Newcastle University

Introduction

I have charge of the X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) laboratory and work with researchers in CEAM and throughout SAgE Faculty, providing analytical support and expertise to a number of ongoing research projects. My interests are in analytical geochemistry and method development for the characterisation of both geological sediments and synthetic engineering materials. I also have a passion for the mineral sciences and environmental biogeochemistry and I have worked in both research and industry within these areas.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Radiation Protection Supervisor

Previous Positions

• Facilities Manager, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University UK;
• Research Associate, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University UK;
• Consultant, Mineral Solutions Ltd., Manchester UK;
• Field Hydrogeologist, URS Dames & Moore International, Manchester UK

Memberships

• Member of the British Crystallographic Association
• Member of Clay Minerals Society
• Fellow of the Geological Society

Research Interests

Esteem Indicators

• JSPS Short-Term Research Fellow 2006 (Japan)
• Invited Speaker at Newcastle-Wuhan-Tsinghua University Summer School and Workshop 2009 in China 'Geotechnical & Environmental Engineering: innovation through collaboration’
• Convenor of FuturoClays Conference - 2009 Annual Meeting of the UK Mineralogical Society Clay Minerals Group, Newcastle University, 13-16 December 2009.

Projects

• Characterisation of landfill deposits, in collaboration with URS Scott Wilson Ltd (£4.4K) Project Leader

Funding

• FP7 Travel/Conference Awards
• Roberts Fund and Faculty Training Awards (various)

Industrial Relevance

My PhD research and consulting work in collaboration with the Environment Agency contributed significantly towards the production of a new EA policy guidance document, approving the use of limestone aggregate within UK landfill site drainge systems.

• Zhuang Y-F, Fialips CI, White ML, Perez-Ferrandez D. New redox-active material for permeable water remediation systems. Applied Clay Science 2012, 59-60, 26-35.
• Hughes PN, Glendinning S, Manning DAC, White ML. Use of red gypsum in soil mixing engineering applications. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Geotechnical Engineering 2011, 164(3), 223-234.
• Hughes PN, Glendinning S, Manning DAC, White ML, Dixon M. Alkali-activated waste based binders for use in ground improvement. In: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (6ICEG). 2010, New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, New Delhi..
• Fialips CI, Cooper NGA, Jones DM, White ML, Gray ND. Reductive Degradation of p,p'-DDT by Fe(II) in Nontronite NAu-2. Clays and Clay Minerals 2010, 58(6), 821-836.
• Gize AP, White ML, Caldwell S, Edwards M, Speak R. Atypical Calcium Carbonate Precipitates in Narrow-necked Late Helladic Jars: A Potential Indicator of Organic Residues.. In: Tzedakis, Y; Martlew, H; Jones MK, ed. Archaeology Meets Science: Biomolecular Investigations in Bronze Age Greece: the primary scientific evidence, 1997-2003. Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books, 2008, pp. 163-168.
• Manning DAC, Lopez-Capel E, White ML, Barker S. Carbon isotope determination for separate components of heterogeneous materials using coupled thermogravimetric analysis/isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 2008, 22(8), 1187-1195.
• White ML, Fialips CI, Talbot HM. Reductive transformation of nitrobenzene using bio-reduced Fe-clays: progress towards the development of in-situ groundwater remediation technology. Mineralogia - Special Papers 2008,33 173.
• Zegeye A, Fialips CI, White M, Manning DAC, Gray N. Refinement of kaolin and silica sand by microbial removal of iron impurities. In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta: 18th Annual V M Goldschmidt Conference. 2008, Vancouver, Canada: Pergamon.
• White ML, Manning DAC. Landfills as biologically-driven terrestrial carbonate factories. In: Frontiers in Mineral Sciences 2007: a joint Meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Mineralogical Society of America, the Mineralogical Association of Canada and the Société Française de Minéralogie et de Crystallographie. 2007, Cambridge, UK: Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland.
• Etok S, Valsami-Jones E, Wess T, Hiller J, Maxwell C, Rogers K, Manning DAC, White ML, Lopez-Capel E, Collins M, Buckley M, Penkman K, Woodgate S. Structural and chemical changes of thermally treated bone apatite. Journal of Materials Science 2007, 42(23), 9807-9816.
• Garnett E, Caine M, Bristow I, Manning DAC, White ML, Knox K, Marcouse P, Pointer P, Braithwaite P, Rosevear A. Sulphate bearing waste: progress towards a concentration limit for separate disposal. In: Proceedings of the Waste Conference. 2006, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
• White ML, Manning DAC. Use of stable isotopes to distinguish mechanisms of calcite precipitation in response to different landfill operational environments. In: Program and Abstracts of the 19th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association: Expansion to Nano, Bio and Planetary Worlds. 2006, Kobe, Japan.
• Garnett L, Knox K, Manning DAC, Bristow I, Caine M, Dunn R, Sallis PJ, White ML. Sulphate Bearing Waste: Determination of a Concentration Limit for Separate Disposal. Netcen on behalf of the Environment Agency, 2005. Netcen (AEA Technology Environment) R&D Reports Netcen (AEA Technology Environment) R&D Report No. P1-516/1.
• White ML, Manning DAC, Robinson PNJR. A review of studies pertinent to the stability of carbonate minerals when in contact with landfill leachate. Environment Agency, 2004. Terraconsult Ltd. and Mineral Solutions Ltd. 082/TERRA/MLW/01.
• White ML, Manning DAC, Macquaker JHS. The scaling potential of landfill leachates. In: Proceedings of the Waste 2002 Conference, Integrated Waste Management and Pollution Control: Research, Policy and Practice. 2002, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.