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Dr. Ralph E. White                            Ralph E. White                                        August 12, 2008          

Professor, Chemical Engineering                                                                                             

Birth date: November 6, 1942 

Citizenship: U.S.

Birthplace: Clovis, New Mexico                                                                                                                        

Security Clearance: Secret                                                                                   

Number of Children: 5

 

Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering

Swearingen Engineering Center, Room 3C11

University of South Carolina                                                                   

Columbia, S.C. 29208                                                                                           

Phone:   803.777.3270 

Fax:       803.777.6769                                                                                                           

E-mail

Research Interests: Electrochemical Systems, Mathematical Modeling, Batteries, Corrosion & Electrodeposition

EDUCATION

B.S., Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1971

M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1973 (Advisor – Robert P. Merrill)

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1977 (Advisor – John S. Newman)

EXPERIENCE

Educational

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1977–1981

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1981–1985

Professor, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1985–1992

Associate Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990–1992

Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1993–present

Chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1993–2000

Distinguished Scientist, University of South Carolina, 1993-present

Director, Center for Electrochemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1995-2000

Dean, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina 2000-2005                         

Industrial

Chemical Engineer, Ethyl Corporation, Summer 1970

Nuclear Engineer, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Summer 1971

Research Engineer, Chevron, Summer 1972

Consultant, Dow Chemical U.S.A., January 1979–March 1993

Consultant, Exxon Corp., March 1981–March 1982

Consultant, General Motors Corp., June 1984–June 1987

Consultant, Allied Corporation, November 1985–April 1986

Consultant, Boeing Corp., November 1999–December 2000

Consultant, Rayovac, August 2002–November 2002

Consultant, DeNora North America, March 2002–May 2003

Consultant, Vulcan, June 1999–2004

Military

      U. S. Navy Nuclear Submarines, MM2 (SS) DV, 1960–1968

HONORS AND AWARDS                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Tau Beta Pi Spencer Fellow No. 16, 1971–1972

Halliburton Education Foundation Award of Excellence, 1987

Texas Engineering Experiment Station Senior Fellow, 1989–1992

Best Applied Paper for 1989, AIChE South Texas Section, paper entitled “Estimation of Electrode Kinetic Parameters of the Lithium/Thionyl Chloride Cell Using a Mathematical    Model,” by T. I. Evans and R. E. White

Best Paper of the Conference, “An Electrochemically Based Performance Model of a Nickel-Cadmium Battery Cell,” by D. Fan and R. White, Fifth Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, Long Beach, California, January 16–18, 1990

Texas A&M University Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Research, 1990

E. H. Brockett Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1990

Battery Division Research Award, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 1991

Electrodeposition Division Research Award, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 1992

Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, “Silver Medal Award, Best Paper in '93” award for paper entitled “Characterization of Amorphous Ni-Cr-P Electrodeposits” by Terry R. Guilinger, James E. Voytko, Ralph E. White, and Ken-Ming Yin

Member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

College of Engineering Research Award, University of South Carolina, Spring, 1998

Fellow, The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 1999.

Scientific Achievement Award, American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 1999

2004 Palmetto Pillar Award for Technology in Education, Columbia Chamber of Commerce

 

Student Awards by The Electrochemical Society

    Tom Evans, 1987 Student Research Award of the Battery Division

    Jenn-Feng Yan, 1994 Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award of the Corrosion Division

    Pauline De Vidts, 1994 Student Research Award of the Battery Division

    Venkat Subramanian, 2001 Student Research Award of the Battery Division

    Venkat Subramanian, 2002 IE&EE Division Student Achievement Winner

    Parthasarathy Gomadam, 2003 IE&EE Division Student Achievement Winner

Student Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

    Bala S. Haran, 1995 Graduate Student Paper Award, First Place, Environmental Division

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Registered Professional Engineer, Texas No. 47441

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Electrochemical Society

National Society of Professional Engineers Member No. 104040478

International Society of Electrochemists

American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society

National Association for Corrosion Engineers

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Phi Beta Kappa

Tau Beta Pi

Omega Chi Epsilon

Omicron Delta Kappa

Phi Eta Sigma

Pi Mu Epsilon

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

National Research Council, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

Appointed Member of the Committee on Electrometallurgical Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel Treatment, 1998-2000

Certificate of Appreciation from Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board as member of Panel on Sensors and Electron Devices, 2003

Electrochemical Society

Chairman of the South Texas Section of The Electrochemical Society, 1986–1987

Divisional Editor for Industrial Electrolytic, Electrochemical Society, 1987–1990

Chairman of the Industrial Electrolytic Division of The Electrochemical Society, 1988–1990

Treasurer of The Electrochemical Society, 1990–1994

Chairman, Contributing Membership Committee of The Electrochemical Society, 1995-1998

Chairman of the Financial Policy Advisory Committee, The Electrochemical Society, 2007-present

 

National Science Foundation

Member of Review Panels, 1986–present

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Chairman AIChE Area 1e National Program Planning Committee, 1986–1988

Member of the Executive Committee of the Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion Division of the AIChE, 1988–1991

American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society

Research Board, 1994-1999; Vice Chairman, Finance, 1995- 1999

Project Lead The Way, Inc.

