U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program – BestPractices

Industrial Assessment Center Locations

There are currently 26 schools across the country participating in the IAC Program. For additional information or to apply for an assessment, click one of the center locations on the map or one of the school names below for contact information.

West	Midwest	Mid-Atlantic
Oregon State University San Diego State University San Francisco State University University of Washington	Bradley University Iowa State University University of Dayton University of Illinois at Chicago University of Michigan University of Missouri-Columbia	Syracuse University West Virginia University
Central	North East	South East
Colorado State University Oklahoma State University Texas A & M University University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lehigh University University of Delaware University of Massachusetts	Georgia Institute of Technology Mississippi State University North Carolina State University Tennessee Technological University University of Alabama University of Florida University of Miami

West

Oregon State University

Director: Dr. George M. Wheeler
Phone: (541) 737-2515
Fax: (541) 737-5035
E-mail: greg.wheeler@oregonstate.edu

Assistant Director:Joseph F. Junker P.E
Phone: (541) 737-5034
Fax: (541) 737-5035
E-mail: junkerj@engr.orst.edu

Address:
Oregon State University Industrial Assessment Center
344 Batcheller Hall
Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-2405
IAC Office Phone: (541) 737-2674

San Diego State University

Director: Dr. Asfaw Beyene
Phone: (619) 594-6207
Fax: (619) 594-3599
E-mail: abeyene@rohan.sdsu.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Ramon Betancourt
Phone: (619) 594-4879
E-mail: ramon@kahuna.sdsu.edu

Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-0191
IAC Office Phone: (619) 594-7143

San Francisco State University

Director: Dr. Ahmad Ganji
Phone: (415) 338-7736
Fax: (415) 338-3086
E-mail: aganji@sfsu.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Shy-Shenq P. Liou
Phone: (415) 338-7733
E-mail: ssl@sfsu.edu

Address:
School of Engineering
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
IAC Office Phone: (415) 338-6218

University of Washington

Director: Prof. Alexander Mamishev
Phone: (206) 221-5729
Fax: (206) 543-3842
E-mail: mamishev@ee.washington.edu

Address:
Mail Stop 352500
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
IAC office phone: (206) 221-5729

Central

Colorado State University

Director: Dr. Douglas C. Hittle
Phone: (970) 491-8617
Fax: (970) 491-3827
E-mail:hittle@engr.colostate.edu

Assistant Director: Mr. Michael Kostrzewa
Phone: (970) 491-7709
E-mail: michael@engr.colostate.edu

Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1374
IAC Office Phone: (970) 491-7709

Oklahoma State University

Director: Dr. William Kolarik
Phone: (405) 744-5042
Fax: (405) 744-4654
E-mail: kolarik@okstate.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Wayne C. Turner
Phone: (405) 744-6055
E-mail: wturner@okstate.edu

Address:
School of Industrial Engineering & Management
College of Engineering
Room 322, Engineering North
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-0540

Texas A&M University

Director: Dr. Warren M. Heffington
Phone: (979) 845-5019
Fax: (979) 862-2762
E-mail: wheffington@mengr.tamu.edu

Assistant Director: James A. Eggebrecht
Phone: (979) 845-1508
E-mail: jim@esl.tamu.edu

Address all correspondence to:
Warren M. Heffington
Industrial Assessment Center
3123 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3123

Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123
IAC Office Phone: (979) 845-1809/1624

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Director: Dr. Theodore Kozman
Phone: (337) 482-5717
E-mail: tak1485@louisiana.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Jim Lee
Phone: (337) 482-5354
E-mail: jlee@louisiana.edu

Address:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Engineering & Technology Management and Industry Technology Dept.
P.O. Box 42972
Lafayette, LA 70504-2972

Midwest

Bradley University

Director: Dr. Paul Mehta
Phone: (309) 677-2754
Fax: (309) 677-3453 E-mail: mehta@bradley.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Dean Kim
Phone: (309) 677-3142
E-mail: deankim@bradley.edu

Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Bradley University
Peoria, IL 61625
IAC Office Phone: (309) 677-2608

Iowa State University

Director: Dr. Gregory M. Maxwell
Phone: (515) 294-8645
Fax: (515) 294-3261
E-mail: gmaxwell@iastate.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Ron Nelson
Phone: (515) 294-6886
E-mail: ronn@iastate.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Frank Peters
Phone: (515) 294-3855
E-mail: fpeters@iastate.edu

Address:
Industrial Assessment Center
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
3029 H.M. Black Engineering Bldg.
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2161
IAC Office Phone: (515) 294-3080

University of Dayton

Director: Dr. Kelly Kissock
Phone: (937) 229-2852
Fax: (937) 229-4766
E-mail: kkissock@udayton.edu

Assistant Director: Ms. Rebecca Blust
Phone: (973) 229-2851
E-mail: rblust@engr.udayton.edu

Address:
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-0210
IAC Office Phone: (937) 229-3343

University of Illinois at Chicago

Director: Dr. William M. Worek
Phone: (312) 996-5610
E-mail: wworek@uic.edu

Assistant Director: Michael J. Chimack
Phone: (312) 413-2321
E-mail: mchimack@uic.edu

Address:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Industrial Assessment Center
Energy Resources Center
851 S. Morgan Street, M/C 156
Chicago, IL 60607-7054
IAC Office Phone: (312) 996-6615

