Edward B. White
PROFESSOR and department head
Education
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, 2000
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1995
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1995
Research Interests
Fundamental and applied aerodynamics, especially related to laminar-to-turbulent transition and aerodynamic efficiency. Wind tunnel testing techniques and facility development.
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- Justiniano, E., G.E. Mainka, L.M. Brown, D.M. Kutz, E.B. White, C.P. van Dam, S.S. Hosseini. 2024. Characterization of Microjet-Based Lift Enhancement on a Multi-Element Airfoil. AIAA Journal, in press.
- Justiniano, E., L.M. Brown, E.B. White, S. Suryanarayanan, and D.B. Goldstein. 2024. Mitigation of Airfoil Boundary-Layer Transition due to Leading-Edge Roughness Using Shielding Strips. AIAA Journal 62(7):2476–88 doi:10.2514/1.J063590.
- Talley, J., E.B. White, and M. Willis. 2023. A Comparison of Odor Plume Tracking Behavior of Walking and Flying Insects in Different Turbulent Environments. J. Experimental Biology 226(2):jeb244254 doi:10.1242/jeb.244254.
- van Dam, C.P., S.B. Mothukuri, S.S. Hossein, E.B. White, L.M. Brown, D.M. Kutz, E. Justiniano. 2022. Wind Tunnel Experiment of Microjet-Based Flow Control on a Two-Dimensional Wing with Flap. J. Aircraft 60(2):577 doi:10.2514/1.C036864.
- White, E.B., and J.A. Schmucker. 2021. Wind- and Gravity-Forced Drop Depinning. Physical Review Fluids, 6:023601 doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.6.023601.
Major Honors and Awards
- Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- William O. and Montine P. Head Memorial Research Fund Engineering Service Award 2017, Texas A&M University
- William O. and Montine P. Head Faculty Fellow 2013, Texas A&M University