Dr. White received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University in 2001. From 2001-2004 he was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford University. Following his post-doctoral work,he joined Sandia National Laboratories as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in the Combustion Research Facility. In 2006,he joined the Mechanical Engineering Faculty at the University of New Hampshire. Dr. White"s research expertise is in the thermal-fluid sciences with a focus on the turbulent transport of mass,momentum,and energy. His research to date is of both fundamental and applied nature in the areas of polymer drag reduction,turbulent boundary layers,piston engines,flow induced erosion,biomass,and thermal management.