IAC faculty and staff lead a team of 4-6 undergraduate and graduate students on a one-day plant visit for each energy audit. During the plant visit, the team gets a tour of the manufacturing operations with an emphasis on the operations that use energy and generate waste. The team then gathers to discuss their observations, brainstorm for specific recommendations, and spend the rest of the day gathering data to support our assessment recommendations (ARs). After returning to CSU, the undergraduate students are assigned the tasks of researching each idea and preparing an analysis that includes the energy and waste savings or productivity increase, the cost savings, and the estimated cost to implement the recommendation. Completed ARs are reviewed by other students to check for clarity, accuracy, and proper detail. Typically one student from the team is assigned as author to assemble ARs into a final report. This entails a general description of the plant and processes, sample cost calculations, and verification of agreement between all sections. The final report is reviewed and modified as needed by the Director and Assistant Director before submission to our Field Managers at Rutgers University within the 60 day period following the site visit.  After six months, a student will contact the plant to verify which ideas have been implemented.