Member of the National Oversight Committee, 2003

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Texas A&M University

AIChE Student Chapter Advisor, 1977–1978

Tau Beta Pi Student Chapter Advisor, 1979–1983

Graduate Student Recruiter, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1987–1990

Graduate Advisor, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1990–1992

Chairman of Council of Principal Investigators, 1990–1991

Member of the Search Committee for Associate Provost for Research, 1991-1992

University of South Carolina

Chairman, Search Committee for Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, 1993-1994

Member, Fellowships and Summer Programs Advisory Committee, 1994-1996

Chairman of the Goldwater Scholarship Committee, 1995-1996

Member, University Committee on Tenure and Promotion, 1995-1998

Member, Search Committee for Vice President for Research, 1999-2000

Member, Board of Directors, South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 2001-2003

Member, Board of Directors of the USC Research Foundation, 2002-2004

      Member, Incubator Advisory Committee, 2002-2004

RECENT INVITED Presentation

1.    RDECOM Power & Energy IPT Modeling and Simulation Workshop, 30-31 October 2007, Milpitas, CA  95035, Mathematical Modeling of Lithium Ion Batteries.

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Papers

1.            G. Stoll, Jr., R. E. White, J. J. Erhardt, R. I. Masel, and R. P. Merrill, “Scattering of Light Atoms from Strongly Periodic Surfaces,” Journal of Vacuum Science Technology, 12 (1975), 192–198. 

2.            Ralph E. White, Jean-Jacques Erhardt, and Robert P. Merrill, “Scattering of Argon and Neon from W(112),” The Journal of Chemical Physics, 64 (1976), 41–44.

3.                Ralph White, Charles M. Mohr, Jr., and John Newman, “The Fluid Motion Due to a Rotating Disk,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 123 (1976), 383–385.

4.                Ralph White, James A. Trainham, John Newman, and Thomas W. Chapman, “Potential Selective Deposition of Copper from Chloride Solutions Containing Iron," J. of the Electrochemical Society, 124 (1977), 669–676.

5.                Ralph White and John Newman, “Simultaneous Reactions on a Rotating-Disk Electrode,” Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 82 (1977), 173–186.

6.                Ralph E. White, “On Newman's Numerical Technique for Solving Boundary Value Problems,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 17 (1978), 367–369.

7.                John Van Zee, Mark Edmund, and Ralph E. White, “Application of Newman's Technique to Solve Coupled, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 19 (1980), 438–440.

8.                R. E. White, M. Bain, and M. F. Raible, “Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactor Model,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 130(5) (1983), 1037–1042.

9.                R. E. White and S. E. Lorimer, “A Model of the Bromine/Bromide Electrode Reaction at a Rotating Disk Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 130 (5)  (1983), 1096–1103.

10.             R. E. White, S. E. Lorimer, and R. Darby, “Prediction of the Current Density at an Electrode at which Multiple Electrode Reactions Occur Under Potentiostatic Control,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 130(5) (1983), 1123–1126.

11.             J. Van Zee and R. E. White, “An Analysis of a Back-Fed Porous Electrode for the Br2/Br  Redox Reaction,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 130 (1983), 2003–2012.

12.             M. Yamana, R. Darby, H. Dhar, and R. E. White, “Electrodeposition of Cobalt Tetraazaanulene Dibromide Oxygen Reduction Catalyst,” Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry and Interfacial Electrochemistry, 152/91-2), (1983), 261–268.

13.             J. A. Harrison, D. L. Caldwell, and R. E. White, “Electrocatalysts and the Chlorine Evolution Reaction,” Electrochimica Acta, 28 (1983), 1561–1568.

14.             J. A. Harrison, D. L. Caldwell, and R. E. White, “Electrocatalysts and the Chlorine Evolution Reaction Part II: Comparison of Anode Materials,” Electrochimica Acta, 29 (1984), 203–209.

15.             R. E. White, M. A. Nicholson, L. G. Kleine, J. Van Zee and R. Darby, “Extension of Darby's Model of a Hydrophobic Gas-Fed Porous Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 131(2), (1984), 268–275.

16.             M. Yamana, R. Darby, and R. E. White, “Preparation of Iron Phthalocyanine Catalyzed Carbon Electrodes by Chemical Modification,” Electrochimica Acta, 29(3) (1984), 329–331.

