PROF. JAMES H. MILLER
Dr. Miller is Professor of Ocean Engineering and Oceanography
at the University of Rhode Island and conducts research and
teaches courses in sonar systems engineering, acoustic
signal processing, underwater acoustics, marine bio-acoustics,
ocean data analysis, modeling, and underwater vehicle design.
He has spent the last few years developing Long Range Sediment
Tomography as a technique to rapidly estimate the properties
of the ocean bottom. His interests include 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.
In addition to ocean acoustics, he has been recently been dabbling
in climate data analysis.
He is a certified SCUBA Diver, licensed Private Pilot, and, over the
last few years, spent months at sea on a number of oceanographic
research vessels including the R/Vs LC, Endeavor, Knorr, Melville,
Revelle,
Shi Yan 2 and 3, OR-2, Pt. Sur, Pt.
Lobos, Shana Rae,
Quest, CT-1,
and the USNS
Bartlett.
He often contributes to the ocean engineering blog.
Dr. Miller co-founded
FarSounder, Inc. of
Providence, Rhode Island with his student
Matt Zimmerman.
email address:
ADDRESS
University of Rhode Island
Department of Ocean Engineering
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 874-6540
(401) 874-6837 fax
POSITIONS HELD
8/95 - present UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Narragansett, Rhode Island
1/06 –
present Professor
of Ocean
Engineering and Oceanography
7/99 -
present Professor of Ocean
Engineering
7/97 Tenure Awarded
8/95 – 6/98 Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering
8/87 - 8/95 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, Monterey, California
7/92 - 8/95 Associate Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
7/94 Tenure Awarded
8/87 - 7/92 Assistant Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
3/81- 6/83 THE ANALYTIC SCIENCES CORPORATION (TASC),
Reading, Massachusetts.
Member of Professional Staff
6/79-9/79 SANDERS ASSOCIATES, INC., Nashua, New
Hampshire.
Summer Engineer
5/77-8/77, 5/78-8/78 US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
Olney, Maryland.
Survey Technician
EDUCATION
6/83 - 8/87 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION,
Cambridge and Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Joint Program in Oceanographic Engineering
Doctor of Science.
Dissertation: "Estimation of Sea Surface Spectra using
Acoustic Tomography"
Supervisor: Dr. James F. Lynch.
9/79 - 3/81 STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Stanford, California
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Emphasis in Signal Processing.
9/75 - 6/79 WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Worcester, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with
Distinction.
Emphasis in Control Engineering.
