Thomas White

Associate Professor, Clemons-Magee Endowed Professor in Physics

Summary

2017-Present: Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
2017-2022: Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
2015-2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford, UK
2015-2017: Visiting Academic, Imperial College London, UK
2014-2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Imperial College London, UK

Research

Laboratory astrophysics and supersonic plasma turbulence
Equation of state and transport properties in planetary cores
Quantum (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics
Shock physics and material behavior at extreme conditions

Professional Awards

Culham Thesis Prize, Institute of Physics, UK, 2016
Ayliffe Prize, University of Bath, UK, 2010
CAREER award, National Science Foundation, 2021
Mousel-Feltner Excellence in Research Award, University of Nevada, Reno, 2021

Education

Ph.D., Physics, 2015 University of Oxford, UK
M.S., Physics, 2010 University of Bath, UK

Outreach

Discover Science Podcast with Gabriela González, interviewed by Thomas White and Richard Plotkin

More than 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted gravitational waves—ripples in space-time caused by violent cosmic collisions—LIGO team scientists confirmed their existence using large, extremely precise detectors. Listen as LIGO team physicist Dr. Gabriela González speaks with Physics professors Drs. Richard Plotkin and Thomas White about the discovery of gravitational waves, lasers in space and the value of science communication.

Listen to Discover Science: Gabriela González

Laboratory astrophysics and high energy density physics

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Dr. Thomas White's Research Group