Robert H. White, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Evren Terzi, Saip Nami Kartal, Sabriye Piskin, Nicole M. Stark, Aysel Kanturk Figen, Robert H. White. 2018. Colemanite: a fire retardant candidate for wood plastic composites
• Brian Kukay, Charles Todd, Tyler Jahn, Jenson Sannon, Logan Dunlap, Robert H. White, Mark A. Dietenberger. 2016. Evaluating fire-damaged components of historic covered bridges
• Robert H. White, Robert J. Ross. 2014. Wood and Timber Condition Assessment Manual: Second Edition
• Carol A. Clausen, Robert H. White, James Wacker, Stan Lebow, Nicole M. Stark, Mark A. Dietenberger, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Laboratory investigation of fire protection coatings for creosote-treated timber railroad bridges
• Robert H. White, Frank E. Woeste. 2013. Post-Fire Analysis of Solid-Sawn Heavy Timber Beams
• Robert H. White, Brian Kukay, James Wacker. 2013. Options for NDE Assessment of Heat and Fire Damaged Wood
• Robert H. White, Kuma Sumathipala. 2013. Cone calorimeter tests of wood composites
• Sunghyun Nam, Brian D. Condon, Robert H. White, Qi Zhao, Fei Yao, Michael Santiago Cintrón. 2012. Effect of urea additive on the thermal decomposition kinetics of flame retardant greige cotton nonwoven fabric
• Christian Dagenais, Robert H. White, Kuma Sumathipala. 2012. Chapter 8: Fire Performance of Cross-Laminated Timber Assemblies (2012 US Edition)
• Robert H. White, Sunghyun Nam, Dharnidhar V. Parikh. 2012. Cone calorimeter evaluation of two flame retardant cotton fabrics
• Mark A. Dietenberger, Robert H. White, Ondrej Grexa. 2012. Reaction-to-Fire of Wood Products and Other Building Materials: Part 1, Room/Corner Test Performance
• Nadir Ayrilmis, Turgay Akbulut, Turker Dundar, Robert H. White, Fatih Mengeloglu, Umit Buyuksari, Zeki Candan, Erkan Avci. 2012. Effect of boron and phosphate compounds on physical, mechanical, and fire properties of wood-polypropylene composites
• Stan Lebow, Grant T. Kirker, Robert H. White, Terry Amburgey, H. Michael Barnes, Michael Sanders, Jeff Morrell. 2012. Guide for In-Place Treatment of Covered and Timber Bridges
• Nadir Ayrilmis, Jan T. Benthien, Heiko Thoemen, Robert H. White. 2012. Effects of fire retardants on physical, mechanical, and fire properties of flat-pressed WPCs
• Turgay Akbulut, Nadir Ayrilmis, Turker Dundar, Ali Durmus, Robert H. White, Murat Teker. 2011. Effect of Boron and Phosphate compounds on Thermal and Fire Properties of wood/HDPE composites
• Turgay Akbulut, Nadir Ayrilmis, Turker Dundar, Robert H. White, Fatih Mengeloglu, Zeki Candan, Umit Buyuksari, Erkan Avci. 2011. Effect of boron compounds on physical, mechanical, and fire properties of injection molded wood plastic composites
• Nadir Ayrilmis, Songklod Jarusombuti, Vallayuth Fueangvivat, Piyawade Bauchongkol, Robert H. White. 2011. Coir fiber reinforced polypropylene composite panel for automotive interior applications
• Robert H. White, Nicole M. Stark, Nadir Ayrilmis. 2011. Recent activities in flame retardancy of wood-plastic composites at the Forest Products Laboratory
• Nadir Ayrilmis, Jan. T. Benthien, Heiko Thoemen, Robert H. White. 2011. Properties of flat-pressed wood plastic composites containing fire retardants
• Ivan Simkovic, Anne Fuller, Robert H. White. 2011. Flammability studies of impregnated paper sheets
• Robert H. White, Mark A. Dietenberger. 2010. Fire safety of wood construction
• Evren Terzi, S. Nami Kartal, Robert H. White, Katsumi Shinoda, Yuji Imamura. 2010. Fire performance and decay resistance of solid wood and plywood treated with quaternary ammonia compounds and common fire retardants
• Nicole M. Stark, Robert H. White, Scott A. Mueller, Tim A. Osswald. 2010. Evaluation of various fire retardants for use in wood flour--polyethylene composites
• Robert H. White, Wayne C. Zipperer. 2010. Testing and classification of individual plants for fire behaviour: plant selection for the wildland–urban interface
• Robert H. White. 2009. Accelerated weathering of fire-retardant-treated wood for fire testing
• Robert H. White. 2009. Fire resistance of wood members with directly applied protection
• Robert H. White. 2008. Analytical methods for determining fire resistance of timber members
