{"675893":{"#nid":"675893","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s Industrial Assessment Center Named Top in U.S. for 2024","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe federally funded IAC program provides small to mid-sized industrial facilities in the region with free assessments for energy, productivity, and waste, while also supporting workforce development, recruitment, and training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis IAC is a great example of the ways in which Georgia Tech is serving all of Georgia and the Southeast,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/lieuwen\u0022\u003ETim Lieuwen\u003C\/a\u003E, executive director of Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(SEI) and Regents\u2019 Professor\u0026nbsp;and holder of the David S. Lewis, Jr. Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EDaniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe support numerous small and medium-sized enterprises in rural, suburban, and urban areas, bringing the technical expertise of Georgia Tech to bear in solving real-world problems faced by our small businesses.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iacgeorgia.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s IAC\u003C\/a\u003E, which serves Georgia, South Carolina, and North Florida, is administered jointly by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gamep.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership\u003C\/a\u003E (GaMEP), part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/innovate.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u003C\/a\u003E (EI2). The organization has performed thousands of assessments since its inception in the 1980s \u2013 usually at the rate of 15 to 20 per year \u2013 and typically identifies upwards of 10% in energy savings for clients.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe assessment team, overseen by IAC associate director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gamep.org\/profiles\/kelly-grissom\/\u0022\u003EKelly Grissom\u003C\/a\u003E, comprises faculty and student engineers from Georgia Tech and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.famu.edu\/\u0022\u003EFlorida A\u0026amp;M University\u003C\/a\u003E\/\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eng.famu.fsu.edu\/\u0022\u003EFlorida State University College of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, Georgia Tech leads the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-04\/IAC%20-%20Ctr%20of%20Excellence%20-%20Project%20Factsheets%20-%20April%202023.pdf\u0022\u003ESoutheastern IACs Center of Excellence\u003C\/a\u003E, which partners the institution with fellow \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/\u0022\u003EUniversity System of Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E (USG) entity \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.kennesaw.edu\/\u0022\u003EKennesaw State University\u003C\/a\u003E, local HBCU \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cau.edu\/\u0022\u003EClark Atlanta University\u003C\/a\u003E, and neighboring state capital HBCU \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.famu.edu\/\u0022\u003EFlorida A\u0026amp;M University\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough mechanical engineering has historically been the chief area of concentration for IAC\u2019s interns, the program currently accepts students across a range of disciplines. \u201cIncreased diversity from that standpoint enriches the potential of the recommendations we can make,\u201d said Grissom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents are integral to the program, as is Grissom\u2019s role in facilitating their experiences with client engagement and technical recommendations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cKelly is the reason our program has been recognized,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gamep.org\/profiles\/randy-green\/\u0022\u003ERandy Green\u003C\/a\u003E, energy and sustainability services group manager at GaMEP. \u201cHe works tirelessly to ensure that assessments are accomplished with success for our manufacturers and students.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe also recognize our partnership with the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and with IAC program lead \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/comas-haynes\u0022\u003EComas Haynes\u003C\/a\u003E, Ph.D., who works diligently to keep us on track and connected with our sponsors at the U.S. Department of Energy,\u201d Green added.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe DoE accolade represents \u201ca \u2018one Georgia Tech\u2019 win,\u201d symbolic of the synergistic relationships forged across the Institute, said Haynes, who also serves as the Hydrogen Initiative Lead at Georgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) and Energy branch head in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/fptd.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIntelligent Sustainable Technologies Division\u003C\/a\u003E at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. Haynes specifically cited Green\u2019s \u201ctechnical prowess and managerial oversight\u201d as another key to the IAC program\u2019s success.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESaid \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ranjan\u0022\u003EDevesh Ranjan\u003C\/a\u003E, Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair and professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, \u201cIt is truly an honor for Georgia Tech to be named the Department of Energy Industrial (Training and) Assessment Center of the Year. Clean energy and manufacturing have been a focus for the Institute and the Woodruff School for a long time, and GTRI, EI2, and SEI have collaboratively done phenomenal work in helping manufacturers save energy, improve productivity, and reduce waste.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo check eligibility and apply for assistance from Georgia Tech\u2019s IAC, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iacgeorgia.org\/\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of Energy\u003C\/a\u003E (DoE) recently named the Georgia Institute of Technology the country\u2019s top \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/mesc\/industrial-assessment-centers-iacs\u0022\u003EIndustrial Assessment Center\u003C\/a\u003E (IAC) for 2024.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Industrial Assessment Centers help medium-sized industrial facilities with energy-related support. 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