17.             J. A. Harrison, D. L. Caldwell, and R. E. White, “Electrocatalysis and the Oxygen Evolution Reaction,” Electrochimica Acta, 29 (1984), 1139–1145.

18.             H. P. Dhar, R. E. White, R. Darby, L. R. Cornwell, R. B. Griffin, and G. Burnell, “Corrosion Behavior of 70:30 Cu:Ni Alloy in 0.5 M NaCl and in Synthetic Seawater,” Corrosion, 41(6) (1985), 317–323.

19.             H. P. Dhar, R. Darby, V. Y. Young, and R. E. White, “The Effect of Heat Transfer Atmospheres on the Electrocatalytic Activity of Cobalt Tetraazaanulene: Preliminary Results,” Electrochimica Acta, 30(4) (1985), 423–429.

20.             J. Van Zee and R. White, “Using Parameter Estimation Techniques with a Simple Model of a Diaphragm-Type Electrolyzer to Predict the Energy Cost for NaOH Production,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 132 (1985), 818–826.

21.             H. P. Dhar, R. E. White, G. Burnell, L. R. Cornwell, R. B. Griffin, and R. Darby, “The Corrosion of Cu and Cu:Ni Alloys in 0.5 M NaCl and in Synthetic Seawater,” Corrosion, 41(6) (1985) 317–323.

22.             R. E. White, C. W. Walton, D. J. Wolfe, and K. Plowman, “Oxygen Reduction in a Caustic Solution Using a Gas-Fed Porous Electrode,” Chemical Engineering Communications, 38(3-6) (1985), 229–264.

23.             T. V. Nguyen, C. W. Walton, R. E. White, and J. Van Zee, “Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactor Model: A Method for Determining the Time-Dependent Behavior and the Effects of Axial Diffusion and Axial Migration,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133(1) (1986), 81–87.

24.             R. E. White, C. W. Walton, H. S. Burney, and R. N. Beaver, “Predicting Shunt Currents in Stacks of Bipolar Plate Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133(3) (1986), 485–492.

25.             J. Van Zee, A. T. Watson, and R. E. White, “Simple Models for Diaphragm-Type Chlorine/Caustic Cells: I. Dynamic Behavior,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133 (1986), 501–507.

26.             J. Van Zee, and R. E. White, “Simple Models for Diaphragm-Type Chlorine/Caustic Cells: II. Effect of Acidic Anolyte on Steady-State Caustic Yield,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133 (1986), 508–515.

27.             M. Mader, C. W. Walton, and R. E. White, “Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactor Model: Material Balance Closure and a Simplification,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133 (1986), 1124–1130.

28.             T. V. Nguyen, C. W. Walton, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model for a Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactor, CSTR, and Associated Recirculation System,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133 (1986), 1130–1138.

29.             M. Mader and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a Zn/Br2Cell on Charge,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 133 (1986), 1297–1307.

30.             P. K. Adanuvor, R. E. White, and S. E. Lorimer, “Modeling the Rotating Disk Electrode for Studying the Kinetics of Electrochemical Reactions,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 625–631.

31.             T. I. Evans, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a Zinc/Bromine Flow Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 866–874.

32.             P. K. Adanuvor and R. E. White, “Simulation of the Polarization Curves for Oxygen Reduction at a Rotating Disk Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 1093–1098.

33.             P. K. Adanuvor, R. E. White, and S. E. Lorimer, “The Effect of the Tribromide Complex Reaction on the Charge/Discharge Current of the Br2/Br - Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 1450–1454.

34.             C. W. Walton and R. E. White, “Utility of an Empirical Method of Modeling Combined Zero Gap/Attached Electrode Membrane Chlor-Alkali Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 565C-574C.

35.             T. V. Nguyen and R. E. White, “A Finite Difference Procedure for Solving Coupled, Nonlinear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations,” Computers and Chemical Engineering, 11 (1987), 543–546.                                     

36.             W. E. Ryan, S. L. Kelly, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model for the Initial Corrosion Rate of a Porous Layer on a Rotating Disk Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 2154–2159.

37.             T. I. Evans and R. E. White, “A Review of Mathematical Modeling of the Zinc/Bromine Flow Cell and Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 2725–2733.

38.             H. Gu, T. V. Nguyen, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model for the Lead-Acid Cell: Discharge, Rest, and Charge,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 134 (1987), 2953–2960.

39.             E. C. Dimpault-Darcy, T. V. Nguyen, and R. E. White, “A Two-Dimensional Mathematical Model of a Porous Lead Dioxide Electrode in a Lead-Acid Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 278–285.

40.             E. C. Dimpault-Darcy and R. E. White, “Secondary Current Distributions Using TOPAZ2D and Linear Kinetics,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 656–658.

