David E. Miller, PhD

Renowned for his professional expertise as an educator of physics, David E. Miller commenced the path to his profession based on his affinity for mathematics. In 1965, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics, with special honors, from the University of Vermont. He went on to study at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, where he achieved a Master of Arts in physics in 1967 and a Doctor of Philosophy in theoretical physics in 1971. Additionally, Dr. Miller received a habilitation in theoretical physics from the University of Bielefeld in Germany in 1978.

Notably, Dr. Miller dedicated 32 years to the Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Physics, attaining the title of professor emeritus in 2010. Initially joining the university in 1983, he rose through the ranks from an assistant professor and associate professor to full professor of physics by 1992. In addition, he also sat on the university senate from 1988 to 1996. Post-retirement, Dr. Miller continued teaching at the Pennsylvania State University for five years. Earlier, he taught as a privatdozent in theoretical physics and an associated university professor at the University of Bielefeld and as a scientific assistant at the Free University of Berlin in Germany between 1972 and 1983. He commenced his career as an instructor of physics at the State University of New York, Stony Brook in 1970.

Finding great success throughout the course of his career, Dr. Miller was the recipient of the Outstanding Research Award from the Commonwealth College at Penn State University in 2005. In addition, the Rudjer Boskovic Institute honored him in 2004 and he was granted a Fulbright Award from the University of Wroclaw in 1997 and the Heinrich-Hertz Stipendium in 1977. Presently, Dr. Miller holds membership with the American Physical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers, Fulbright Association, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, American Mathematical Society, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. He thanks his mentor, Professor Max Dresden, for his early efforts in helping propel his career.