The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given Abdul Hadi Ayoub, a mechanical engineering graduate student at IUPUI, the 2017 Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Outstanding Student Award. The award is given to a student for “outstanding accomplishments in promoting the practices, principles and procedures in energy efficiency, productivity improvement and smart manufacturing, waste reduction, water conservation, energy management and cybersecurity.”
“Abdul has played a critical leadership role in managing the growth of the center,” said Dr. Jie Chen, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the IAC. “He is a reliable engineer and a responsible leader. Abdul has managed the center well, promoting energy efficiency at various conferences and AEE local chapter meetings, and participating in various service activities. He truly deserves this honor.”