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Washington State University
The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

Faculty & Staff

Reid Miller

Reid Miller

Reid Miller, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor


The Gene and Linda Voiland
School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
1505 Stadium Way, Room 105
P.O. Box 646515
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6515

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