Benjamin Leibowicz

Dr. Benjamin D. Leibowicz is an Assistant Professor in the Operations Research and Industrial Engineering graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin. The program is administered through the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Leibowicz holds a courtesy appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and also supervises student research in the Energy and Earth Resources graduate program. In his research, Dr. Leibowicz develops mathematical models and methods to improve decision-making on energy and environmental policy and strategy issues. His primary applications of interest are energy systems, energy and climate policy, integrated assessment modeling, sustainable cities, technological change, and innovation. He approaches these topics from an interdisciplinary perspective and develops modeling frameworks that combine methods from optimization, systems analysis, economic modeling, game theory, equilibrium modeling, and stochastic control. In 2020, Dr. Leibowicz received the Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Energy Systems Division of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). He currently serves on the Editorial Board of Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy. Dr. Leibowicz also serves on the Boards of the IISE Energy Systems Division and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment (ENRE) section. Prior to joining UT Austin, Dr. Leibowicz received both PhD and MS degrees in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University, and earned a BA in Physics with a minor in Economics from Harvard University.