Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Faculty and Staff
Ralph E. White
| Title: | Distinguished Scientist Professor |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
| Email: | white@cec.sc.edu |
| Website: | Research site |
| Phone: | 803-777-3270 |
| Fax: | 803-777-8265 |
| Office: | Swearingen Engineering Center Room 3C11 301 Main Street Columbia, SC 29208 |
| Resources: | CV of Dr. White |
Education
- Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1977
- M.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1973
- B.S., University of South Carolina, 1971
Research
Dr. White and members of his research group are working on projects in the areas of fuel cells, batteries, electro-deposition, corrosion, and numerical methods. Their work on numerical methods consists of developing efficient algorithms to solve the equations that represent the phenomena that occur in electrochemical and chemical systems.
Selected Publications
- Paul T. Coman, Eric C. Darcy, and Ralph E. White, “Simplified Thermal Runaway Model for Assisting the Design of a Novel Safe Li-Ion Battery Pack,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022 169 0405516.
- Shiv Krishna Madi Reddy, Wei Shang, and Ralph E. White, “Mathematical Model for SEI Growth under Open-Circuit Conditions,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022 169 090505.
- David Petrushenko, Ziba Rahmati, Darun Barazanchy, Wout De Backer, William E. Mustain, Ralph E. White, Paul Ziehl, and Paul T. Coman “Dip-Coating of Carbon Fibers for the Development of Lithium Iron Phosphate Electrodes for Structural Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Energy Fuels 2023, 37, 711−723.
- Nasser Nikfarjam, Paul T. Coman, Colton Free, Paul Ziehl, Monirosadat Sadati, Ralph E. White, “Advancing ionic conductivity in solid electrolytes: Insights from polymerization-induced phase separation and microstructural optimization,” Journal of Energy Storage 93 (2024) 112287.
- Kyra Glassey, Gabriela Roman-Martinez, Lillana DeLatte, Thomas Burns, Monirosadat Sadati, Paul T. Coman, and Ralph E. White, “Probing Ion-Blocking Electrode Rigs for Ionic Conductivity in Hybrid Solid Polymer Electrolytes,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2025, 172, 020523.
- Thomas Burns, Lillana DeLatte, Gabriela Roman-Martinez, Kyra Glassey, Paul Ziehl, Monirosadati Sadati, Ralph E. White and Paul T. Coman, “Ultrasonic Spray Coating of Carbon Fibers for Composite Cathodes in Structural Batteries,” Electrochem 2025, 6, 13.
- Hainan Wang, Shiv Krishna Reddy Madi Reddy, Ralph E. White, Qi Wang, “Series solutions for linear and nonlinear boundary value problems,” Computers and Chemical Engineering, 201 (2025) 109202.