41.             P. K. Adanuvor and R. E. White, “Analysis of Electrokinetic Data by Parameter Estimation and Model Discrimination Techniques,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 1887–1898.

42.             Taewhan Yeu, Trung Nguyen, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model for Predicting Cyclic Voltammograms of Electronically Conductive Polypyrrole,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 1971–1976.

43.             H. S. Burney and R. E. White, “Predicting Shunt Currents in Stacks of Bipolar Plate Cells with Conducting Manifolds,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 1609–1612.

44.             S. Chen, K. M. Yin, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model for the Electrodeposition of Alloys on a Rotating Disk Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 2193–2200.

45.             Prosper K. Adanuvor and R. E. White, “Oxygen Reduction on Silver in 6.5 Molar Caustic Soda Solution,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 2509–2517.

46.             Jose L. Carbajal and R. E. White, “Electrochemical Production and Corrosion Testing of Amorphous Ni-P,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 2952–2957.

47.             R. Y. Ying, P. K. Ng, Z. Mao, and R. E. White, "Electrodeposition of Copper-Nickel Alloys from Citrate Solutions of a Rotating Disk Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 135 (1988), 2964–2971.

48.             T. I. Evans, T. V. Nguyen, and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model of Lithium/Thionyl Chloride Primary Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 136 (1989), 328–339.

49.             J. L. Carbajal, R. E. White, R. B. Griffin, and J. N. Dubrouillet, “Preliminary Investigation on the Corrosion Behavior of Amorphous (Ti90Ru10)87Si in Saline Solutions,” Electrochimica Acta, 34 (1989), 317–320.

50.             T. I. Evans and R. E. White, “A Thermal Analysis of a Spirally Wound Battery Using a Simple Mathematical Model,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 136 (1989), 2145–2152.

51.             S. J. Ridge, R. E. White, Y.-M. Tsou, R. N. Beaver, and G. A. Eisman, “Oxygen Reduction in a Proton Exchange Membrane Test Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 136 (1989), 1902–1909.

52.             G. D. Simpson and R. E. White, “An Algebraic Model for a Zinc/Bromine Flow Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 136 (1989), 2137–2144.

53.             T. I. Evans and R. E. White, “Estimation of Electrode Kinetic Parameters of the Lithium/Thionyl Chloride Cell Using a Mathematical Model,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 136 (1989), 2798–2805.

54.             D. A. Curtis, T. I. Evans, and R. E. White, “A Comparison of Newman's Numerical Technique and deBoor's Algorithm,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 136 (1989), 3392–3393.

55.             H. A. Preisig and R. E. White, “On the Design of A Simple Solver for Nonlinear Two-Point Boundary Value Problems,” Computers and Chemical Engineering, 14 (1990), 179–196.

56.             K-M. Yin and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model of Pulse Plating on a Rotating Disk Electrode,” AIChE Journal, 36 (1990), 187–196.

57.             F. A. Jagush, R. E. White, and W. E. Ryan, “Predicted Secondary Current Distributions for Linear Kinetics in a Modified Three Dimensional Hull Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 1848–1851.

58.             T. Yeu and R. E. White, “Mathematical Model of a Lithium/Polypyrrole Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 1327–1336.

59.             G. D. Simpson and R. E. White, “A Simple Model for a Zinc/Bromine Flow Cell and Associated Storage Tanks,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 1843–1846.

60.             R. E. White, F. Jagush, and H. S. Burney, “Three Dimensional Current and Potential Distributions in a Bipolar, Chlor-Alkali Membrane Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 1846–1848.

61.             Z. Mao, P. Adanuvor, and R. E. White, “Mathematical Modeling of H2S Removal Electrolyzer,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 2116–2123.

62.             Z. Mao, B. Dandapani, A. Anani, S. Srinivasan, R. E. White, and A. J. Appleby, “Electrochemical Behavior of Graphite and Ni-Cr Electrodes in Sodium Polysulfide in the Absence and Presence of Hydrogen Sulfide,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 2189–2194.

63.             P. K. Adanuvor, R. E. White, and A. J. Appleby, “A Computer Simulation of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Carbonate Melts,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 2095–2103.

64.             M. C. Kimble, R. E. White, Yu-Min Tsou, and R. N. Beaver, “Estimation of the Diffusion Coefficient and Solubility for a Gas Diffusing Through a Membrane,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990), 2510–2514.

65.             Michael C. Kimble and Ralph E. White, “A Five-Point Finite Difference Method for Solving Parabolic Partial Differential Equations,” Computers and Chemical Engineering, 14 (1990), 921–924.

66.             A. Anani, Z. Mao, R. White, S. Srinivasan, and A. J. Appleby, “Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen and Sulphur by Low Temperature Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide in an Aqueous Alkaline Solution,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990) 2703–2709.

