James Miller

Biography

Dr. Miller is a Professor of Ocean Engineering and Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. He conducts research and teaches courses in acoustical oceanography, sonar systems engineering, acoustic signal processing, underwater acoustics, marine bio-acoustics, ocean data analysis, modeling, and underwater vehicle design. His interests include the acoustics of ocean sediments, 3D acoustic propagation in shallow water and the effects of sea surface waves on acoustic normal modes. He has done work on the effects of ocean noise on marine animals. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Rhode Island.

Dr. Miller co-founded FarSounder, Inc. of Warwick, Rhode Island with URI alumnus Matt Zimmerman.

Research

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Oceanography
  • Acoustic Engineering
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Acoustic Signal Processing
  • Shear Wave Properties
  • Geoacoustic Inversions
  • Sediment Deposition

Education

  • Sc.D., Oceanographic Engineering, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, 1987
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1979

Selected Publications

Citation
Potty GR, Miller JH, Moss LJ, et al. Dispersion of broadband signals in the Seabed Characterization Experiment-2022. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 152(4), A229-A239. doi: 10.1121/10.0016137
McNeese AR,Wilson PR, Garcia DD, et al. Use of the rupture induced, underwater sound source in the New England mud patch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 152(4), A102-A19. doi: 10.1121/10.0015682
Dall’Otso DR, Dahl PH, Potty GR, Miller JH. Vector properties of the low-frequency acoustic waves generated by earthquakes of the New England Bight. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 152(4), A192-A192. doi: 10.1121/10.0015994
Uffelen LV, Miller JH, Potty GR. Underwater acoustics and ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 152(4), A145-A145. doi: 10.1121/10.0015761
Case JFL, McNeese AR, Wilson PS, Miller JH, Potty GR. Acoustic modeling of ducted propagation in the New England Mud Patch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 152(4), A145-A145. doi: 10.1121/10.0015842
Miller JH, Potty GR, Lin Y-T, Hoyer F. Measurements of interface waves in the New England Mud Patch and estimation of the properties of the mud layer and underlying sand. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 152(4), A145-A145. doi: 10.1121/10.0015842
Lin Y-T, Newhall AE, Miller JH, et al. Passive acoustic monitoring during the construction of the Coastal Virginia offshore Wind project. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America , 2022; 141(4), A239-A239. doi: 10.1121/10.0011187
Amaral JL, Miller JH, Potty GR, et al. Analysis of underwater sounds from impact pile driving at the Block Island Wind Farm. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America , 2022; 151(4), A239-A240. doi: 10.1121/10.0011188
Lin YT, Uffelen LJV, Miller JH, Potty GR, Vigness-Raposa KJ. Horizontal refraction and diffraction of underwater sound around an island. The journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2022; 151(3), 1684-1694. doi: 10.1121/10.0009672
Bonnel J, Dosso S, Knoebels DP, et al. Trans-dimensional geoacoustic inversion on a range-dependent track: Using chirp subbottom survey data as prior information for seabed layering. The journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021; 150(4), A156-A156. doi: 10.1121/10.0007970
Potty GR, Miller JH, Bonnel J, Lin YT, Godin OA. Estimation of seabed attenuation in the New England Mud Patch.  The journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021; 150(4), A115-A115. doi: 10.1121/10.0007815
Amaral JL, Miller JH, Potty GR, Lin YT, Vigness-Raposa KJ. Fin whale localization and environmental inversion using modal arrivals of the 20-Hz pulse. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021; 150(4), A201-A201. doi: 10.1121/10.0008125
Bonnel J, Dosso SE, Golf JA, et al. Transdimensional Geoacoustic Inversion Using Prior Information on Range-Dependent Seabed Layering. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2021. doi: 10.1109/JOE.2021.3062719
Chen YYM, Tsai PH, Ye ZS, et al. Functional Analysis of the Collagen Binding Proteins of Streptococcus parasanguinis FW213. Msphere, 2020;  5(5). doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00863-20
Uffelen LV., Miller JH., Potty G. Underwater acoustics and ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020; 148(4), 2745-2746. doi: 10.1121/1.5147629
