Nina Hebel

Hi! I am a second year PhD student in the Operations Research and Industrial Engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin. My research interests include macro-energy systems, energy and climate policy, and electric resource planning and adequacy. More broadly, I am interested in supporting decision-makers with the aim of combating climate change and enabling sustainable development. The methods I am interested in include optimization, systems analysis, and economic modeling. I am supervised by Dr. Benjamin Leibowicz. I spent the summer of 2024 as an intern with the Electric Power Research Institute, developing and refining models for use in research on electricity market design.

Before beginning my PhD, I worked as an Energy Systems Planning Sr. Analyst at Strategen Consulting, where I worked on projects related to decarbonization, integrated resource planning and utility regulation. I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University, and a Masters in Energy and Earth Resources from the University of Texas at Austin. While earning my masters, I spent the summer of 2021 working at Jupiter Power as a Corporate Strategy Intern, conducting market research and identifying battery deployment trends across different RTOs and ISOs. I also served as the President of the Longhorn Energy Club from 2021-2022.

When I have spare time, I enjoy traveling, watching Formula 1, being active outdoors, reading, and knitting.