Mitchell Rencheck

Dr. Mitchell Rencheck is a Sr. Research Engineer at the Electric Power Research Institute focusing on end-of-life (EOL) management research for wind and solar energy technologies. Dr. Rencheck currently leads the EOL management for wind energy technologies research at EPRI. Additionally, he leads EOL management research projects for solar energy and technology agnostic circular economy projects geared toward the broader energy industry. 

Prior to joining EPRI, Dr. Rencheck was a postdoctoral research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working out of the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility where he led research regarding wind turbine blade and carbon fiber composite recycling and circular economy development. Dr. Rencheck received his B.S. in Materials Engineering in 2016 from Purdue University and his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Purdue University in 2020 where he specialized in polymer and composite mechanics.