Dr. Allen White specializes in non-equilibrium thermodynamics and internal combustion engines. He has a variety of research interests, including molecular vibrational excitation using infrared lasers, non-interference measurement techniques, and cognitive and learning theories. He has industry experience working for Honda in new vehicle crash certification and side impact safety system design. Aside from teaching, Dr. White enjoys racing and opera. Check out his personal web page.
Academic Degrees
- PhD, The Ohio State University, 2007
- MS, The Ohio State University, 2000
- BS, The Ohio State University, 1991
Awards & Honors
- Triangle Faculty Member of the Year 2015
- Royal Society of Chemistry Award at 2014 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
- Rose-Hulman Excellence in Service Award 2012
Research Experiences
- Spectroscopic analysis of chemical reactions and combustion dynamics
- Ionization mechanisms and measurements
Selected Publications & Presentations
- White, A. R., Livesay, G., Dee, K. C., and Brackin, P., “Design, Creativity and Creativity Techniques: Finding, Encouraging, and Developing the ‘Voice of the Designer,’” Design in Engineering Education Division, American Society for Engineering Education Conference, New Orleans, 2016
- Pfeuffer, K. P., White, A. R., Broekaert, J. and Hieftje, G., “Afterglow of a Microwave Microstrip Plasma (MSP) as an Ion Souce for Mass Spectrometry,” Spectrochimica Acta, Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, Vol. 103-104, 43-48, 2015
- Adams, T. R. and White, A. R., “Macroscopic Conservation Equation-Based Model for Surface Tension Driven Flow,” Advances in Fluid Mechanics VII, 133-142, WIT Press, 2008
- White, A. R., Palm, P., Plonjes, E., Subramaniam, V. V. and Adamovich, I. V., “Effect of Electron Density on Shock Wave Propagation in Optically Pumped Plasmas,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 91(5), 2,604-2,610, 2002
Teaching Interests
- Capstone design
- Design for manufacturing
- Internal combustion engines
- Combustion
- Thermal and fluid sciences