Mark White
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
mark.white@pnl.gov
Research Interests
- Parallel implementations of subsurface flow and reactive transport simulators
- Field application and numerical modeling of environmental remediation technologies
- Thermodynamics of frozen soils
- Numerical modeling of multiple-phase subsurface flow and transport
- Theoretical and applied soil physics of fluid entrapment, mobilization and dissolution.
Education and Credentials
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 1986
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 1981
- B.S., Biophysics, Pennsylvania State University, 1977
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Professional Engineer, Colorado State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
- American Geophysical Union
Selected Publications
2008
- White MD, M Oostrom, ML Rockhold, and M Rosing. 2008. "Scalable Modeling of Carbon Tetrachloride Migration at the Hanford Site Using the STOMP Simulator." Vadose Zone Journal 7(2):654-666. doi:10.2136/vzj2007.0070
2007
- McGrail BP, HT Schaef, MD White, T Zhu, AS Kulkarni, RB Hunter, SL Patil, AT Owen, and PF Martin. 2007. Using Carbon Dioxide to Enhance Recovery of Methane from Gas Hydrate Reservoirs: Final Summary Report. PNNL-17035, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Khaleel R, MD White, M Oostrom, MI Wood, FM Mann, and JG Kristofzski. 2007. "Impact Assessment of Existing Vadose Zone Contamination at the Hanford Site SX Tank Farm." Vadose Zone Journal 6(4):935-945. doi:10.2136/2006.0176
2006
- Bacon DH, MD White, N Gupta, JR Sminchak, and ME Kelley. 2006. "Assessment of CO2 Injection Potential and Monitoring Well Location at the Mountaineer Power Plant Site." In 8th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies: GHGT-8, 19-22 June, 2006, Trondheim, Norway , p. 6 pages. Elsevier Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Ward AL, ME Conrad, WD Daily, JB Fink, VL Freedman, GW Gee, GM Hoversten, JM Keller, EL Majer, CJ Murray, MD White, SB Yabusaki, and ZF Zhang. 2006. Vadose Zone Transport Field Study: Summary Report . PNNL-15443, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2005
- Oostrom M, MD White, RJ Lenhard, P Van Geel, and TW Wietsma. 2005. "A comparison of models describing residual NAPL formation in the vadose zone." Vadose Zone Journal 4(1):163-174.
- Ward AL, MD White, EJ Freeman, JR, and ZF Zhang. 2005. STOMP Sparse Vegetation Evapotranspiration Model for the Water-Air-Energy Operational Mode . PNNL-15465, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2004
- White MD, M Oostrom, and RJ Lenhard. 2004. "A Practical Model for Mobile, Residual, and Entrapped NAPL in Water-Wet Porous Media." Ground Water 42(5):734-746.
- Zhang ZF, VL Freedman, SR Waichler, and MD White. 2004. 2004 Initial Assessments of Closure for the S-SX Tank Farm: Numerical Simulations . PNNL-14604, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Bacon DH, MD White, and BP McGrail. 2004. Subsurface Transport Over Reactive Multiphases (STORM): A Parallel, Coupled, Nonisothermal Multiphase Flow, Reactive Transport, and Porous Medium Alteration Simulator, Version 3.0. PNNL-14783, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Rockhold ML, MD White, and EJ Freeman. 2004. Canyon Disposal Initiative - Numerical Modeling of Contaminant Transport from Grouted Residual Waste in the 221-U Facility (U Plant). PNNL-14908, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2003
- White MD, and M Oostrom. 2003. STOMP Subsurface Transport Over Multiple Phases Version 3.0 User's Guide. PNNL-14286, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Zhang ZF, VL Freedman, and MD White. 2003. 2003 Initial Assessments of Closure for the C Tank Farm Field Investigation Report (FIR):Numerical Simulations . PNNL-14334, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Oostrom M, PD Thorne, MD White, MJ Truex, and TW Wietsma. 2003. "Numerical Modeling to Assess DNAPL Movement and Removal at the Scenic Site Operable Unit Near Baton Rouge, Louisiana: A Case Study." Soil & Sediment Contamination 12(6):901 - 926.
