KEVIN D. WHITE, Ph.D, P.E. Professor and Chairman
University of South Alabama
Department of Civil Engineering
kwhite@southalabama.edu
251-460-6174 ____________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy: Civil Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1986 Environmental Engineering Louisiana State University 1983 Biochemistry Louisiana State University 1980 2005-­ 2000-­ 1997-­2000 Master of Engineering: Bachelor of Science: EXPERIENCE Chairman University of South Alabama Department of Civil Engineering Professor University of South Alabama Department of Civil Engineering Associate Professor University of South Alabama Department of Civil Engineering Assistant Professor University of South Alabama, Department of Civil Engineering 1991-­97 Research Focus: Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment and Management, Small Community Wastewater (Constructed Wetlands, Decentralized Wastewater Systems, etc.), Bioremediation Processes, Industrial Waste Treatment, Stormwater BMPs, LID Hydrologist (Research) -­ U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources 1986-­90 Division, Louisville, Kentucky * Water Quality Specialist, Kentucky District Office * Project Chief, Kentucky River Basin Pilot Study, National Water Quality Assessment Program SELECTED PUBLISHED PAPERS White, K.D., 2007: “Improved Sizing Methodology for Subsurface Wastewater Infiltration
Systems”, 11th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage
Systems, American Society of Agr and Biol. Engineers, Providence, RI.
White, K.D.; 2005: “Decentralized Wastewater Cluster Management: Operation and
Maintenance Experience and Costs”, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation
78th Annual Conference and Exposition, Washington, D.C.
McCoy, C., Cooley, J., and White, K.D.; 2004: “Turning Wastewater into Wine -- Wastewater
Woes in Alabama’s Black Belt Leads to New Opportunities”, Water Environment and
Technology, Vol. 16, No. 11.
White, K.D. and West, L.T., 2003; “In-Ground Dispersal of Wastewater Effluent: The Science of
Getting Water into the Ground”, Small Flows Quarterly, Vol. 4, No.2.
White, K.D., Wilhelm, K.A, Baker, H.C, and W.M. Steeves, 2000, “Implementation of a
Decentralized Wastewater Management System Employing Reuse in Suburban Mobile,
Alabama”, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 73rd Annual Conference and
Exposition, Anaheim, CA.
White, K.D. and Borneman, R.C., 1998, “A Look at Lagoons: Treatment with Wetlands”, Water
Environment and Technology”, Vol. 10, No. 1.
White, K.D.; 1995, “Enhancement of Nitrogen Removal in Subsurface-Flow Constructed
Wetlands Employing a 2-Stage Configuration, an Unsaturated Zone, and Recirculation”,
Water Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 59-67.
Cowan, R.M., Love, N.G., Sock, S.M., and White, K.D.; 1995, “Activated Sludge and Other
Suspended Culture Processes”, Water Environment Research (Annual Literature Review),
Vol. 67, No. 4.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS “Highway Stormwater Runoff Treatment using Vegetated Filter Strips”, National Roadside
Vegetation Management Association Conference, Huntsville, AL, October 2014.
“Integration of Decentralized Wastewater Concepts into a Sewer Mining Activity in Mobile,
AL”, WEFTEC ’12, Water Env. Federation Ann. Conference, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2012.
“The History and Future of Onsite Wastewater Management in Alabama”, Alabama Onsite
Sewage Annual Conference, Auburn, AL, January 2012.
“Decentralized Wastewater Management In South Alabama”, (invited) USEPA Workshop
Decentralized Wastewater Trt Options for the Gulf Coast Region, Biloxi, MS, Nov., 2007
“Improved Sizing Methodology for Subsurface Wastewater Infiltration Systems”, 11th National
Symp. on Individual and Small Community Sewage Syst”, ASABE, Providence RI., Oct. 2007.
“Decentralized Wastewater Infrastructure”, (invited) USEPA Workshop on Decentralized
Wastewater Mgt as Part of Watershed Mgt Strategies in the Southeast, Atlanta, GA, July 2007
“Implementation of a Decentralized Wastewater Mgt System Employing Reuse in
Suburban Mobile, AL”, Water Env. Fed. 73rd Ann. Conf. and Expo, Anaheim, CA, 2000.
“Municipal Lagoon Upgrade Incorporating Constructed Wetlands and a Nitrification Filter
Bed”, Water Environment Federation 70th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, October 199
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer (Alabama), American Society of Civil Engineers,
Water Environment Federation
SELECTED FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITY
“Vegetated Filter Strip Performance Evaluation for Cost-Effective Roadway Runoff Treatment
in Alabama”, Alabama Department of Transportation, 2012-13.
Enhancement of Oil/Dispersant Biodegradation in Wetland Mesocosms”, Gulf Research Initiative
(funded by British Petroleum), 2011.
“Integration of Decentralized Wastewater Management Concepts Into an Urban “Centralized”
Infrastructure in Mobile, AL”, USEPA National Decentralized Wastewater Demonstration Project, a
cooperative project with Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, 2004-2007.