Martin T White

Dr. Martin T. White is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sussex (since September 2022), previously serving as a Lecturer in Thermal Power at City, University of London (2019–2022) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London and City, University of London (2016–2019). His research focuses on advanced energy systems, including waste-heat recovery, organic Rankine cycles (ORC), supercritical CO₂ power cycles, and turbomachinery design. He holds a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship (2019–2024) for work on next-generation waste-heat recovery systems.

Education:

• MEng (Mechanical Engineering), University of Southampton, 2011
• PhD (Mechanical Engineering), City, University of London, 2015

Research Interests: Dr. White’s work emphasizes improving energy efficiency through innovative turbine designs, fluid selection for ORC systems, and the application of supercritical CO₂ in power generation. His projects often involve computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental validation of thermal systems.

Grants & Awards:

• Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship (2019–2024)
• EPSRC Grant (EP/V001752/1): Industrial Waste Heat Recovery Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Cycles (2020–2023)
• EPSRC Grant (EP/P009131/1): Fundamental Studies on Organic Rankine Cycle Expanders (2017–2021)

Recent Contributions: His recent work includes optimizing turbine performance for concentrated solar power plants, developing web-based tools for teaching thermodynamics (e.g., pocketTHERM), and advancing nozzle design for supercritical fluid expansions. His research frequently addresses both theoretical and applied aspects of energy conversion systems.