Chelsea C. White III

Chelsea C. White III is the Schneider National Chair in Transportation and Logistics and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He previously served on the faculties of the University of Virginia (1976-1990) and the University of Michigan (1990-2001), and was the school chair of the Stewart School from 2005 to 2010.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer, Information, and Control Engineering from the University of Michigan (1974).

Dr. White's research centers on logistics and stochastic optimization, with a focus on how real-time information and information technology can enhance supply chain productivity and mitigate risks, particularly in the U.S. trucking industry. His work also spans the control of finite stochastic systems and knowledge-based decision support systems.

Dr. White has received numerous scientific awards and honors:

• Norbert Wiener Award (1999) from IEEE SMC Society
• Joseph G. Wohl Outstanding Career Award (2005) from IEEE SMC Society
• IEEE Third Millennium Medal
• IEEE ITSS ITS Outstanding Research Award (2008)
• Fellow of the IEEE
• Fellow of INFORMS

Dr. White has held leadership roles including director of the Trucking Industry Program (TIP) and former executive director of The Logistics Institute. He currently serves as the Systems Strategies theme leader for the DHS National Center for Food Protection and Defense. He has served as editor for several IEEE transactions and has been active in professional societies including IEEE and INFORMS.

He is involved in industry and policy through board memberships (Con-way, Inc., The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific, etc.) and has provided testimony to government committees on transportation and logistics.