DAVID R. MILLER

Biographical Information

(updated 1/1/05)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering                           Phone:  858-534-3130

Chemical Engineering Program                                                                   Fax:        858-534-5355

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 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-present

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

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Physical Society

American Vacuum Society

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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 physics, gas dynamics, molecular beams

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS :

o Andrien, B, and D. Miller, "A Comparison of Magnetic Properties of Thin Films of Fe/GaAs(100)  and Ni/Mica"  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 280 (1993), 505-508

o Zwan, A., and D. Miller, "Laser Induced Damage Threshold Measurements at the Microscopic Level", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 285 (1993), 243-248

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

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

o 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

o McDaniels, J., Continetti, R., and D. Miller, "Effect of Nozzle Geometry On Cluster Formation in Molecular Beam Sources" in Rarefied Gas Dynamics:23^rd Int. Symp., ed. by A.D. Ketsdever and E.P. Muntz; Am. Inst. Phys. Conf. Proc, Vol. 663 (2003); pgs 670-677

o Khalil, I., and D. Miller "The Interaction of a Supercritical Fluid Free-Jet Expansion with a Flat Surface", Proc. 6^th Int. Symp. On Supercritical Fluids, Vol. 1, Versailles, France (2003) ; pgs 655-660

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

o Khalil, I., and D. Miller "The Free-Jet Expansion of Supercritical CO₂ From A Capillary Source" to appear in Rarefied Gas Dynamics ; 24^th Int. Symp., Bari, Italy (2004)