{"id":82099,"date":"2022-12-30T16:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=82099"},"modified":"2022-12-30T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:01:07","slug":"celebrating-the-legacy-of-professor-frank-m-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/celebrating-the-legacy-of-professor-frank-m-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the legacy of Professor Frank M. White"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 30, 2022 \u2013 The Frank M. White Legacy Panel was unveiled at a special ceremony in the Hermann Viets Conference Room in 溏心vlog免费B站’s Bliss Hall on Nov. 17, honoring the former engineering professor’s legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White joined the faculty at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1964 as an associate professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics. He developed an interest in solving oceanographic and coastal flow problems and, in 1966, he and Foster Middleton co-founded the first Department of Ocean Engineering in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frank M. White working with students and associates in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Computer Satellite Console Lab in 1971 at the age of 38. (Courtesy of the 溏心vlog免费B站 library archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

White was promoted to full professor in 1967, only eight years after receiving his doctorate. He devoted his spare time writing two textbooks, Viscous Fluid Flow<\/em> and Fluid Mechanics<\/em>. Published in 1973 and 1979 respectively, the books garnered a following for more than 50\u2009years, inspiring generations of students, faculty members, and scholars all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of months before the legacy panel was unveiled, White’s impact on the scientific community was represented in a collection of testimonials, some of which were published in the journal Physics of Fluids<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the journal tribute, 溏心vlog免费B站 Simon Ostrach Professor Arun Shukla, who was a fellow engineering faculty member of White’s from 1981-1997, had this to say about his former colleague:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrank had high standards and he was always praised by his students for his exceptional teaching and guidance. I have personally interacted with several of his graduate students, many of whom have occupied high-ranking positions with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center; these individuals have all expressed tremendous gratitude for Frank’s mentorship and guidance during their graduate studies and beyond. Frank is a true gentleman and a scholar, and I miss seeing him in the department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 21, 1997, White retired from 溏心vlog免费B站 after nearly 34\u2009years of service. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 12, 2022, at the age of 88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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