Professor and Chair of Chemistry
Director, Center of Excellence

EDUCATION:

B.Sc.(Hons) Chemistry, University of London - Queen Mary College, London, England,

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of London - Queen Mary College, London, England, 1979

Prof. Whitefield, currently leads an internationally recognized research program associated with the chemical and physical characterization of aerosols, the UMRCOE, Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Emissions Research. As director of the UMRCOE he coordinates a team of researchers from academia (UMR, MIT, Georgia Tech and Univ. Illinois, University of California – Riverside), the federal government, (NASA, FAA, DoD, EPA) and the private sector. In particular, he studies the aerosols generated by aerospace activities. This research program, initiated in 1990, has three major thrust areas – emissions measurement, interpretation of emissions measurements and the development of novel state of the art instrumentation tailored specifically to support the measurement and interpretation thrusts. This research has resulted in, to date, externally sponsored funding in excess of $12M.

Prof. Whitefield is the principal investigator on research grants currently and/or recently funded and/or sponsored by NASA, FAA, AFOSR, USAF, USNAVY, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, General Electric, the European Economic Community (EEC), the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense. Dr. Whitefield is the Principle Investigator for UMR as one of the founding Universities in the FAA NASA Transport Canada Center of Excellence for Noise and Emissions and is project leader for the Emissions component. He is also the project lead for database development for the “National PM Roadmap” team. He is or has been an advisor to NASA on emissions environmental impact for the Vehicle Systems Program, the Ultra Efficient Engine Technology (UEET) and Atmospheric Effects of Aviation (AEA) Stratospheric Aerosol Science, Near Field Interactions, and Emissions and Trace Chemistry committees, and the AIAA Technical Committee on Atmosphere and Environment. He is also currently advising the DOD on PM emissions measurement strategies for the H-1 helicopter and the JSF aircraft. Prof. Whitefield recently was appointed to the Environmental Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the Joint Projects Development Office, formed by the Secretary of Transportation to support VISION 100 – CENTURY OF AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT PUBLIC LAW 108-176 with a goal to develop the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS)

MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
The SAE Aircraft Exhaust Emission Measurements E-31 Committee, ACS, AIAA Technical Committee on Atmosphere and Environment and Combustion Institute