REID CLARK MILLER
PERSONAL
POSITION: Professor of Chemical Engineering
ADDRESS: Department of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2710
OFFICE TELEPHONE: (509) 335-4001
FAX/E-MAIL: (509)335-4806, millerrc@wsu.edu
EDUCATION
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tulsa University, 1962
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1964
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1968
EMPLOYMENT
6/61-9/61 Atlantic Refining Company, Dallas, TX, Petroleum Production Research
6/62-9/62 Union Oil Company, Wilmington, CA, Refinery Technical Service
9/62-9/63 University of California, Berkeley, Research Assistantship
10/63-8/64 Union Oil Company, Brea, CA, Petroleum Production Research
9/64-12/67 University of California, Berkeley, Teaching and Research Assistantships and an NSF Fellowship
6/65-9/65 Shell Development Company, Emeryville, CA, Processing Research
University of Wyoming, Laramie,WY
1/68-6/71 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
7/71-6/75 Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
7/75-8/84 Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
8/79-8/83 Associate Dean of Engineering
3/83-8/84 Acting Dean of the Graduate School
1/69-1/78 Department of Energy, Laramie Energy Research Center, Laramie, WY, Experimental Oil Shale Research (Part-Time)
7/69-8/84 National Bureau of Standards, Cryogenics Division, Boulder, CO, Fluid Mixtures Properties Research (Summers and Part-Time)
4/77-4/80 EXXON Research and Engineering Corporation, Corporate Research Laboratories, Linden, NJ (Consultant)
Washington State University, Pullman,WA
8/84-8/95 Dean of Engineering and Architecture
8/84-Date Professor of Chemical Engineering
PUBLICATIONS
1. Miller, R. C., D. S. Noyce and T. Vermeulen, "The Kinetics of Aromatic Nitration," Ind. Eng. Chem. 56, No. 6 (1964) pp. 43-53.
2. Miller, R. C. and R. J. Ayen, "Reactions of Titanium Tetrachloride in a Radio-Frequency Plasma Torch," Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. and Devel. 8, No. 3, (1969) pp. 370-77.
3. Miller, R. C. and J. M. Prausnitz, "Statistical Thermodynamics of Simple Liquid Mixtures: Henry's Constants," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam. 8, No. 3 (1969) pp. 449-52.
4. Miller, R. C. and R. J. Ayen, "Temperature Profiles and Energy Balances for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Torch," J. Appl. Phys. 40, No. 13 (1969) pp. 5260-73.
5. Wise, R. L., R. C. Miller and H. W. Sohns, "Heat Contents of Some Green River Oil Shales," Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations-7482, Laramie Energy Research Center, Laramie, Wyoming (1971) 16 pp.
6. Kidnay, A. J., R. C. Miller and M. J. Hiza, "Solid-Vapor and Liquid-Vapor Phase Equilibria for the Helium-Krypton System," Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundam. 10, No. 3 (1971) pp. 459-65.
7. Miller, R. C., "Liquid Mixture Excess Properties and Gas Solubilities by the Hard-Sphere Model," J. Chem. Phys. 55, No. 4 (1971) pp. 1613-16.
8. Liu, Y.-P. and R. C. Miller, "Temperature Dependence of Excess Volumes for Simple Liquid Mixtures: Ar + CH4, N2 + CH4," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 4 (1972) pp. 85-98.
9. Kidnay, A. J., R. C. Miller and M. J. Hiza, "The Solid + Vapor and Liquid + Vapor Phase Equilibrium Properties of Neon + Krypton," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 4 (1972) pp. 807-18.
10. Miller, R. C., A. J. Kidnay and M. J. Hiza, "Liquid-Vapor Equilibria at 112.00 K for Systems Containing Nitrogen, Argon, and Methane," AIChE J. 19, No. 1 (1973) pp. 145-51.
11. Massengill, D. R., R. C. Miller, "Temperature Dependence of Excess Volumes for Simple Liquid Mixtures: N2 + Ar, N2 + Ar + CH4," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 5 (1973) pp. 207-17.
12. Rodosevich, J. B. and R. C. Miller, "Experimental Liquid Mixture Densities for Testing and Improving Correlations for Liquefied Natural Gas," AIChE J. 19, No. 4 (1973) pp. 729-35.
13. Kidnay, A. J., M. J. Hiza and R. C. Miller, "Liquid-Vapor Equilibria Research on Systems of Interest in Cryogenics - A Survey," Cryogenics 13 (1973) pp. 575-99.
14. Rodosevich, J. B. and R. C. Miller, "Calculation of LNG Excess Volumes by a Modified Hard-Sphere Model," Adv. Cryo. Engr. 19 (1974) pp. 339-45.
15. Gunn, R. D. and R. C. Miller, "Chapter 4. The Virial Equation: Theory and Applications," Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics - Volume I, M. G. Velarde, Ed., University of Seville, 1974.
16. Miller, R. C., "Estimating the Densities of Natural Gas Mixtures," Chemical Engineering 81, No. 23 (1974) pp. 134-5.
17. Pan, W. P., M. H. Mady and R. C. Miller, "Dielectric Constants and Clausius-Mossotti Functions for Simple Liquid Mixtures: Systems Containing Nitrogen, Argon and Light Hydrocarbons," AIChE J. 21, No. 2 (1975) pp. 283-9.
