Alvin Orbaek White
PhD, MRSC, AMIChemE, FHEA
About me
Dr Alvin Orbaek White (Dr Orb) is the founder and CEO of TrimTabs Ltd. He founded TrimTabs in 2019 based on technology he created to make high-quality and low-cost carbon nanomaterials a commercial reality. Before this, he was an Associate Professor and former Welsh Government Sêr Cymru II Fellow at Swansea University. He moved to the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA, USA) Department of Mechanical Engineering. He earned a PhD in Chemistry from Rice University (Houston, TX, USA).
In his vision to advance global energy security, he uses a circular economy philosophy in his research group, the Energy Futures Research Group at Swansea University. He focuses on valorising plastics to make high-value nanomaterials. He specialises in synthesising and applying carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon fibres.
Global energy security is not merely a technical challenge because long-term security in a balanced society must also account for the human element, people. All people should have ready access to needed technologies and opportunities to grow and thrive to the best of their human capacity. At the individual level, Alvin creates an inclusive and dynamic learning environment in his classrooms (in-person and virtual) to ensure the growth of his students to go beyond his teaching. At Swansea University, he was on the Board of the Black And Majority Ethnic (BAME) Network to instil growth within the University and Academic enterprise to bring equal opportunity to all students and staff regardless of background.
A visual map of my educational curriculum
Research Interests
Synthesis and applications of functional materials for a secure energy future
Integrating the nexus of solutions towards sustainable energy supply and demand
Work History
This is a chronological list of my work and academic history, most recent at the top.
