Professor David White elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering

Johnian Professor David White has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Professor DavidWhite, formerly a Fellow of St John’s College, was one of 50 new Fellows elected to the Academy in recognition of his outstanding contribution to engineering.  The Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering represents the most innovative and creative minds in research institutions and engineering companies, and Professor White joins around 1500 other members of the Academy.

Professor White went to Churchill College in Cambridge in 1998 to study for his BA in Engineering and subsequently his PhD, and became a Research Fellow at St John’s from 2001-4. He currently holds the Shell EMI Chair in Offshore Engineering, based at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems and the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Western Australia. He has been a Professor at UWA since 2007, and has over 15 years of research experience focussing on the mechanics of soils, foundations and pipelines, primarily for the offshore industry. The outcomes of his research work have been disseminated through over 200 publications, and he has won several awards, including Western Australia's Young Scientist of the Year 2011, and the Anton Hale Award by the Australian Academy of Science for distinguished research in earth science.

Professor Dame Ann Dowling DBE FREng FRS, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said: “The commitment and energy of our Fellows is the lifeblood of our Academy. We look forward to working with them, learning from their successes and drawing on their considerable expertise as we continue our work to promote engineering at the heart of society.”

To read more about the newly-elected Fellows, visit the Royal Academy of Engineering website.