Steve Miller

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Education

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2007

Thesis: Anion photoelectron spectroscopy of metal clusters

M.S. Chemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2002

Thesis: Stabilizing effects of oxygen atoms in carbocations

B.S. Chemistry, B.S. Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000

Teaching Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

2008-2009

Adjunct Chemistry Instructor

North Hennpin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN

2004-2007

Adjunct Instructor

Northwestern College, Roseville, MN

2004-2007

Graduate/Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

UMN and UMD

1997-2007

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Institute for Shock Physics/Washington State University, Pullman, WA

2007-2008

Ph.D. Research

University of Minnesota (D. Leopold Group)

2002-2007

M.S. Research

University of Minnesota Duluth (Kiprof Group)

2000-2002

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of Minnesota Duluth

1997-2000

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Large Lakes Observatory/UMD

1999-2000

Publications

Miller, S.R.; Schultz, N.E.; Truhlar, D.G.; Leopold, D.G. "A study of the ground and excited states of Al₃ and Al₃^-. II. Computational analysis of the 488nm anion photoelectron spectrum and a reconsideration of the Al₃ bond dissociation energy." Journal of Chemical Physics (2009), 130, 024304.

Miller, S.R. "Vibrationally resolved anion photoelectron spectroscopy of metal clusters." Ph.D. Thesis, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (2007).

Miller, S.R.; Marcy, T.P.; Millam, E.L.; Leopold, D.G. "Photoelectron characterization of the niobium-benzene anion produced by the reaction of niobium and ethylene." Journal of the American Chemical Society (2007), 129(1), 3482.

Miller, S.R.; Barker, B.; Marcy, T.P.; Millam, E.L.; Leopold, D.G. "Anion photoelectron spectroscopic and DFT studies of M-C_nH_n complexes of Nb and Y." Abstracts of Papers, 61^st International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States, June 19-23, 2006 (2006).

Barker, B.; Miller, S.R.; Leopold, D.G. "A negative ion photoelectron spectroscopic and computational study of CrCu and MoCu." Abstracts of Papers, 61^st International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States, June 19-23, 2006 (2006).

Leopold, D.G.; Marcy, T.P.; Millam, E.L.; Miller, S.R. "Anion photoelectron spectroscopy of MnCu and NbC_n(H/D)_n (n = 2,4,6)." Abstracts of Papers, 227^th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, United States, March 28-April 1, 2004 (2004).

Miller, S.R.; Krasutsky, S.; Kiprof, P. "Stability of carboxonium ions." Journal of Molecular Structure (THEOCHEM) (2004), 674(1-3), 43.

Miller, S.R. "A theoretical study of oxygen effects in carbocations." M.S. Thesis, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN (2002).