{"id":4306,"date":"2019-06-19T14:09:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/?page_id=4306"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:16:52","slug":"melissa-white","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/melissa-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa White, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"title-block w-100\"><div class=\"container-fluid page-title-container\"><div class=\"title-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"font-heading\">Melissa White, PhD<\/h1><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<nav class=\"section-navigation\"><div class=\"section-navigation-inner\"><div class=\"section-menu\"><a class=\"section-navigation-back\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\" style=\"display:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/section-nav\/includes\/section-nav-back.svg\" \/> Back<\/a><ul class=\"\" id=\"section-nav-ul\"><li class=\"current-page\"><a class=\"menu-parent-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/\">About<span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"page_item page-item-3808 page_item_has_children dropdown\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/\" class=\"dropdown-toggle\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Meet the team <span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class='dropdown-menu' role='menu'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-1184\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/director\/\">Director<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-1536\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/assistant-director\/\">Assistant Director<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/melissa-white\/\">Melissa White, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-4334\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/sierra-pollard\/\">Sierra Pollard, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5873\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/ron-stein\/\">Ron Stein<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-5537\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/meet-the-team\/elif-akcali\/\">Elif Ak\u00e7al\u0131, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/faculty-innovation-council\/\">Faculty Innovation Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-5905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/annual-activities-summary\/\">Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/partners\/\">Partners and Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-6039\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/about\/engineering-innovation-institute-logo\/\">Engineering Innovation Institute Logo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><a class=\"section-menu-btn section-navigation-toggler\" href=\"#\" type=\"button\" aria-controls=\"sectionNavigation\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"open-btn\">Menu<\/span><span class=\"close-btn\" style=\"display:none;\">Close<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\"><div class=\"container px-0\"><div class=\"row align-items-start\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/Melissa-White-300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3083\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/Melissa-White-300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/Melissa-White-300-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Lecturer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong>Suite 380, Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence<br><strong>Phone: <\/strong>(352) 294-7906<br><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mm.white@eng.ufl.edu\">mm.white@eng.ufl.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<p><strong>Education: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University<\/li>\n<li>M.S. Engineering, Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, University of Notre Dame<\/li>\n<li>B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. White develops and instructs the course curriculum in Engineering Innovation and Engineering Entrepreneurship to the students in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She works with faculty and students to build creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship across campus and in the community.<\/p>\n<p>She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Anthropology from the University of Miami. After her undergraduate studies, Melissa completed her Master of Science degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame. She earned her doctorate in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a certificate in Health Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University. 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