John R. White
Position: Associate Dean of Research and Professor, John and Catherine Day Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Phone: 225-578-8792
Fax: 225-578-6423
E-mail: jrwhite@lsu.edu
Website: http://coastandenvironment.lsu.edu/docs/faculty/whitelab/
Office: 3239 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Bachelor's Degree(s): B.S. Washington and Lee, 1988 (Geology)
Master's Degrees(s): M.S. Florida Institute of Technology, 1992 (Geological Oceanography) and Florida Institute of Technology, 1993 (Coastal Zone Management)
Ph.D.(s): Ph.D. University of Florida, 1999 (Soll & Water Science - Focus on Wetland Biogeochemistry)
Research Interests:
Biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in aquatic systems including coastal and freshwater wetlands, estuaries and lake sediments, treatment performance of constructed wetlands for nutrients and pharmaceuticals removal, dynamics of internal nutrient loading, microbial-mediated nutrient transformations, plant-nutrient dynamics
Classes Taught:
OCS 1005. Introduction to Oceanography (Spring) 3 credits
OCS 1010. Introduction to Coastal Environmental Science (Fall) 1 credit Co-taught with Dr. Bargu
OCS 4242. Wetlands and Water Quality (Spring) 3 credits – Service Learning Class
OCS 7165. Biogeochemistry of Wetland Soils and Sediments (Spring) 3 credits
Awards & Honors:
Dean’s Outstanding Service Award 2018
Fellow – Soil Science Society of America 2017
Coast & Environment Outstanding Faculty Research Award 2015
LSU Alumni Association Award for Faculty Excellence 2012
Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award 2011
Joe and Richard Lipsey Professional Educators Award 2008
Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award 2008
Coast & Environment Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award 2006
Professional Affiliations and Service Activities:
Associate Dean of Research – College of Coast & Environment LSU 2017-current
United States EPA – Board of Scientific Counselors – Safe and Sustainable Waters 2018-current
Soil Science Society of America - fellow
American Geophysical Union - member
Society of Wetland Scientists – member
Selected Publications:
* = student led publications Select list out of over 100 Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
2020
104) Garcia, J., G. Galan, J.W. Day, R. Boopathy, J.R. White, S. Wallace and R.G. Hunter. 2020. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARB) and Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG): Increasing Removal with Wetlands and Reducing Environmental Impacts. Bioresource Technology. In Press https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123228
103) *Spera, A.C., J.R. White, R. Corstanje. 2020. Influence of a Freshwater River Diversion on Sedimentation and Phosphorus Status in a Wetland Receiving Basin. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. In Press. 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106728
102) Huang, W., C. Li, J.R. White and S. Bargu. 2020. Numerical Experiments on variation of freshwater plume and leakage effect from Mississippi River diversion in Lake Pontchartrain Estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research:Oceans Click Here https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015282
101) *Haywood, B.J., M.P. Hayes, J.R. White and R.L Cook. 2020. Potential Fate of Wetland Soil Carbon in a Deltaic Coastal Wetlands subjected to High Relative Sea Level Rise. Science of the Total Environment. 711:135185 Click Here
100) Steinmuller, H.E., M.P. Hayes, N.R. Hurst, Y. Sapkota., R. Cook, J.R. White, Z. Xue, L.G. Chambers. 2020. Does Edge Erosion Alter Coastal Wetland Soil Properties? A Multi-Method Biogoechemical Study. Catena. 187:104373 Click Here
99) *Sapkota, Y., and J.R. White 2020. Carbon offset market methodologies applicable for coastal wetland restoration and conservation in the United States: A review. Science of the Total Environment 701:134497 Click Here
2019
98) *Sapkota, Y. and J.R. White. 2019. Marsh edge erosion and associated carbon dynamics in coastal Louisiana: A proxy for future wetland-dominated coastlines world-wide. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 226: 106289 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106289 Click Here
97) *Vaccare, J., J.R.White and E. Meselhe. 2019. The Denitrification Potential of Eroding Wetlands in Barataria Bay, LA USA: Implications for River Reconnection. Science of the Total Environment. 686: 529-537 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.475 Click Here
96) White, J.R., R.D. DeLaune, D. Justic, J. Pahl, J. Day, R. Lane, W. Boynton, R.R. Twilley . 2019. Consequences of River Water Introduction on Nutrient Dynamics of Coastal Deltaic Wetland Soils and Estuarine Sediments: A Case Study of Mississippi River Diversions in Louisiana. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 224: 209-216 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.04.027 Click Here
95) Bargu, S., D. Justic, J.R. White, R. Lane, J. Day, H. Paerl, R. Raynie. 2019. Mississippi River Diversions and Phytoplankton Dynamics in Deltaic, Gulf of Mexico Estuaries: A Review. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 221:39-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.02.020 Click Here
94) Ghaisas, K. Maiti, J.R. White. 2019. Coupled Iron and Phosphorus Release From Seasonally Hypoxic Louisiana Shelf Sediments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 219:81-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.01.019 Click Here
93) *Hurst, N.R., J.R. White, K. Xu and M. Ren. 2019. Nitrate Reduction Rates in Sediments Experiencing Turbulent Flow Conditions. Ecological Engineering. 128:33-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.12.027 Click Here
92) Steinmuller, H., K. Dittmer, J.R. White and L.G. Chambers. 2019. Understanding the Fate of Soil Organic Matter in Submerging Coastal Wetland Soils: A Microcosm Approach. Geoderma. 337:1267-1277 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.08.020 Click Here
2018
91) Day, JW., DeLaune, R.D, J.R. White, R.R. Lane, G.P. Shaffer, R. Hunger. 2018. Can Denitrification Explain Coastal Wetland Loss: A Review of Case Studies in the Mississippi Delta and New England. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2018.08.029 Click Here
90) *Putnam-Duhon, L.A., J.R. White, R.P. Gambrell, and K.A. Rusch. 2018 Treatment of wastewater ammonium under varying salinity conditions within the marshland upwelling system. Environmental Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1540660 Click Here
89) Martin, K.M, E.A. Hasenmueller, J.R. White, L.G. Chambers, J.L. Conkle. 2018. Sampling , Sorting, and Characterizing Microplastics in Aquatic Environments with High Suspended Sediment Loads and Large Floating Debris. Journal of Visualized Experiments:(137), e57969, doi:10.3791/57969 Click Here
88) Berkowitz, J.F., C.M. VanZomeren, C.D. Piercy and J.R. White. 2018. Evaluation of Coastal Wetland Soil Properties in a Degrading Marsh. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 212:311-317. Click Here
87) DeLaune, R.D., J.R. White, T. Elsey-Quirk, H. Roberts, and D. Wang. 2018. Long vs Short term Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration in a Coastal River Delta Wetland:Implications for Carbon Budgets. Organic Geochemistry. 123:67-73. Click Here
86) Bae, H-S, L. Huang, J.R. White, R.D. DeLaune, and A.V. Ogram. 2018. Response of Microbial Populations Regulating Nutrient Biogeochemical Cycles to Oiling of Coastal Saltmarshes from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Environmental Pollution. 241:136-147. Click Here
85) VanZomeren, C.M., J.F. Berkowitz, C. Piercy, and J.R. White. 2018. Restoring a Degraded Marsh Using Thin Layer Sediment Placement:Short-term Effects on Soil Physical and Biogeochemical Properties. Ecological Engineering 120:61-67. Click Here
84) *Haywood, B.J. J.R. White and R.L Cook. 2018. Investigation of an early season river flood pulse: Carbon cycling in a subtropical estuary, Science of the Total Environment 635:867-877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.379 Click Here