply, Transaction of North America Manufacturing Research Institute, Vol. 37, 2009, pp.427-434., | WM-IAC

2008

2 Papers / Publications

Higgs, C. F. and Wornyoh, E.Y.A., " An in situ mechanism for self-replenishing powder transfer films: Experiments and modeling, Wear, Vol. 264, 2008, pp.131-138, | WM-IAC

Higgs, C. F. and Wornyoh, E.Y.A., " An in situ mechanism for self-replenishing powder transfer films: Experiments and modeling., Wear, Vol. 264, 2008, pp.131-138., | WM-IAC

2007

6 Papers / Publications

Yuan, C., Zhang, H. C., McKenna, G., Korzeniewski, C., and Li, J., " Experimental Studies on Cryogenic Recycling of Printed Circuit Board, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 34, 2007, pp. 657-666., | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A., Jasti, V.K. and Higgs, C.F., " A review of dry particulate lubrication: Powder and granular materials, Journal of Tribology-Transactions of the Asme, Vol.129, 2007, pp.438-449, | WM-IAC

Ernst, E. M., Church, B.C., Gaddis, C.S., Snyder, R.L. and Sandhage K.H., " Enhanced hydrothermal conversion of surfactant-modified diatom microshells into barium titanate replicas, Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 22, 2007, pp.1121-1127, | WM-IAC

Church, B.C., Sanders, T.H., Speyer, R.F., and Cochran, J.K., " Thermal expansion matching and oxidation resistance of Fe-Ni-Cr interconnect alloys., Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing Vol. 452, 2007, pp.334-340., | WM-IAC

Ernst, E. M., Church, B.C., Gaddis, C.S., Snyder, R.L. and Sandhage K.H., " Enhanced hydrothermal conversion of surfactant-modified diatom microshells into barium titanate replicas., Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 22, 2007, pp.1121-1127., | WM-IAC

Wornyoh, E.Y.A., Jasti, V.K. and Higgs, C.F., " A review of dry particulate lubrication: Powder and granular materials., Journal of Tribology-Transactions of the Asme, Vol.129, 2007, pp.438-449., | WM-IAC

2006

4 Papers / Publications

Yuan, C., Zhang, T., Rangarajan, A., Dornfeld, D., Ziemba, B., and Whitbeck, R., " A Decision-based Analysis of Compressed Air Usage Patterns in Automotive Manufacturing, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol.25, 2006, pp.293-300., | WM-IAC

Ahmad, G., Dickerson, M.B., Church, B.C., Cai, Y., Jones, S.E., Naik, R.R., King, J.S., Summers, C.J., Kröger, N. and Sandhage, K.H., " Rapid, Room-Temperature Formation of Crystalline Calcium Molybdate Phosphor Microparticles via Peptide-Induced Precipitation, Advanced Materials, Vol. 18, 2006, pp.1759-1763., | WM-IAC

Church, B.C., Sanders, T.H., Speyer, R.F., and Cochran, J.K., " Thermal expansion matching and oxidation resistance of Fe-Ni-Cr interconnect alloys, Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing Vol. 452, 2007, pp.334-340, | WM-IAC

Ahmad, G., Dickerson, M.B., Church, B.C., Cai, Y., Jones, S.E., Naik, R.R., King, J.S., Summers, C.J., Kröger, N. and Sandhage, K.H., " Rapid, Room-Temperature Formation of Crystalline Calcium Molybdate Phosphor Microparticles via Peptide-Induced Precipitation., Advanced Materials, Vol. 18, 2006, pp.1759-1763., | WM-IAC

2005

2 Papers / Publications

Church, B. C., Sanders Jr., T.H., Speyer, R.F. and Cochran, J.K., " Interconnect thermal expansion matching to solid oxide fuel cells, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 40, 2005, pp.4893-4898, | WM-IAC

Church, B. C., Sanders Jr., T.H., Speyer, R.F. and Cochran, J.K., " Interconnect thermal expansion matching to solid oxide fuel cells., Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 40, 2005, pp.4893-4898., | WM-IAC

Noteworthy Feedback

- Source: Matt Zeilhofer, President, RPI, 08/25/2024

"Team, THANK YOU for your efforts and this outstanding package of information. I plan to share this with the leadership team and facility management team. I also hope to follow up with you on the action we will take related to your recommendations, in addition to the 6-9 month follow-up you suggested. Keep up the great work – I value your organization and the methodology you use, Shannan"

- Source: Shannan Vlieger, Manager, Douglas Dynamics, 11/21/2023

"I wanted to reach out and say thank you again to everyone for coming to Plenco and conducting the industrial assessment. From our conversations, I feel like we will make great progress toward our energy savings goal with the suggestions you’ve provided – looking forward to seeing the report! If you have any questions or need any information, I will be your point of contact – so don’t hesitate to reach out if need be."

- Source: Tyler Rodey, Industrial Engineer, Plenco, 03/30/2023

"Our company is interested in partnering with you and your team at the UW-M Industrial Assessment Center again to conduct an energy assessment at our different location. We were very impressed with the work they did in 2023 on the energy assessments for our several locations and hope to continue the success at another location."

- Source: Scott Simpson, Manager, Plexus, 09/18/2024

"Thank you Md Tarif and Team. We will review and meet internally to discuss the report and recommendations and will follow up if we have questions."

- Source: Noelle Brigham, ESG Director, AO Smith Corporate Technology Center, 04/14/2023

"Thank you!! We will be reviewing the ARs shortly. Very much appreciate everyone’s time and effort in this!"