67.             R. E. Faxel and R. E. White, “Ni-Cr-P Plating Bath Analysis by Ion Chromatography,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 77 (1990), 48–53.

68.             T. V. Nguyen, R. E. White, and Hiram Gu, “The Effects of Separator Design on the Discharge Performance of a Starved Lead-Acid Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 137 (1990) 2998–3004.

69.             Oscar Mendoza Gonzalez, Ralph White, and David Cocke, “Autocatalytic Deposition of Ni-TM-P Alloys,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 77 (1990), 63–67.

70.             S. Popova, B. Popov, R. White, and D. Drazic, “Determination of Corrosion Properties of Lacquered Tinplate in Citrate Solutions by Electrochemical DC and AC Methods,” Corrosion, 46 (1990) 1007–1014.

71.             Deyuan Fan and Ralph E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991), 17–25.

72.             B. B. Dave, R. E. White, S. Srinivasan, and A. J. Appleby, “Electrode Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction in Lithium Carbonate Melt: Use of Impedance Analysis and Cyclic Voltammetric Techniques to Determine the Effects of Partial Pressure of Oxygen,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 673–678.

73.             Ken-Ming Yin, Taewhan Yeu, and Ralph White, “A Mathematical Model of Electrochemical Reactions Coupled with Homogeneous Chemical Reactions,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 1051–1054.

74.             Z. Mao, A. Anani, R. E. White, S. Srinivasan, and A. J. Appleby, “A Modified Electrochemical Process for the Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide in an Aqueous Alkaline Solution,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 1299–1303.

75.             B. N. Popov, M. C. Kimble, R. E. White, J. B. Wagner, Jr., and H. Wendt, “Electrochemical Behavior of Titanium (II) and Titanium (III) Compounds in Molten Lithium-Chloride Potassium-Chloride Eutectic Melts,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 21 (1991) 351–357.

76.             Z. Mao, R. E. White, and B. Jay, “Current Distribution in a HORIZON Lead-Acid Battery During Discharge,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 1615–1620.

77.             D. Fan and R. E. White, “Modification of Newman's BAND(J) Subroutine to Multi-Region Systems Containing Interior Boundaries: MBAND,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 1688–1691.

78.             Egwu E. Kalu and Ralph E. White, “Zn/BrCell: Effects of Plated Zinc and Complexing Organic Phase,” AIChE Journal, 37 (1991) 1164-1174.

79.             Bhasker B. Dave, Ralph E. White, S. Srinivasan, and A. J. Appleby, “Impedance Analysis for Oxygen Reduction in a Lithium Carbonate Melt,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 2675-2683.

80.             R. E. Faxel and R. E. White, “Ni-Cr-P Plating Bath Characterization by Ion Chromatography,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 78 (1991) 76–81, 97.

81.             Taewhan Yeu, Ken-Ming Yin, Jose Carbajal, and Ralph E. White, “Electrochemical Characterization of Electronically Conductive Polypyrrole on Cyclic Voltammograms,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 2869–2877.

82.             Deyuan Fan and Ralph E. White, “Mathematical Modeling of a Nickel-Cadmium Battery-Effects of Intercalation and Oxygen Reactions,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 2952-2960.

83.             Z. Mao and R. E. White, “Mathematical Model of the Self Discharge of a Ni-H2 Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 3354-3361.

84.             B. N. Popov, R. E. White and J. V. Ivshin, “Cementation of Copper from Acidic Sulfate Electrolytes on Nickel Plated Steel,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 78 (1991) 61–65.

85.             D. Fan and R. E. White, “Optimization and Extension of Pentadiagonal BAND(J) Solver to Multi-Region Systems Containing Interior Boundaries,” Computers & Chemical Engineering, 15 (1991) 797-800.

86.             E. E. Kalu and R. E. White, “In Situ Degradation of Polyhalogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Electrochemically Generated Superoxide Ions in a Flow-by Porous Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 3656-3660.

87.             Michael C. Kimble and Ralph E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a Hydrogen/Oxygen Alkaline Fuel Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 138 (1991) 3370–3382.

88.             D. Fan, R. E. White, and N. Gruberger, “Diffusion of a Gas Through a Membrane,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 22 (1992) 770-772.

89.             B. N. Popov, M. C. Kimble, R. E. White, and Z. Koneska, “Anodic Behavior of Titanium in the Presence of Titanium (III) Chloride in Molten Lithium Chloride-Potassium Chloride Eutectic Melts,” Corrosion Science, 33 (1992) 123–126.

90.             B. N. Popov, R. E. White, D. Slavkov and Z. Koneska, “Reduction of Chromium (VI) when Solar Selective Black Chromium is Deposited in the Presence of Organic Additives,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 91-98.

