selected publications academic article White, E. B., & Schmucker, J. A (2021). Wind- and gravity-forced drop depinning. Physical Review Fluids. 6(2), 023601. Suryanarayanan, S., Goldstein, D. B., Berger, A. R., White, E. B., & Brown, G. L (2020). Effect of pressure gradients on the different stages of roughness induced boundary layer transition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND FLUID FLOW. 86, 108688-108688. Long, R. R., White, E. B., Tichenor, N. R., & Kremeyer, K (2017). Instantaneous Wind-Tunnel Model Vibration Measurements Using a Kalman Filtering Approach. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 139(7), 071106. Monschke, J. A., Kuester, M. S., & White, E. B. (2016). Acoustic Receptivity Measurements Using Modal Decomposition of a Modified OrrSommerfeld Equation. 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. Kuester, M. S., & White, E. B. (2016). Structure of turbulent wedges created by isolated surface roughness. Experiments in Fluids: experimental methods and their applications to fluid flow. 57(4), 47. Kuester, M. S., & White, E. B (2014). Active Noise Control in a Closed-Circuit Wind Tunnel. 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 52(9), 1829-1838. Lovig, E. N., Downs, R. S., & White, E. B (2014). Passive Laminar Flow Control at Low Turbulence Levels. 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 52(5), 1072-1075. Ehrmann, R. S., Loftin, K. M., Johnson, S., & White, E. B. (2014). Lock-in of elastically mounted airfoils at a 90 angle of attack. Journal of Fluids and Structures. Downs, R. S., & White, E. B. (2013). Free-stream turbulence and the development of cross-flow disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 735, 347-380. Denissen, N. A., & White, E. B (2008). Roughness-Induced Bypass Transition, Revisited. 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 46(7), 1874-1877. Downs, R. S., White, E. B., & Denissen, N. A. (2008). Transient Growth and Transition Induced by Random Distributed Roughness. 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 46(2), 451-462. White, E. B., Rice, J. M., & Gkhan Ergin, F. (2005). Receptivity of stationary transient disturbances to surface roughness. Physics of Fluids. 17(6), 064109-064109. White, E. B., & Ergin, F. G (2004). Using laminar-flow velocity profiles to locate the wall behind roughness elements. Experiments in Fluids: experimental methods and their applications to fluid flow. 36(5), 805-812. Saric, W. S., Reed, H. L., & White, E. B. (2003). STABILITY AND TRANSITION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOUNDARY LAYERS. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 35(1), 413-440. conference paper Feliciano, J. G., Finke, C. P., & White, E (2022). Boundary-Layer Stability Measurements of a Variably Swept and Pitched, Slotted, Natural-Laminar-Flow Airfoil Suryanarayanan, S., Goldstein, D. B., Finke, C. P., Herrera Hernandez, E., White, E., & Brown, G. L (2022). On the Evolution of Streamwise Vortices over Solid Surfaces: Theory, Experiments and Matched Direct Numerical Simulations Van Dam, C. P., Mothukuri, S. B., Hosseini, S. S., White, E., Brown, L., Kutz, D., & Justiniano, E (2022). Wind Tunnel Experiment of Microjet-based Flow Control on a Multi-Element High-Lift Airfoil Suryanarayanan, S., Goldstein, D. B., Berger, A. R., White, E. B., & Brown, G. L (2020). Mechanisms of Roughness-Induced Boundary-Layer Transition Control by Shielding. 23rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2951-2963. Berger, A. R., & White, E. B (2020). Experimental Study of the Role of High- and Low-speed Streaks in Turbulent Wedge Spreading Miller, M. Q., Leber, E., Brown, L., & White, E. B (2020). Redesign of a Sting Mount Pitch Actuator for Improved Data Quality McMillan, M., & White, E. B (2019). Numerical Simulations of Asymptotic Theory for Distributed Roughness Berger, A. R., & White, E. B (2019). On the Role of High- and Low-speed Streaks in Turbulent Wedge Lateral Spreading Zha, G., Yang, Y., Ren, Y., & McBreen, B (2018). Super-Lift and Thrusting Airfoil of Coflow Jet Actuated by Micro-Compressors Suryanarayanan, S., Goldstein, D. B., Berger, A., White, E. B., & Brown, G. L (2018). Toward A Generalized Roughness-Induced-Transition Mitigation Strategy Using A Streamwise Array of 2D Flat Strips McMillan, M. N., Berger, A. R., & White, E. B (2017). Measurements of Distributed Roughness Receptivity Suryanarayanan, S., Goldstein, D. B., Berger, A. R., White, E. B., & Brown, G. L (2017). Mechanics of Distributed Roughness Shielding for Suppression of Roughness Induced Boundary Layer Transition