DAVID R. MILLER

Biographical Information

(updated 2/1/09)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Phone: 858-534-3182

Chemical Engineering Program Fax: 858-534-4543

University of California, San Diego email : "dmiller@ucsd.edu"

EDUCATION:

Princeton University, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1966

Princeton University, M.A., Chemical Engineering, 1964

UC Berkeley, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1962

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

UCSD, 1966 to present, currently Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering

UCSD, Chairman, Dept. of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, 1981-1985

UCSD, Acting Dean of Engineering, School of Engineering, 1986-1987

UCSD, Chairman, Dept. of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, 1989-1992

UCSD, Associate Dean of Engineering, School of Engineering, 1994-1997

UCSD, Associate Vice Chancellor – Academic Planning and Resources 1997- 2007

UCSD, Acting Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, 2003-2005

HONORS:

Excellence in Teaching Award, Revelle College, 1982

Chancellor's Associates UCSD Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1986

Outstanding Teacher and Service Award, Revelle College, 1992

UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award , 1997

UCSD Alumni Association Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, 1997

Tau Beta Pi, 1961;

Phi Beta Kappa, 2003

RESEARCH AREAS : Experimental engineering physics, surface science, gas dynamics, molecular beams; supercritical fluids

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS :

•Tepper, G., and D. Miller, “Coherent Scattering of the Hydrogen Dimer from a LiF Crystal”, J. Chem. Phys., 98 (1993), 9585-9594

•Maharrey, Sean and David R. Miller, “A Quartz Capillary Micro-Reactor for Studies of Oxidation in Supercritical Water”, AIChE J, 47 (2001), 1203-1211

•Maharrey, Sean and David R. Miller, “ A Direct Sampling Mass Spectrometer Investigation of Oxidation Mechanisms for Acetic Acid in Supercritical Water” ,J. Phys. Chem.A, 105 (2001), 5860-5867

•Khalil, I., and D. Miller “The Structure of Supercritical Fluid Free-Jet Expansions”; AIChE J., 50 (2004), 2697-2704

•DeDea,S., D. Miller, and R. Continetti, ”Growth of Nanoscale Magnetic Films Using a Supercritical CO/Ferric Acetylacetonate Batch Process Near Room Temperature”, J. Phys. Chem. C. 112 (2008), 17102-17108

•DeDea,S., D. Miller, and R. Continetti, “Cluster and Solute Velocity Distributions in Free-Jet Expansions of Supercritical CO” , J. Phys. Chem. A. 113 (2009),399-398