91.             Michael C. Kimble and Ralph E. White, “Parameter Sensitivity and Optimization Predictions of a Hydrogen/Oxygen Alkaline Fuel Cell Model,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 478-484.

92.             Z. Mao and R. E. White, “Mathematical Modeling of a Primary Zinc/Air Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 1105–1114.

93.             Oscar Mendoza, R. E. White, D. L. Cocke and Ben A. Horrell, “Chemical Characterization of Electroless Ni-Mo-P Alloys,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 79 (1992) 51–56.

94.             Z. Mao and R. E. White, “The Self Discharge of the NiOOH/Ni(OH)2, Electrode–Constant Potential Study,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 1282–1289.

95.             S. A. McCluney, S. N. Popova, B. N. Popov, R. E. White, R. B. Griffin, “Comparing Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Methods for Estimating the Degree of Delamination of Organic Coatings on Steel,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 1556-1560.

96.             R. Bindlish, B. N. Popov and R. E. White, “Electrodeposition of Nickel-Chromium- Phosphorous Alloys in the Presence of Additives,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 79 (1992) 68-73.

97.             E. E. Kalu, R. E. White, E. C. Darcy, “Bulk Thermal Capacity Determination for Li/BCX and Li/SOCl2 Cells,” Journal of Power Sources, 39 (1992) 193–201.

98.             J.-F. Yan, S. N. R. Pakalapati, T. V. Nguyen, R. E. White and R. Griffin, “Mathematical Modeling of Cathodic Protection Using the Boundary Element Method with a Nonlinear Polarization Curve,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 1932-1936.

99.             Y. Tsou, M. C. Kimble, and R. E. White, “ Hydrogen Diffusion, Solubility and Water Uptake in Dow's Short-Side Chain Perfluorocarbon Membranes,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 1913-1917.

100.         P. De Vidts and R. E. White, “A Semi-Analytical Solution Method for Linear Partial Differential Equations,” Computers and Chemical Engineering, 16 (1992) 1007–1009.

101.         E. E. Kalu, R. E. White, and E. C. Darcy, “Calorimetric Determination of the Thermoneutral Potential of Li/BCX and Li/SOCl2 Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 2755–2759.

102.         J. Gruberger, Ken-Ming Yin and R. E. White, “A Sulfate Solution for Deposition of Ni-Cr-P Amorphous Alloys,” Surface and Coatings Technology, 53 (1992) 203–213.

103.         E. E. Kalu, R. E. White, and E. C. Darcy, “Measurements of the Fundamental Thermodynamic Parameters of Li/BCX and Li/SOCl2 Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 2378–2381.

104.         Junbom Kim, T. V. Nguyen and R. E. White, “Thermal Mathematical Modeling of a Multicell Common Pressure Vessel Nickel-Hydrogen Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 2781–2787.

105.         Junbom Kim and R. E. White, “Comparison of Heat Fin Materials and Design of a Common Pressure Vessel Nickel-Hydrogen Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 3492–3499.

106.         Makoto Kawanami, Trung V. Nguyen, and Ralph E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a CuO/Cu “Vaporvolt” Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 139 (1992) 3408–3415.

107.         B. N. Popov, W. Li, and R. E. White, “A Study of the Stability of Ni-Cr-P Plating Bath Solutions,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 79, No. 11 (1992) 72–78.

108.         E. Kalu and R. E. White, “Thermal Analysis of Spirally Wound Li/BCX and Li/SOCl2 Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 23–31.

109.         J. Y. Fan, M. Nikolaou, and R. E. White, “An Approach to Fault Diagnosis of Chemical Processes Via Neural Networks,” AIChE Journal, 39 No. 1 (1993) 82–88.

110.         J.-F. Yan, T. V. Nguyen, R.E. White, and R. B. Griffin, “Mathematical Modeling of the Formation of Calcareous Deposits on Cathodically Protected Steel in Seawater,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 733–742.

111.         B. N. Popov, Mohammed A. Alwohaibi, and R. E. White, “Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Tool for Organic Coating Solute Saturation Monitoring,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 947–951.

112.         J.-F. Yan, R. E. White, and R. B. Griffin, “Parametric Studies on the Formation of Calcareous Deposits on Cathodically Protected Steel in Seawater,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 1275–1280.

113.         B. N. Popov, Ken-Ming Yin, and R.E. White, “Galvanostatic Pulse and Pulse Reverse Plating of Nickel-Iron Alloys from Electrolytes Containing Organic Compounds on a Rotating Disc Electrode,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 1321–1330.

114.         Z. Mao and R.E. White, “A Model for the Deliverable Capacity of the TiS2 Electrode in a Li/TiS2 Cell,” Journal of Power Sources, 43 (1993) 181–191.