- Oostrom M, DH Meck, and MD White. 2003. STOMP. Subsurface Transport Over Multiple Phases. An Introductory Short Course. PNNL-14440, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- White MD, and BP McGrail. 2003. "Numerical Investigations of Multifluid Hydrodynamics During Injection of Supercritical CO2 into Porous Media." In 6th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-6), 30th September-4th October, 2002, vol. I, ed. J. Gale and Y. Kaya, pp. 449-456. Pergamon, Oxford, United Kingdom.
2002
- Freedman VL, MD Williams, CR Cole, MD White, and MP Bergeron. 2002. 2002 Initial Assessments for B-BX-BY Field Investigation Report (FIR): Numerical Simulations . PNNL-13949, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2001
- White MD, and M Oostrom. 2001. "NAPL migration in response to hydraulic controls at the Brooklawn Site near Baton Rouge, Louisiana." In Proceedings of the 21st American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, pp. 241-254. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO.
- Ataie-Ashtiani B, SM Hassanizadeh, M Oostrom, MA Celia, and MD White. 2001. "Effective parameters for two-phase flow in a porous medium with periodic heterogeneities." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 49(1-2):87-109.
- Ataie-Ashtiani B, SM Hassanizadeh, M Oostrom, MA Celia, and MD White. 2001. "Numerical simulation and homogenization of two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 49:87-109.
- Oostrom M, MD White, and ML Brusseau. 2001. "Theoretical Estimation of Free and Entrapped Nonwetting-Wetting Fluid Interfacial Areas in Porous Media ." Advances in Water Resources 24(8):887-898.
2000
- Ataie-Ashtiani B, SM Hassanizadeh, M Oostrom, and MD White. 2000. "Numerical simulation and homogenization of two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media ." In Groundwater Updates, Proceedings of the IAHR International Symposium on Groundwater, Tokyo, Japan, ed. K. Sato, Y. Iwasa, pp. 333-338. Springer, New York, NY.
- Ataie-Ashtiani B, SM Hassanizadeh, MA Celia, M Oostrom, and MD White. 2000. "Effective two-phase flow parameters for heterogeneous porous media ." In Computational methods in water resources XIII : Proceedings of the XIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 25-29, June 2000, ed. Laurence R. Bentley, pp. 755-762. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Bacon DH, MD White, and BP McGrail. 2000. Subsurface Transport Over Reactive Multiphases (STORM): A General, Coupled, Nonisothermal Multiphase Flow, Reactive Transport, and Porous Medium Alteration Simulator, Version 2, User's Guide. PNNL-13108, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
1999
- White MD, MD Williams, and M Oostrom. 1999. "Simulating air entrapment, mobilization, and dissolution for fluctuating water table conditions ." In Proceedings of the American Geophysical Union Nineteenth Annual Hydrology Days, August 16-20, 1999, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado., ed. H.J. Morel-Seytoux, pp. 467-482 Hydrology Days Pub., Atherton, CA.
- Williams MD, VR Vermeul, M Oostrom, JC Evans, JR, JS Fruchter, JD Istok, MD Humphrey, DC Lanigan, JE Szecsody, MD White, TW Wietsma, and CR Cole. 1999. Anoxic Plume Attenuation in a Fluctuating Water Table System: Impact of 100-D Area In Situ Redox Manipulation on Downgradient Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations. PNNL-12192, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
1998
- White MD, and M Oostrom. 1998. "Modeling surfactant-enhanced nonaqueous-phase liquid remediation of porous media." Soil Science 163(12):931-940.
- Schroth MH, JD Istok, JS Selker, M Oostrom, and MD White. 1998. "Multifluid flow in bedded porous media: laboratory experiments and numerical simulations." Advances in Water Resources 22(2):169-183.