Overview
Personal Profile
Robert White is the data infrastructure scientist for the Materials, Chemical, and Computational Science Directorate at NLR. In this role, he works to facilitate automated data collection, big data infrastructure development, machine learning analysis, large-scale time series database deployments and management, and instrumentation integration and control. White has a background in hardware and experimental science and has experience working across several diverse fields: analysis of plasma structures in fusion reactors, robotic telescope systems for autonomous imaging, particle accelerator operation and control, sensor calibration and development, and data management and accessibility.
Research Interests
Development, operations, and analysis in support of the large-scale time series database for the PV Fleet program
Integration of heterogeneous instrumentation from across multiple directorates for autonomous data harvesting and management
Advanced control systems for instrumentation that can dynamically reconfigure user interfaces based on detected hardware changes
Professional Experience
Advisory Board Member, Escape Dynamics (2014–2015)
Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Astrophysics Team, nonproliferation and international security) (2001–2008)
Designer/Programmer, Ion Storm-Austin—computer game: “Deus Ex” (1999–2001)
Designer/Programmer, Origin Systems—computer games: “Ultima IX,” “Ultima Online” (1994–1999)
Research Engineer, University of Texas Fusion Research Center (1991–1994)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Astrophysics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Master, Astrophysics, University of Texas at Austin
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Universal Workflow Language and Software Enable Geometric Learning and FAIR Scientific Protocol Reporting: Article No. 102317
Epps, R., Volk, A., White, R., Tirawat, R., Bramante, R. & Berry, J., 2026, In: Joule. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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An AI-Enabled Chat Bot for DuraMAT
White, R., Zisman, S., Rager, D., Nag, A., Goldwyn, H., Wunder, N. & Horton, D., 2025, 1 p. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).Research output: NLR › Poster
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PV Fleet Performance Data Initiative Final Technical Report (FTR)
Deline, C., Jordan, D., Muller, M., Perry, K., White, R., Deceglie, M., Springer, M. & Ovaitt, S., 2025, 37 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Advancing Our Understanding of System Availability through the PV Fleet Performance Data Initiative
Springer, M., Deline, C., Muller, M., Perry, K., Deceglie, M., Jordan, D. & White, R., 2024, p. 326-328. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Availability and Performance Loss Factors for U.S. PV Fleet Systems
Deline, C., Muller, M., White, R., Perry, K., Springer, M., Deceglie, M. & Jordan, D., 2024, 33 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
Activities
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American Astronomical Society (External organization)
White, R. (Member)
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American Physical Society (External organization)
Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Dupuis, D. (Member), Roberts, D. (Member), Yadav, G. (Member), Leahy, I. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Hassanaly, M. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), White, R. (Member), Klein, R. (Member), Eichstaedt, C. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Griffin, K. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Mahatara, S. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member), Nozik, A. (Fellow) & Lany, S. (Member)
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United States Research Software Engineer Association (External organization)
Mudafort, R. (Member) & White, R. (Member)
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