115.         Bhasker B. Dave, Ralph E. White, S. Srinivasan, and A. J. Appleby, “Impedance Analysis for Oxygen Reduction in a Lithium Carbonate Melt: Effects of Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide and Temperature,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 2139–2145.

116.         Trung V. Nguyen and Ralph E. White, “A Water and Heat Management Model for Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 2178–2186.

117.         T. V. Nguyen and R. E. White, “A Mathematical Model of a Hermetically Sealed Lead-Acid Cell,” Electrochimica Acta, 38 No. 7 (1993) 935–945.

118.         Terry R. Guilinger, James E. Voytko, Ralph E. White, and Ken-Ming Yin, “Characterization of Amorphous Ni-Cr-P Electrodeposits,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 80, No. 3 (1993) 69.

119.         B. N. Popov, W. Zhang, E. C. Darcy, and R. E. White, “Impedance Spectroscopy as a Nondestructive Health Interrogation Tool for Lithium-BCX Cells,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 3097–3103.

120.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Surface Treatment for Mitigation of Hydrogen Absorption and Penetration into AISI 4340 Steel,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 140 (1993) 3153–3158.

121.         Z. Mao, P. De Vidts, R. E. White, and John Newman, “Theoretical Analysis of the Discharge Performance of a Ni/H2 Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 141 (1994) 54–64.

122.         Z. Mao and R. E. White, “A Finite Difference Method for Pseudo-Two-Dimensional Boundary Value Problems,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 141 (1994) 151–156.

123.         B. N. Popov, S. N. Popova, Ken-Ming Yin, and R. E. White, “Electrodeposition of Iron–Nickel Alloys in the Presence of Organic Additives, I. LSV and Potentiostatic Pulse Plating,” Journal of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, (March, 1994) 65.

124.         Junbom Kim, T. V. Nguyen and R. E. White, “Thermal Characteristics of a Nickel-Hydrogen Battery,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 141 (1994) 333–338.

125.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Use of Underpotential Deposition of Zinc to Mitigate Hydrogen Absorption into Monel K500,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 141 (1994) 1220–1224.

126.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “The Role of Thallium as a Hydrogen Entry Promoter on Cathodically Polarized HY-130 Steel,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 141 (1994) 1526–1532.

127.         B. N. Popov, G. Zheng, and R. E. White, “Surface Treatment for Inhibition of Corrosion and Hydrogen Penetration of Type 718 Alloy,” Corrosion, 50, No. 8 (1994) 613-625.

128.         B. N. Popov, G. Zheng, and R. E. White, “The Underpotential Deposition of Zinc For Mitigation of Hydrogen Absorption and Penetration into HY-130 Steel,” Corrosion Science, 36, No. 12, (1994) 2139-2153.

129.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Hydrogen-Atom Direct-Entry Mechanism into Metal Membranes,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 142 (1995) 154-156.

130.         D. H. Coleman, R. E. White and D. T. Hobbs, "A Parallel Plate Electrochemical Reactor (PPER) Model for the Destruction of Nitrate and Nitrite in Alkaline Waste Solutions," J. of the Electrochemical Society,  142 (1995) 1152-1161.

131.         Pauline De Vidts and Ralph E. White, "Mathematical Modeling of a Nickel-Cadmium Cell:  Proton Diffusion in the Nickel Electrode," J. of the Electrochemical Society, 142 (1995) 1509-1519.

132.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Surface Treatment for Mitigation of Hydrogen Absorption and Penetration into AISI 4340 Steel and Inconel 718 Alloy,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 25 (1995) 212-218.

133.         J. Landfors, D. Simonsson, R. E. White, “Discharge Behavior of Tubular Lead Dioxide Electrodes III. Two-Dimensional Current Density Distribution,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 25 (1995) 315-325.

134.         B. N. Popov, G. Zheng, and R. E. White, “Electroplating of Thin Films of Bismuth Onto Type 4340 Steel and Alloy 718 to Prevent Hydrogen Embrittlement,” Corrosion Science, 51, No. 6, (1995) 429-435.

135.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Electrochemical Determination of the Diffusion Coefficient of Hydrogen through a LaNi4.25Al0.75 Electrode in Alkaline Aqueous Solution,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 142 (1995) 2695-2698.

136.         K.-M. Yin, J.-H. Wei, J.-R. Fu, B. N. Popov, S. N. Popova, and R. E. White, "Mass Transport Effects on the Electrodeposition of Iron-Nickel Alloys in the Presence of Additives," Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 25 (1995) 543-555.

137.         Pauline De Vidts, Javier Delgado and Ralph E. White, "Mathematical Modeling for the Discharge of a Metal-Hydride Electrode," J. of the Electrochemical Society, 142 (1995) 4006-4013.

