Dr. Anne White

Professor

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Biography

Anne E. White is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Associate Vice President for Research Administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), focusing on magnetic fusion energy. Her research has significantly advanced the understanding of turbulent transport in magnetically confined fusion plasmas and involved the development of diagnostics and novel experimental techniques. White's contributions have included validation of nonlinear gyrokinetic codes and substantial involvement in demonstration projects for nuclear fusion as a key part of a sustainable energy future. She has worked at notable facilities such as the Electric Tokamak at UCLA and the National Spherical Torus Experiment at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. White has served as Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and she currently chairs the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. She led the development of free MITx MOOCs aimed at high school learners in nuclear science and engineering, and was a speaker at a White House summit on commercial fusion energy. A member of several professional societies, she has also received numerous awards recognizing her contributions to the field and education in nuclear physics.

Research Interests

Experience

Distinguished Professor of Engineering

— Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Distinguished Professor and Associate Vice President for Research Administration focusing on nuclear science and engineering.

Awards

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Fellow

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Cecil Ida Green Career Development Professor

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Katherine E. Weimer Award

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Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award

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Junior Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching

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Outstanding Faculty Award

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Norman C. Rasmussen Career Development Professor

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Early Career Award

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Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award

Courses

22.67 Principles Plasma Diagnostics 22.012 Seminar Fusion & Plasma Physics 22.071j/6.071j Electronics, Signals, & Measurement 6.651/8.613/22.611 Intro Plasma Physics 8.03 Physics III: Vibrations Waves (Recitations)