Long, R., & White, E. B (2017). Experiments on dynamic aeroelastic response of wind turbine blades Suryanarayanan, S., Goldstein, D. B., Brown, G. L., Berger, A. R., & White, E. B (2017). On the Mechanics and Control of Boundary Layer Transition induced by Discrete Roughness Elements Berger, A. R., McMillan, M. N., White, E. B., Suryanarayanan, S., & Goldstein, D. B (2017). Suppression of transition behind a discrete roughness element using a downstream element Maniaci, D. C., White, E. B., Wilcox, B., Langel, C. M., van Dam, C. P., & Paquette, J. A (2016). Experimental Measurement and CFD Model Development of Thick Wind Turbine Airfoils with Leading Edge Erosion. Journal of Physics : Conference Series. 022013-022013. Langel, C. M., Chow, R., Hurley, O. F., Van Dam, C., Maniaci, D. C., Ehrmann, R. S., & White, E. B. (2015). Analysis of the Impact of Leading Edge Surface Degradation on Wind Turbine Performance Herring, A. P., Kutz, D., Brown, L., & White, E. B. (2015). Upgrades to the Texas A&M Oran W. Nicks Low-Speed Wind Tunnel for M=0.4 Operation Herring, A. P., Kutz, D., Brown, L., & White, E. B. (2015). Upgrades to the Texas A&M Oran W. Nicks Low-Speed Wind Tunnel for M=0.4 Operation Kuester, M. S., Sharma, A., White, E. B., Goldstein, D. B., & Brown, G (2014). Distributed Roughness Shielding in a Blasius Boundary Layer Langel, C. M., Chow, R., Van Dam, C., Rumsey, M. A., Maniaci, D. C., Ehrmann, R. S., & White, E. B. (2014). A Computational Approach to Simulating the Effects of Realistic Surface Roughness on Boundary Layer Transition Ehrmann, R. S., & White, E. B. (2014). Influence of 2D Steps and Distributed Roughness on Transition on a NACA 63(3)-418 Sharp, N. S., & White, E. B. (2014). Roughness-Induced Transient Growth on a Hypersonic Blunt Cone Sharma, A., Drews, S., Kuester, M. S., Goldstein, D. B., & White, E. B (2014). Evolution of disturbances due to distributed surface roughness in laminar boundary layers Kuester, M. S., & White, E. B (2013). Distributed-Roughness-Induced Transient Growth in a Flat Plate Boundary Layer Sengupta, A. (2013). Performance of a Subscale CPAS Conical Ribbon Drogue Parachute in a Turbulent Wake Ehrmann, R. S., White, E. B., Maniaci, D. C., Chow, R., Langel, C. M., & Van Dam, C. P. (2013). Realistic Leading-Edge Roughness Effects on Airfoil Performance Monschke, J., Kuester, M., & White, E (2013). Acoustic Receptivity Measurements Using Modal Decomposition of a Modified Orr-Sommerfeld Equation Kuester, M., & White, E. (2012). Acoustic Forcing and Control of Reflected Waves in the Klebanoff-Saric Wind Tunnel Downs, R., Lovig, E., & White, E. (2012). Experimental Investigation of the Crossflow Instability in Moderate Freestream Turbulence Ehrmann, R., Loftin, K., Johnson, S., & White, E. (2012). Lock-in of Elastically Mounted Airfoils at High Angles of Attack Long, R., & White, E. (2012). Real-Time Measurement of Skin Friction Using Calibrated Multi-Element Hotfilm Arrays Drews, S., Downs, R., Doolittle, C., Goldstein, D., & White, E (2011). Direct Numerical Simulations of Flow Past Random Distributed Roughness White, E., Kutz, D., Freels, J., Monschke, J., Grife, R., Sun, Y., & Chao, D (2011). Leading-Edge Roughness Effects on 63(3)-418 Airfoil Performance Denissen, N., & White, E (2011). Secondary Instability of Roughness Wakes and Optimal Disturbances Hunt, L., Downs, R., Kuester, M., White, E., & Saric, W. (2010). Flow Quality Measurements in the Klebanoff-Saric Wind Tunnel Denissen, N., White, E., & Downs, R. (2010). Quantifying sub-optimal transient growth using biorthogonal decomposition. IUTAM Bookseries. 473-476. Denissen, N., Downs, R., & White, E. (2009). Transient Growth due to Surface Roughness: Theory, Simulation and Experiment Schmucker, J., & White, E (2007). Measurements of Water Droplet Movement in a Stagnation Point Boundary Layer. 10949-10962. Schmucker, J. A., & White, E. B. (2007). Technique for Measurement of Droplet Profiles for Use in Icing Physics Studies. SAE Technical Papers. White, E., Downs, R., & Emer, H (2006). Disturbances Generated by Random and Periodic Surface Roughness: Experiments and Models. 1426-1439. Ergin, F., & White, E (2005). Multicomponent and Unsteady Velocity Measurements of Transient Disturbances. 