Student Team:
Mariana I. Fernandez Correa – Master of Business Administration
Lucas Hissong – MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
Project Sponsors:
John Shellnutt – Champion, Process Engineering Manager
Faculty Advisors:
Mehmet Begen – Ross School of Business
Brian Love – College of Engineering
The Tauber team is partnering with American Industrial Partners (AIP) and Enviva Biomass, the world’s largest wood pellet manufacturer. Wood pellets are a sustainable biofuel used in retrofitted coal power plants, aiding the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Enviva’s operations depend heavily on dewatering incoming wood to produce high-quality pellets. This Tauber project focuses on developing a fiber mix optimization tool that helps identify and prioritize the factors most critical to efficient dewatering across Enviva’s facilities.