University of Michigan

Director: Dr. Arvind Atreya
Phone: (734) 647-4790
E-mail: aatreya@engin.umich.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Margaret Wooldridge
Phone: (734) 764-5241
E-mail: mswool@engin.umich.edu

Address:
University of Michigan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

University of Missouri-Columbia

Director: Dr. Bin Wu
Phone: (573) 882-5540
Fax: (573) 882-2691
E-mail: wubi@missouri.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Sanjeev Khanna
Phone: (573) 884-9109
E-mail: khannas@missouri.edu

Address:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
E3437 Thomas and Nell Lafferre Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211 USA

North East

Lehigh University

Director: Dr. Sudhakar Neti
Phone: (610) 758-4117
E-mail:sn01@lehigh.edu

Assistant Director: Dr Alp Oztekin
Phone: (610) 758-4343
E-mail: mailto:alo1@lehigh.edu

Address:
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics
Packard Laboratory
19 Memorial Drive West
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3085

University of Delaware

Director: Dr. Keith Goossen
Phone: (302) 831-0590
Fax: (302) 831-4316
E-mail: goossen@ece.udel.edu

Assistant Director: Mr. Ralph Nigro
Phone: (302) 831-8405
E-mail: rnigro@udel.edu

Address:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Delaware
209 Evans Hall
Newark, DE 19716
IAC Office Phone: (302) 831-2405

University of Massachusetts

Director: Dr. Beka Kosanovic
Phone: (413) 545-0684
E-mail: kosanovi@ecs.umass.edu

Address:
University of Massachusetts
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
160 Govenors Dr.
Amherst, MA 01003-9265
IAC Office Phone: (413) 545-4216

Mid-Atlantic

Syracuse University

Director: Mr. Frederick J. Carranti, P.E.
Phone: (315) 443-4346
E-mail: carranti@syr.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang
Phone: (315) 443-1366
Email: jszhang@syr.edu

Address:
Syracuse University
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering
149 Link Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244-1240

West Virginia University

Director: Dr. B. Gopalakrishnan
Phone: (303) 293-4607, ext. 3709
E-mail: Bhaskaran.Gopalakrishnan@mail.wvu.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Wafik Iskander
Phone: (304) 293-4607, ext. 3710
E-mail: wiskanda@wvu.edu

Address:
P.O. Box 6070
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506

South East

Georgia Institute of Technology

Director: Mr. William A. Meffert
Phone: (404) 894-3844
E-mail: bill.meffert@edi.gatech.edu

Assistant Director: Mr. Matthew R. Soderlund
Phone: (404) 894-3588
E-mail: matt.soderlund@edi.gatech.edu

Address:
Economic Development Institute
Georgia Institute of Technology
760 Spring Street, NW, Suite 330
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0640

Mississippi State University

Director: Dr. B.K. Hodge
Phone: (662) 325-7315
ME Dept. Fax: (662) 325-7223
E-mail: hodge@me.msstate.edu

Assistant Director: Mary C. (Chris) Emplaincourt
Phone: (662) 325-8787
ME Dept. Fax: (662)325-7223
E-mail: emplaincourt@me.msstate.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Richard E. Forbes
Phone: (662) 325-7312
IAC Fax: (662)325-7223
E-mail: forbes@me.msstate.edu

Address:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
P.O. Drawer ME
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762

North Carolina State University

Director: Dr. Herbert M. Eckerlin
Phone: (919) 515-5227
Fax: (919) 515-7968
E-mail: eckerlin@eos.ncsu.edu

Address:
Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
3211 Broughton Hall
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7910

Tennessee Technological University

Director: Dr. Glenn Cunningham
Phone: (931) 372-3826
Fax: (931) 372-6340
E-mail: gcunningham@tntech.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Kenneth Currie
Phone: (931) 372-3836
E-mail: kcurrie@tntech.edu

Address:
Center for Manufacturing Research
Tennessee Technological University
115 W. 10th St.
Box 5014
Cookeville, TN 38505
IAC Office Phone: (931) 372-6386

University of Alabama

Director: Dr. Keith A. Woodbury
Phone: (205) 348-1647
Fax: (205) 348-6419
E-mail: woodbury@me.ua.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Robert P. Taylor
Phone: (205) 348-5422
E-mail: btaylor2@eng.ua.edu

Address:
Alabama Industrial Assessment Center
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Alabama
Box 870276
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

University of Florida

Director: Dr. Diane Schaub
Phone: (352) 392-1464 Extension 2019
Fax: (352) 392-3537
E-mail: schaub@ise.ufl.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. S. A. Sherif
Phone: (352) 392-7821
E-mail: sasherif@ufl.edu

Address:
Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Florida
303 Weil Hall, P.O. Box 116595
Gainesville, FL 32611-6595
IAC Office Phone: (352) 392-7690

University of Miami

Director: Dr. Shihab Asfour
Phone: (305) 284-2367
E-mail: sasfour@miami.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Khaled Zakaria Abdelrahman
Phone: (305) 284-3817
E-mail: kzakaria@miami.edu

Address:
University of Miami
Department of Industrial Engineering
1251 Memorial Drive
McArthur Engineering Building, Room 268
Coral Gables, FL 33146