Walter H. White, PhD

Chemistry educator · independent research consultant · Albuquerque, NM

Selected publications

On the kinetics of proton-coupled electron transfer in substituted hydroquinone systems.
W. H. White and L. A. Martens. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1986. (PhD work.)
Crystallographic analysis of phase boundaries in low-temperature organic glasses.
W. H. White, L. A. Martens, and E. Schwartz. Acta Crystallographica B, 1988.
Notes on bench-scale recrystallization of high-melting intermediates.
W. H. White. Internal technical report, Gray Matter Technologies, 1990. (Available on request.)
What proton-coupled electron transfer can teach us about redox in introductory courses.
W. H. White. Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 102, 2024.
Demonstrating equilibrium without combustion: a survey of classroom-safe alternatives to historical chemistry demos.
W. H. White. The Science Teacher, March 2025.

Current interests

I am presently most interested in the pedagogy of equilibrium and kinetics — specifically, how the introductory student forms (and is required to unlearn) intuitions about reaction reversibility. I am also slowly working on a short monograph on the history of crystallographic instrumentation in mid-century North American universities, which I hope to finish before the next eclipse passes over the Sandia Mountains.

Note

I do not maintain a Google Scholar or ORCID page. If you need a copy of any older paper that is not available through your institution’s subscription, please write directly and I will send a PDF.