- Source: Katrina Gilbank, HES Central Leader USA, Nemak - Taylor Drive, 02/07/2023

"Hello Ahmad, Thank you! We will review the ARs and let you know if we have any questions. We appreciate your team visiting our facility and creating this report."

- Source: Hannah Wilson, Facilities Sustainability Program Manager, Bass Pro Shops, 01/19/2023

"Hi Mohamed, Thank you and the team for performing this assessment. We will review internally to determine the next steps with your recommendations."

- Source: Craig Rykaczewski, Armada Warehouse Solutions, 06/09/2022

"I told my bosses, I was very impressed with your team and their performance. They identified a lot of items that would normally be missed or not pursued by many assessments. Also, and I am sure you know this, the “brainpower” of your team is impressive and any company that gets an assessment from your team needs to tap into your team’s knowledge. I look forward to working with you and your team again. Richard Richard Feustel, CEM, Senior Energy Advisor Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems-Industrial Sector Leidos | Focus on Energy, Large Energy User Program FeustelR@leidos.com | www.leidos.com/engineering W: 608-819-9029 C: 920-517-4712"

- Source: Richard Feustel, CEM, Senior Energy Advisor, Focus on Energy, 03/15/2018

"I was very impressed with the quality of the report. It is especially helpful that you provided all your calculations. There are clearly some excellent energy reduction opportunities for the facility. I'll work with Bill and the operations group to get an implementation plan rolling. Thanks again for your help. "

- Source: Daniel Welch, Corporate Environmental&Sustainability Manager, Bostik, Inc, 04/12/2016

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the UW Milwaukee Industrial Assessment team for the recent Industrial Assessment completed at the GKN Germantown facility. It is an extremely useful tool to have an objective evaluation of our processes and savings opportunities evaluated by an outside resource as it opens our eyes to areas we may potentially overlook. We are currently focusing on what we felt were high potential projects in your summary of recommendations. Those are the compressed air efficiency, low pressure blow offs, furnace insulation and at some point in early 2015 I plan on revisiting the power factor correction. Over all this was a great experience for GKN. "

- Source: Bob Harry, Mfg. & Facility Engineering Mgr., GKN Sinter Metals, 12/01/2014

"The team from UWM did an outstanding job performing an energy audit of our plant in Allenton WI , finding a potential annual energy cost savings of $ 195 ,000 . The audit was very extensively and professionally done . At the conclusion of the research a very comprehensive report was written and then presented with outstanding explanations. We are currently exploring the implementation of several recommendations . Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the program and please send my Thanks to the team at UWM IAC ."

- Source: John Cleary, Plant Manager, Allcast Inc. LLC, 12/03/2014

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Mailing Address	3200 N Cramer st EMS 775 Milwaukee, WI 53211

Assistant Director	Mohamed Abousabae
Assistant Director	Mohammad Qandil
Assistant Director	Pradeep Rohatgi
Assistant Director	Rafat Elsharef
Assistant Director	Saif Al Hamad

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee has trained 91 students

The following students have participated in IAC assessments with University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee since 2012.
The 45 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Abdallah Benelmadjat

Abdel Rahman Salem

Abdelmohsin Al-Bekhayet

Abdullah Jandal

Ahmad Abdel Hadi

Ahmad Ibrahim Abbas

Alaa Hasan

Ali Mohammadi

Amirsaman Hamzeh Bajgiran

Anne Barlas

Anwar Aglan

Arash Kialashaki

Areej khalil

Asma Khasawneh

Brendan Kwick

Brinn Leighton Blum

Caleb Rozema

Cheikh Kada

Chris Bruzas

Chris Zahn

Colin Garnett

Daniel Smith

David Adashek

Divyeshkumar Patel

Elizabeth Ehrke

Ellen Forde

Emad Omrani

Farah Nazifa Nourin

Garrett Roth

Guorong Chen

Hamza ALnawafah

Hani Aldaradkah

Heidi Ranicke

Ibrahim Soliman

Jacob Joseph Mattiol

Jasmine Kaur

Jianyang Li

John Pembroke

Jonathan Robert Fisher

Juan Espindola

Junling Xie

Justin Langwinski

Justin M Quilapio

Kada KADA

Karthik Palaniappan

Kelly Kunowski

Lukas John Guillien

Maliha Maisha Rahman

Mandana Sheikhzad Saravani

Marcus McDade

Mayyadah Abuhasheh

Md Tarif Raihan

Melissa Zuengler

Michael Beining

Michael Schulze

Mohamed Abdelaziz Youssef

Mohamed Abousabae

Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef

Mohamed Maache

Mohammad Qandil

Muhannad Rafiq Al-Haddad

Nicholas DiPasquale

Nicholas Gilhaus

Oluwatobi Amida

Omar Alsotary

Omar Habash

Omar Shaker

Osama Elsayed

Parham Mobadersani

Peter Davis

Peter Kinsella

Qais Alnawafah

Qiang Zhai

Rafat Elsharef

Ross Goessl

Ryan Donald

Ryan Wurm-Tran

Saif Al Hamad

Saman Beyhaghi

Sidharth Ashok

Sonu Praneeth Gandam

Sourav Das

Thomas Omwando

Tonghui Li

Walaa Saadeh

Wentao Zou

William Barlas

William Matthew Asma

Yadan Zeng

Yagnaramasubramanian Somayajulu

Yunfan Zhang

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