Professor White is the world's leading expert on pipeline geotechnics. His contributions have transformed geotechnical practice in pipeline engineering throughout the offshore sector. He has developed new field and laboratory techniques to measure engineering properties of seabed sediments that are relevant to pipeline design; led joint industry projects that have transformed the geotechnical understanding and design methodology for pipelines throughout the offshore oil and gas sector; and pioneered a revolutionary flume for assessing pipeline and seabed stability during storms. A Cambridge-educated engineer, Professor White is a former ARC Future Fellow and was WA Young Scientist of the Year (2011).