Amaral JL., Frankel AS., Miller JH. et al. Bubble curtain effectiveness during impact pile driving for monopile installation at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020; 148(4), 2627-2628. doi: 10.1121/1.5147308
Potty GR., Miller JH., Lin YT., Newhall AE. Characterization of particle motion near offshore wind farm sites in the United States east coast. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020; 148(4), 2550-2550. doi: 10.1121/1.5147079
Amaral JL, Miller JH, Potty GR, et al. Characterization of impact pile driving signals during installation of offshore wind turbine foundations. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020; 147(4), 2323-2333. doi: 10.1121/10.0001035
Potty GR, Miller JH, Michalopoulou ZH, Bonnel J. Estimation of Geoacoustic Parameters Using Machine Learning Techniques. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 146(4), 2987. doi: 10.1121/1.5137342
Moore JT, Miller JH, Potty GR, Lin YT, Bonnel J, Newhall A. Improvements in Signal Processing for the Estimation of Environmental Parameters with Machine Learning Using a Compact Tetrahedral Array and Sources of Opportunity. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 146(4), 2987. doi: 10.1121/1.5137341
Miller JH, Potty GR, Lin YT, et al. Observations of Compressional, Shear and Interface Waves in the New England Mudpatch. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 146(4), 3068. doi: 10.1121/1.5137643
Dossot GA, Smith KB, Badiey M, Miller JH, Potty GR. Underwater Acoustic Energy Fluctuations During Strong Internal Wave Activity Using a Three-Dimensional Parabolic Equation Model. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 146(3), 1875-1887. doi: 10.1121/1.5125260@jas.2019.3DUA2019.issue-1
Potty GR, Miller JH. Effect of Shear on Modal Arrival Times. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 2019; 1-13. doi: 10.1109/JOE.2019.2925920
Lin YT, Newhall AE, Miller JH, Potty GR, Vigness-Raposa KJ. A Three-Dimensional Underwater Sound Propagation Model for Offshore Wind Farm Noise Prediction. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(5), EL335-EL340. doi: 10.1121/1.5099560
Moore JT, Miller JH, Potty GR, et al. Estimation of Environmental Parameters with Machine Learning Using a Compact Tetrahedral Array and Sources of Opportunity. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(3), 1671. doi: 10.1121/1.5101133
Potty GR, Miller JH, Bonnel J. Effect of a Soft Sediment Layer Over Elastic Basement on Normal Mode Dispersion. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(3), 1672. doi: 10.1121/1.5101136
Van Uffelen LJ, Miller JH, Potty GR. Underwater Acoustics and Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(3), 1707. doi: 10.1121/1.5101260
Worcester PF, Miller JH, Vigness-Raposa KJ. Rejoinder to: M.B. Kaplan, S. Solomon, A Coming Boom in Commercial Shipping? The Potential for Rapid Growth of Noise from Commercial Ships by 2030. Marine Policy, 2018; 98, 174-175. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.03.009
Tripathy A, Miller JH, Potty GR, et al. Characteristics of the Soundscape Before and After the Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 144(3), 1856. doi: 10.1121/1.5068166
Vigness-Raposa KJ, Scowcroft G, Knowlton C, et al. Discovery of Sound in the Sea: Webinars as a Means of Communicating Current Underwater Acoustic Research to Decision Makers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 144(3), 1664. doi: 10.1121/1.5067419
Miller J, Potty G, Tripathy A, et al. Source Localization Using a Compact Tetrahedral Array. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 144(3), 1745. doi: 10.1121/1.5067739
Potty G, Miller J, Wilson P, et al. Characterization of Bottom Parameters in the New England Mud Patch using Geophone and Hydrophone Measurements. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 144(3), 1973. doi: 10.1121/1.5068621
Potty G, Unrein K, Miller J, et al. Measurements of Modal Attenuation Using Broadband Sources in the New England Mud Patch. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 144(3), 1948. doi: 10.1121/1.5068524
Bonnel J, Lin Y-T, Eleftherakis D, et al. Geoacoustic Inversion on the New England Mud Patch Using Warping and Dispersion Curves of High-Order Modes. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 143(5), EL405-EL411. doi: 10.1121/1.5039769
Potty GR, Miller JH, Lin Y-T, Bonnel J, Newhall A. Inversions for Sediment Parameters Using Geophone and Tetrahedral Array Measurements in the New England Mud Patch. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 143(3), 1770. doi: 10.1121/1.5035795
Ragusa AF, Miller JH, Potty GR. Finite Element Modeling of Rayleigh Wave Propagation in a Laboratory Sand Tank. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 143(3), 1726. doi: 10.1121/1.5035626

