A primary objective of the Industrial Assessment Center program is to train and educate
energy engineers of the future. At any time, our center employs 1-3 graduate students and 4-10
undergraduate students.
Students work closely with faculty on teams making assessment visits to selected manufacturers
in our state. Each client receives a detailed report justifying recommendations on the basis
of a simple payback economic analysis.
Students are deeply involved in these plant assessments, recommendations, and reports.
Student Engineer Responsibilities
- students are paid employees
- undergraduates work 10 hrs/wk
- graduate students work 20 hrs/wk
- visit 3-4 client sites each semester (not more than one
per month)
- analyze energy saving opportunities for clients visited
- typically 2-4 recommendations per
student for each client
- document energy savings opportunities in
report format
- serve as lead student on an assessment
- but only after making
several client site visits
- lead students have
overall responsibility for site visit and
reporting
Minimum and Preferred Requirements
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ME or IE students with at least 45 hrs of credit towards the engineering curriculum with
a minimum of 2.5/4.0 average (3.0/4.0 preferred).
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ME students must have passed ME 215 Thermodynamics with minimum grade of C and IE students
must have passed IE 203 Engineering Economy with a minimum grade of C (B or better is preferred
in either case)
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Evidence of good communication and people skills.
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(preferred) Participation in student groups such as ASME, IIE, ASHRAE, etc.
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(preferred) Students who will be available for 3 semesters. We can work around Co-op semesters
Application Process
Please send an email detailing your interest and qualifications, along with a resume, to one of us.
Please be sure to include local contact information and Campus-Wide ID number so that we can contact you for
an interview.
Contact
- Keith A. Woodbury, Director
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keith.woodbury@ua.edu
(205)348-1647
- Robert P. Taylor, Associate Director
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btaylor2@eng.ua.edu
(205)348-5422
- Gary P. Moynihan, Assistant Director
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gmoynihan@eng.ua.edu
(205)348-1606
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