Ron White

Professor Ron White is the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University. Previously, he served as Head of the Physical Sciences Academic Group and Research Director for the College of Science, Technology and Engineering. His research focuses on low-temperature plasmas, antimatter applications in medical diagnostics, opto-electronic semiconductor properties, and NIR spectroscopy for agricultural and industrial technologies. He leads the Rapid Assessment Unit (RAU), a JCU-Queensland Department collaboration advancing non-invasive primary industry tools.

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Research interests span plasma-liquid interfaces, positron interactions, and OLED material performance. He has secured continuous ARC funding since 2005, including Discovery Projects and Industrial Transformation Hubs, and contributed to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Antimatter-Matter Studies. Current projects include supercharging tropical aquaculture and sustainable food production via black soldier fly breeding. He edits Scientific Reports and Springer-Nature’s E Phys. Journal D.

Recent articles explore electron scattering, OLED modeling, and positron transport. Grants total 62 awards (count mentioned, specifics not listed).

Advises PhD students across all research areas and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects like the Advanced Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Facility.