• Robert H. White, John Forsman, John R. Erickson. 2008. Aspen flakeboard treated with disodium octaborate tetrahydrate
• Jerrold Winandy, Qingwen Wang, Robert H. White. 2008. Fire-retardant-treated strandboard: properties and fire performance
• David W. Green, Robert H. White, Anton TenWolde, William Simpson, Joseph Murphy, Robert J. Ross. 2007. Physical and mechanical properties of clear wood
• Stan Lebow, Robert H. White. 2007. Durability of wood in construction
• David E. Kretschmann, Jerrold Winandy, Carol A. Clausen, Michael C. Wiemann, Richard Bergman, Roger M. Rowell, John I. Zerbe, James Beecher, Robert H. White, David B. McKeever. 2007. Wood
• Alison C. Dibble, Robert H. White, Patricia K. Lebow. 2007. Combustion characteristics of north-eastern USA vegetation tested in the cone calorimeter: invasive versus non-invasive plants
• Robert H. White, Kuma Sumathipala. 2007. Fire containment in wood construction doesn’t just happen
• Robert H. White, Mark A. Dietenberger, Nicole M. Stark. 2007. Cone calorimeter tests of wood-based decking materials
• Nadir Ayrilmis, Zeki Candan, Robert H. White. 2007. Physical, mechanical, and fire properties of oriented strandboard with fire retardant treated veneers
• Robert H. White, Jerrold Winandy. 2006. Fire performance of oriented strandboard
• Robert H. White. 2006. Fire resistance of structural composite lumber products
• Robert R. Blank, Robert H. White, Lewis H. Ziska. 2006. Combustion properties of Bromus tectorum L.: influence of ecotype and growth under four CO2 concentrations
• David W. Green, Robert H. White, Antoni TenWolde, William Simpson, Joseph Murphy, Robert J. Ross, Roland Hernandez, Stan Lebow. 2006. Wood
• Robert J. Ross, Brian K. Brashaw, Xiping Wang, Robert H. White, Roy F. Pellerin. 2005. Post-fire assessment of structural wood members
• Nadir Ayrilmis, S Nami Kartal, Theodore Laufenberg, Jerrold Winandy, Robert H. White. 2005. Physical and mechanical properties and fire, decay, and termite resistance of treated oriented strandboard
• David R. Weise, Robert H. White, Frank C. Beall, Matt Etlinger. 2005. Use of the cone calorimeter to detect seasonal differences in selected combustion characteristics of ornamental vegetation
• Thomas M. Schuler, Patrick Brose, Robert L. White, Robert H. White. 2005. Residual overstory density affects survival and growth of sheltered oak seedlings on the Allegheny Plateau
• Robert H. White, Mark A. Dietenberger. 2004. Testing/standards methods: cone calorimeter evaluation of wood products
• Robert H. White. 2004. Fire resistance of exposed wood members
• Robert H. White. 2003. Fire resistance of engineered wood rim board products.
• Robert H. White, David R. Weise, Kurt Mackes, Alison C. Dibble. 2002. Cone calorimeter testing of vegetation--an update
• Mark A. Dietenberger, Robert H. White. 2001. Reaction-to-fire testing and modeling for wood products
• Robert H. White. 2000. Fire performance of hardwood species
• Peter W.C. Lau, Robert H. White, Ineke Van Zealand. 1999. Modelling the charring behaviour of structural lumber
• Robert H. White, Mark A. Dietenberger. 1999. Fire safety
• Christopher C. Downs, Robert H. White, Bradley B. Shepard. 1997. Age at sexual maturity, sex ratio, fecundity, and longevity of isolated headwater populations of westslope cutthroat trout
• Bradley B. Shepard, Susan C. Ireland, Robert H. White. 1997. Fish resources within the Tenderfoot Experimental Forest, Montana: 1991-95
• Hao C. Tran, Robert H. White. 1990. Heat release from wood wall assemblies using oxygen consumption method
• Carlton A. Holmes, Herbert W. Eickner, John J. Brenden, Curtis C. Peters, Robert H. White. 1980. Fire development and wall endurance in sandwich and wood-frame structures
• Robert H. White. 1979. Oxygen index evaluation of fire-retardant-treated wood

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D., major-Forestry, minor-Mechanical engineering, "Charring rates of different wood species", 1988
• Oregon State Univ., M.S., major-Forest Products, minor-Structural engineering, "Finite element analysis of end fixity in stud wall panels", 1975
• Penn State University, B.S., Wood Science, 1973