138.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Application of Porous Electrode Theory on Metal-Hydride Electrodes in Alkaline Solution,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 435-441.

139.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Determination of Transport and Electrochemical Kinetic Parameters of Bare and Copper Coated LaNi4.27Sn0.24 Electrodes in Alkaline Solution,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 834-839.

140.         S. N. R. Pakalapati, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Anodic Oxidation of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid on Platinum Electrode in Alkaline Medium,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 1636-1643.

141.         D. H. Coleman and R. E. White, “Linear Algebra Used to Determine Independent Half-Cell Equations,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 1781-1783.

142.         D. H. Coleman, G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “The Effects of Multiple Electroplated Zinc Layers on the Inhibition of Hydrogen Permeation through an Iron Membrane,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 1871-1874.

143.         S. N. R. Pakalapati, F. Gadala-Maria, and R. E. White, “Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of a Uniaxial Continuous Carbon Fiber-Thermoplastic Composite Subjected to Anodic and Cathodic Currents,” Polymer Composites, 17, No. 4 (1996) 620-626.

144.         M. Ramasubramanian, S. N. Popova, B. N. Popov, R. E. White and K.-M. Yin, “Anomalous Codeposition of Fe-Ni Alloys and Fe-Ni-SiO2 Composites Under Potentiostatic Conditions” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 2164-2172.

145.         B. N. Popov, G. Zheng and R. E. White, “Determination of Transport and Electrochemical Kinetic Parameters of M-H Electrodes,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 26 (1996) 603-611.

146.         Douglas B. Meade, Bala S. Haran, and Ralph E. White, “The Shooting Technique for the Solution of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems,” MapleTech, 3 (1996) 85-93.

147.         E. E. Kalu, R. E. White, and D. T. Hobbs, “Use of a Hydrogen Anode for Nitrate Waste Destruction,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 3094-3099.

148.         Pauline De Vidts, Javier Delgado, and Ralph E. White, “ A Multiphase Mathematical Model of a Nickel/Hydrogen Cell,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 143 (1996) 3223-3228.

149.         Bala S. Haran and Ralph E. White, “A Semianalytical Technique for Solving Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 4 (3) (1996) 229-240.

150.         B. N. Popov, M. Ramasubramanian, S. N. Popova, R. E. White, and K-M. Yin, “Galvanostatic Pulse and Pulse Reverse Plating of Zinc-Nickel Alloys from Sulfate Electrolytes on a Rotating Disc Electrode,” J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 92 (20) (1996) 4021-4028.

151.         B. S. Haran, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Development of a New Electrokinetic Technique for Decontamination of Hexavalent Chromium from Low Surface Charged Soils,” Part I. Experimental, First Place from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Environmental Division Paper Competition, Environmental Progress, 15, (1996) 166-172.

152.         Pauline De Vidts and Ralph E. White, “Governing Equations for Transport in Porous Electrodes,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 144 (1997) 1343-1353.

153.         Dhanwa Thirumalai and Ralph E. White, “Mathematical Modeling of Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 144 (1997) 1717-1723.

154.         H. A. Duarte, D. M. See, B. N. Popov and R. E. White, “The Effects of Organic Inhibitors on Inhibition of Hydrogen Permeation through an Iron Membrane,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 144 (1997) 2313-2317.

155.         E. Hristova, Lj. Arsov, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Ellipsometric and Raman Spectroscopic Study of Thermally Formed Films on Titanium,” J. of the Electrochemical Society, 144 (1997) 2318-2323.

156.         P. Arora, B. N. Popov, B. Haran, M. Ramasubramanian, S. Popova, and R. E. White, “Corrosion Initiation Time of Steel Reinforcement in a Chloride Environment - A One Dimensional Solution,” Corrosion Science, 39(4) (1997) 739-759.

157.         Dawn M. See and Ralph E. White, “Temperature and Concentration Dependence of the Specific Conductivity of Concentrated Solutions of Potassium Hydroxide,” Journal of Chemical  and Engineering Data, 42 (1997) 1266-1268.

158.         G. Zheng, B. N. Popov, and R. E. White, “Effect of Temperature on Performance of LaNi4.76 SnO0.24 Metal Hydride Electrode,” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 27 (1997) 1328-1332.

159.         B.S. Haran, B. N. Popov, Guanghong Zheng, and R. E. White, “Mathematical Modeling of Hexavalent Chromium Decontamination from Low Surface Charged Soils,” J. of Hazardous Materials, 55: (1-3) 93-107 (1997).

160.         Bradley A. Johnson and Ralph E. White, “Characterization of Commercially Available Li-ion Batteries,” Journal of Power Sources, 70 (1998