Renee Obringer

Renee Obringer is an assistant professor with the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, where her research focuses on leveraging data science methods to better understand the impact of weather and climate on critical infrastructure systems. She is particularly interested in studying climate change impacts to interdependent infrastructure systems (e.g., water-energy nexus).

Obringer is also a faculty associate in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in environmental and ecological engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. in environmental engineering from Ohio State University.