The INFORMS Section on Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment (ENRE) is organized to:
- promote the development and application of operations research/management science (OR/MS) methods, techniques, and tools to the solution of problems relating to energy, natural resources, and/or the environment;
- encourage the exchange of information among practitioners and users in energy, natural resources, and environmental application areas; and
- promote the maintenance of high professional standards in the application of OR/MS to problem areas in energy, natural resources, and/or the environment.
ENRE members strive to help people, businesses, governments, and other organizations make better decisions on energy, natural resources, and the environment. These include decisions about energy and environmental policy, investments in energy technologies, the design and operations of energy supply and use systems, energy infrastructure reliability and resilience, electricity market design, sustainable supply chains, natural resource management, and more. Given the interdisciplinary nature of many energy, natural resources, and environmental challenges, much of the work performed in the ENRE community involves OR/MS methods with approaches from adjacent disciplines such as economics, electrical engineering, computer science, and more.
2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting @ Atlanta, GA, October 26-29, 2025
ENRE at INFORMS Annual Meeting
ENRE organizes multiple clusters of sessions focused on energy, natural resources, and the environment every year. To learn more about the ENRE clusters and how to participate as a speaker or organizer, visit our
Annual Meeting page.
ENRE Awards
ENRE recognizes outstanding research contributions in the field of Operations Research and Management Science with applications in energy, natural resources, and the environment. If you are interested in nominating a paper, please refer to each award's dedicated pages.
Environment and Sustainability Committee Chair: Yury Dvorkin, Johns Hopkins University (
ydvorki1@jhu.edu)
Hotelling Medal for Lifetime Achievement
Committee Chair: Shmuel Oren, UC Berkeley (shmuel@berkeley.edu)
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More information and past winners
We would like to congratulate the winners of the Awards in previous years!
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"Society Spotlight" featuring ENRE in OR/MS Tomorrow, the INFORMS Student Magazine
OR/MS Tomorrow, the INFORMS Student just published an issue on "Operation Research & Management in Energy and Environment". They feature a "Society Spotlight" article on ENRE laying on the mission and history of our section - and our commitment to provide an open and welcoming platform for students at the intersection of OR/MS, energy, and the environment!