7331-7343. White, E. B., & Oliver, M. J. (2005). Experiments on surface roughness effects in ice accretion Gurun, A., & White, E. (2005). Tollmien-Schlichting Wave Suppression and Transition Delay Using Stationary Transient Disturbances White, E., Shelley, M., & Gurun, A. (2004). Interactions of Tollmien-Schlichting Waves and Stationary Transient Disturbances White, E., & Ergin, F. G. (2003). Receptivity and Transient Growth of Roughness-Induced Disturbances White, E., & Reshotko, E. (2002). Roughness-induced transient growth in a flat-plate boundary layer White, E., Saric, W., Gladden, R., & Gabet, P. (2001). Stages of swept-wing transition White, E., & Saric, W. (2000). Application of variable leading-edge roughness for transition control on swept wings Saric, W., White, E., & Reed, H. (1999). Boundary-layer receptivity to freestream disturbances and its role in transition Saric, W., & White, E. (1998). Influence of high-amplitude noise on boundary-layer transition to turbulence. 1-11. Miller, F. J., White, E., & Ross, H. D (1997). Gravitational influences on flame propagation through non-uniform premixed gas systems. NASA Conference Publication. 343-348. institutional repository document Roger L. Simon, J. r., & White, E. B (2021). Drop Interface and Airflow Unsteadiness in Wind-Forced Drop Depinning Berger, A. R., & White, E. B (2020). High and Low-Speed Streaks in Turbulent Wedge Spreading White, E. B., & Schmucker, J. A (2020). Wind- and Gravity-Forced Drop Depinning
principal investigator on Theory and Experiments for Distributed Roughness Effects in Laminar Boundary Layers awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018 - 2021
co-principal investigator on ARL: Hypersonic Vehicles awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2024 Hypersonic Boundary Layer Turbulance (BOLT-II) Flight Test Experiment awarded by United States Air Force - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2019 - 2022 IUSE/PFE: RED: REvolutionizing Diversity Of Engineering (REDO-E) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2022 Stability of Partially Wetting Droplet in Wind awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2019 Hypervelocity Expansion Facility for Fundamental High-Enthalpy Research awarded by United States Department of the Navy - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2015 - 2016
teaching activities AERO301 Theoretical Aerodyn Instructor AERO303 High Speed Aerodyn Instructor AERO472 Airfoil And Wing Design Instructor AERO491 Hnr-research Instructor AERO491 Hnr-research Instructor AERO601 Advanced Aerodynamics Instructor AERO681 Seminar:professional Dvlpmnt Instructor AERO684 Professional Internship Instructor AERO685 Directed Studies Instructor AERO691 Research Instructor AERO691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations Denissen, Nicholas Allen (2011-05). Roughness-induced Transient Growth: Continuous-spectrum Receptivity and Secondary Instability Analysis. Downs, Robert 1982- (2012-12). Environmental Influences on Crossflow Instability. Ehrmann, Robert Schaefer (2014-08). Effect of Surface Roughness on Wind Turbine Performance. Freels, Justin Reed (2012-08). An Examination of Configurations for Using Infrared to Measure Boundary Layer Transition. Guthery, John (2013-12). Assessment of Flow Efficiency Through a Closed Circuit Wind Tunnel with Recommendations for Improvements. Herring, Alexander (2015-05). Dynamic Pressure Improvements to Closed-Circuit Wind Tunnels with Flow Quality Analysis. Hidore, John Preston (2013-05). Investigation of Data Quality for Wind Tunnel Internal Balance Testing. Kuester, Matthew (2012-05). Acoustics in the Klebanoff-Saric Wind Tunnel: Background Identification, Forcing, and Active Control. Kuester, Matthew Scott (2014-05). Distributed Roughness Receptivity in a Flat Plate Boundary Layer. Kutz, Douglas M (2014-05). An Updated Procedure for Tare and Interference Wind Tunnel Testing of Strut-Mounted Models. Monschke, Jason Andrew (2015-12). Most-Critical Transient Disturbances in an Incompressible Flat-Plate Boundary Layer. Recla, Benjamin Jeremiah (2013-05). Developing a Practical Wind Tunnel Test Engineering Course for Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students. Schmucker, Jason (2012-08). Experimental Investigation of Wind-Forced Drop Stability. Sharp, Nicole Susanne (2014-05). Hypersonic Measurements of Roughness-Induced Transient Growth. Stanford III, John William (2016-08). Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis Method for a Pyramidal External Balance.
education and training Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University - (Tempe, Arizona, United States) 2000 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University - (Cleveland, Ohio, United States) 1997 B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University - (Cleveland, Ohio, United States) 1995
mailing address Texas A&M University Aerospace Engineering 3141 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-3141 USA