Scott White received his Ph.D. (Engineering Mechanics) from The Pennsylvania Statue University in 1990. He is a professor in the U of I Department of Aerospace Engineering and a part-time faculty member in the Beckman Institute Autonomous Materials Systems group. His field of interest is materials design covering the areas of autonomic materials systems, composite materials, meso- and micro structural design, and the processing science of polymeric materials.
Honors: Society of Engineering Science, Board of Directors, 2007-2010, Vice-President (2009); Colombo Prize – Finalist, University of Padua (2009); Innovation Discovery Award, Vice Chancellor for Research of the University of Illinois, the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership of the University of Illinois, and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation (2008); SciAm 50 Award, Scientific American (2007); Centennial Fellow, Department of Engr. Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, (2006); University Scholar, University of Illinois (2006); Willett Professor, College of Engineering, University of Illinois, (2005-); Willett Faculty Scholar, College of Engineering, UIUC (2002-2005); HHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, Harrisonville, MO (2004); Best Paper Award, American Society for Composites (2002, 2003); Top Ten Innovations in Science, Popular Science (2001); The Tech Museum Award, Finalist, The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, CA (2001); UIUC College of Engineering Senior Xerox Research Award (2001); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Research Team Award (1997); UIUC College of Engineering Outstanding Advisor’s List (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007).