Mitchell Rencheck

Mitchell Rencheck, Ph.D. is a Technical Leader at EPRI, focusing on polymer and composite materials and end-of-life management of wind and solar assets.  Dr. Rencheck's current leads R&D projects related to polymers and composite utilization in the energy industry and end-of-life management and circular economy development for wind and solar assets.  Prior to joining EPRI in 2023, 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 end of life management 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.