Recent Grants

3/28/2023. PI. US Department of the Interior (DOI). “Sediment-borne Wave Disturbances and Propagation and Potential Effects on Benthic Fauna."
3/7/2023. PI. HDR / e2M “FIELD OBSERVATIONS DURING OFFSHORE WIND STRUCTURE INSTALLATION AND EARLY OPERATION".
9/1/2022. Co-PI. TRITON Systems, Inc. “Navy SBIR Phase I Topic N221-053 entitled "Multi-Aperture Vector Sensor Vertical Array Processing Enhancements to Reduce Operator Workload".
12/28/2021. Co-PI. University of Connecticut, Office of Naval Research. “The Uconn & URI Navy STEM Coalition – Addressing Engineering Workforce Needs in the Naval Sector.”
2/18/2021. Co-PI. University of Connecticut, Office of Naval Research. “NIUVT 2020 SEED 17: Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing of the Seafloor for Shallow Water Acoustics and Persistent Acoustic Monitoring.”
6/10/2020. Co-PI. Office of Naval Research. “URI Field Work in the 2021 Seabed characterization Experiment.”
3/4/2020. Co-PI. University of Connecticut, Office of Naval Research. “NIUVT: Supp 01: Acoustic Propagation in shallow water: Impacts on Signal Processing.”
1/7/2020. PI. ORSTED. "Marine Mammal Monitoring with Acoustics (MARIMBA)."
2/28/2019. Co-PI. University of Connecticut STORRS. “Southeast New England Naval STEM Coalition: Advancing the Navy’s STEM Education and Workforce Capabilities.”
12/7/2018. PI. RI Dept Of Environmental Mgmt. “Passive Acoustic Tracking of Tagged Sturgeon in Narragansett Bay.”
8/15/2018. PI. HDR / e2M. “Acoustic Monitoring of the Maryland and Virginia Offshore Wind Farms.”
8/1/2018. PI. HDR / e2M. “Supplement 2: Underwater Acoustic Data Analysis and Measurements for the Block Island Wind Farm Construction and Operation.”
5/30/2018. Co-PI. HDR / e2M. “Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico.”
5/17/2018. PI. US of Office of Naval Research. “Low Frequency Acoustic Propagation: The Effects of Sediment Properties.”
5/10/2018. Co-PI. University of Connecticut STORRS. “Southeast New England Naval STEM Coalition: Advancing the Navy’s STEM Education and Workforce Capabilities.”
5/4/2018. PI. HDR /e2M. “Acoustic Monitoring of the Maryland and Virginia Offshore Wind Farms.”
1/29/2018. PI. HDR/e2M. “Supplement 2: Underwater Acoustic Data Analysis and Measurements for the Block Island Wind Farm Construction and Operation.”
12/6/2017. PI. Brown University. “Remote Sensing of Sub-Surface Structure of Extraterrestrial Bodies Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurements of Rayleigh Waves.”
10/11/2017. PI. HDR / e2M. “Summer 2017 BIWF Program and Quick look Data Analyses.”
9/22/2017. Co-PI. US Department of Interior. “CI - Assessing Movements of Nano tagged Birds Near the Block Island Wind Farm: A Validation Study.”
9/7/2017. Co-PI. University of Connecticut STORRS. “Southeast New England Naval STEM Coalition: Advancing the Navy's STEM Education and Workforce Capabilities.”
7/14/2017. PI. US Office of Naval Research. “Low Frequency Acoustic Propagation: The Effects of Sediment Properties.”
7/7/2017. PI. Deepwater Wind LLC. “Technology Demonstration for Real Time Passive Whale Tracking Near Offshore Wind Energy Facilities.”
6/14/2017. PI. Brown University. “Remote Sensing of Sub-Surface Structure of Extraterrestrial Bodies Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurements of Rayleigh Waves.”
5/5/2017. PI. HDR / e2M. “Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico.”
3/7/2017. PI. HDR / e2M. “Underwater Acoustic Data Analysis and Measurements for the Block Island Wind Farm Construction and Operation.”
2/14/2017. PI. US Office of Naval Research. “Low Frequency Acoustic Propagation: The Effects of Sediment Properties.”

Patents

  • Rossby HT, Miller JH, Inventors; Rhode Island Board of Education, Assignee. Monopole-Driven Underwater Sound Source. US Patent 6814180. November 9, 2004

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