William Hughes Miller

Background

Miller, William Hughes was born on March 16, 1941 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States. Son of Weldon Howard and Jewel Irene (Hughes) Miller.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1963; AM, Harvard University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.

Career

Junior fellow, Harvard University, 1967-1969; North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, Freiburg (Germany) U., 1967-1968; assistant professor of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1972; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972-1974; professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1974; department chairman, University of California, Berkeley, 1989-1993; chancellor's professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1998; Kenneth S. Pitzer distinguished professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1999. Fellow Churchill College, Cambridge (England) University, 1975-1976. Honorary professor Shandong U., People's Republic of China, 1994.

Achievements

• William Hughes Miller has been listed as a noteworthy Theoretical chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Physical Society (Irving Langmuir award 1990). Member NAS, American Chemical Society (Theoretical Chemistry award 1994, Ira Remsen award 1997), International Academy Quantum Molecular Science (Annual prize 1974).

Connections

Married Margaret Ann Westbrook, June 4, 1966. Children: Alison Leslie, Emily Sinclaire.

Father:

Weldon Howard Miller

Mother:

Jewel Irene (Hughes) Miller

Spouse:

Margaret Ann Westbrook

child:

Emily Sinclaire Miller

child:

Alison Leslie Miller