- Professor and Department Chair
- Ocean Engineering
- Phone: 401.874.6540
- Fax: 401.874.6837
- Email: miller@uri.edu
- Office Location: Sheets 111, Narragansett Bay Campus
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
Research Themes
Research Interests
- Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Acoustic Engineering
- Underwater Acoustics
- Acoustic Signal Processing
- Shear Wave Properties
- Geoacoustic Inversions
- Sediment Deposition
Major Sources of Funding
- Brown University
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Deepwater Wind LLC
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Connecticut
- United States Army
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.
Experience:
- 7/08 – 6/11 Chair, Department of Ocean Engineering, URI
- 7/99 – 1/06 Professor of Ocean Engineering, URI
- 7/97 Tenure Awarded, URI
- 8/95 – 8/98 Associate Professor University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island
- 8/87 – 8/95 Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
- 7/92 – 8/95 Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NPS
- 7/94 Tenure Awarded, NPS
- 8/87 – 7/92 Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NPS
Honors and Activities:
- 2013 – 2014, President of the Acoustical Society of America
- 2012 – 2013, President-Elect of the Acoustical Society of America
- 2009 – 2012, member, Executive Council of the Acoustical Society of America
- 2007 – 2009, Chair, Acoustical Oceanography Technical Committee of the Acoustical Society of America
- 2007 – 2008, Chair, URI Faculty Senate
- 2001-present Scientific Advisory Team, Discovery of Sound in the Sea Website
- 2005 General Chair of the 151st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, June 5-9, 2006, Providence, Rhode Island
- 2004 URI Albert E. Carlotti Faculty Excellence Award for Research
- 2003-present, Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
- 2001-2003 Member of National Academy of Sciences Panel on Noise in the Ocean
- 2002-2005 Member of NMFS Panel on Acoustic Criteria for Marine Mammals
- 2000 Member of the ONR External Review Panel for Propagation Modeling for the Bahamas Stranding Event
- 1999 URI Marshall Award for Faculty Excellence in Engineering
- 1993 NPS Menneken Faculty Award for Excellence in Scientific Research
- 1992-1996 Associate Editor for Underwater Sound – Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Sigma Xi
- Tau Beta Pi
- Eta Kappa Nu
- Acoustical Society of America
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Marine Technology Society
- Society of Marine Mammalogy
- American Academy of Underwater Sciences
- 2001-2007 URI Diving Control Board
- Consultant on underwater acoustics to a number of corporations and government agencies.
- Lecturer: ASA Short Courses in Marine Mammal Bioacoustics, 1995 and 1999.
- Rhode Island Professional Engineer License No. 9595