Sr. Research Engineer, Electric Power Research Institute

Biography

Dr. Rencheck currently leads the end-of-life management for wind energy research at EPRI, and manages end-of-life management research projects for solar energy and technology agnostic circular economy projects. 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 for multiple industries. He also serves on the board of the Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) and was awarded as a 2023 SAMPE Young Professional Emerging Leadership Award Finalist in 2023. 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.