Reid Miller

  1. Emeritus Professor
Email Addressmillerrc@moscow.com

Biography

Education

  • BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 1962
  • MS, Chemical Engineering, Univ. California, Berkeley, 1964
  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, Univ. California, Berkeley, 1968

Professional Experience

  • Professor of Chemical Engineering – Washington State University, 1984-2006
  • Dean of Engineering and Architecture – Washington State University, 1984-95
  • University of Wyoming – 1968-84
    • Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
    • Associate Dean of Engineering
    • Acting Dean of Graduate School
  • NBS Boulder Labs, Cryogenics Division, 1969-84 (now NIST)
  • DOE, Laramie Energy Research Center, 1969-78 (now Univ. Wyoming, Western Research Institute)
  • Unocal, Brea Research Center, 1963-4

Professional Leaves

  • University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 1974-5
  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, 1982
  • Denmark Technical University, Lynby, DK and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1991
  • University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 1999

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Chemical Processing and Thermodynamics Courses
  • Honors Class: Introduction to Science and Technology
  • Sorption of Volatile Organics on Solids
  • Thermophysical Properties of Fluids and Fluid Mixtures

General Interest Areas

  • Industrial Ecology and Environmental Protection
  • International Education and Development Programs
  • Flyfishing
  • Birding

Awards and Appointments

  • Outstanding Teacher Award, AIChE Student Chapter, Wyoming (1978, 79), WSU (1996, 97, 98, 2000, 02, 05)
  • George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Faculty Award, University of Wyoming, 1979
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Engineering and Architecture, WSU, 2005
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, ASEE Pacific Northwest Section, 2006
  • Washington Technology Center Board of Directors, Member and Vice Chair, 1984-95
  • Hanford Advisory Board, Member, 1994-5