18. Kidnay, A. J., R. C. Miller, W. R. Parrish and M. J. Hiza, " Liquid-Vapor Phase Equilibria in the N2 - CH4 System from 130 to 180 K," Cryogenics 15 (1975) pp. 531-40.
19. Hiza, M. J., A. J. Kidnay and R. C. Miller, Equilibrium Properties of Fluid Mixtures: A Bibliography of Data on Fluids of Cryogenic Interest, NSRDS Bibliographic Series, IFI/Plenum, New York (1975) 160 pp.
20. McClure, D. W., K. L. Lewis, R. C. Miller and L. A. K. Staveley, "Excess Enthalpies and Gibbs Free Energies for the Nitrogen + Methane System at Temperatures Below the Nitrogen Critical Point," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 8 (1976) pp. 785-92.
21. Miller, R. C. and L. A. K. Staveley, "Excess Enthalpies for Some Binary Liquid Mixtures of Low Molecular Weight Alkanes," Adv. Cryo. Engr. 21 (1976) pp. 493-500.
22. Wise, R. L., R. C. Miller and J. H. George, "A Laboratory Study of Green River Oil Shale Retorting Under Pressure in a Nitrogen Atmosphere," LERC Technical Progress Report-76/1, Laramie Energy Research Center, ERDA, Laramie, Wyoming (1976) 23 pp.
23. Miller, R. C., A. J. Kidnay and M. J. Hiza, "Liquid + Vapor Equilibria in Methane + Ethene and in Methane + Ethane from 150.000 to 190.000 K," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 9 (1977) pp. 167-78.
24. Miller, R. C. and M. J. Hiza, "Experimental Molar Volumes for Some LNG-Related Saturated Liquid Mixtures," Fluid Phase Equilibria 2 (1978) pp. 49-57.
25. Singh, S. P. and R. C. Miller, "Compressed-Liquid Dielectric Constants and Derived Excess Volumes for Simple Liquid Mixtures: N2 + CH4, Ar + CH4," J.Chem. Thermodynamics 10 (1978) pp. 747-63.
26. Singh, S. P. and R. C. Miller, "Compressed-Liquid Dielectric Constants and Derived Excess Volumes for Binary and Ternary Mixtures of N2, Ar, CH4, and C2H6," J.Chem. Thermodynamics 11 (1979) pp. 395-409.
27. Hiza, M. J., R. C. Miller and A. J. Kidnay, "A Review, Evaluation, and Correlation of the Phase Equilibria, Heat of Mixing, and Change in Volume on Mixing for Liquid Mixtures of Methane + Ethane," J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 8, No. 3 (1979) pp. 799-816.
28. Singh, S. P. and R. C. Miller, "Calculation of Compressed Liquid Excess Volumes and Isothermal Compressibilities for Mixtures of Simple Species," presented at the Equation of State Symposium of the ACS meeting in Miami (Sept. 1978), Advances in Chem. Series 182 (1979) pp. 323-43.
29. Thompson, R. T. and R. C. Miller, "Densities and Dielectric Constants of LPG Components and Mixtures at Cryogenic Storage Conditions," Adv. Cryo. Eng. 25 (1980) pp. 698-708.
30. Miller, R. C., A. J. Kidnay and M. J. Hiza, "A Review, Evaluation, and Correlation of the Phase Equilibria, Heat of Mixing, and Change in Volume on Mixing for Liquid Mixtures of Methane + Propane," J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 9, No. 3 (1980) pp. 721-34.
31. Luo, C. C. and R. C. Miller, "Densities and Dielectric Constants for Some LPG Components and Mixtures at Cryogenic and Standard Temperatures," Cryogenics 21 (1981) pp. 85-93.
32. Nunes da Ponte, M., W. B. Streett, R. C. Miller and L. A. K. Staveley, "An Experimental Study of the Equation of State of Liquid (Argon + Methane), and the Effect of Pressure on Their Excess Thermodynamic Functions," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 13 (1981) pp. 767-81.
33. Vienravee, T. and R. C. Miller, "Excess Volumes and Compressibilities Derived from Dielectric-Constant Measurements for Liquid Mixtures of Ar, CH4, and C2H6 from 115 to 130 K at Pressures to 35 MPa," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 14 (1982) pp. 361-76.
34. Hiza, M. J., A. J. Kidnay and R. C. Miller, Equilibrium Properties of Fluid Mixtures-2: A Bibliography of Experimental Data on Selected Fluids, NSRDS Bibliographic Series, IFI/Plenum, New York (1982) 246 pp.
35. Miller, R. C. and A. G. Williamson, "Excess Molar Enthalpies for (n-Hexane + n-Hexadecane) and for Three- and Four-Component Alkane Mixtures Simulating this Binary Mixture," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 16 (1984) pp. 793-9.
36. Kidnay, A. J., R. C. Miller, E. D. Sloan and M. J. Hiza, "A Review and Evaluation of the Phase Equilibria, Liquid Phase Heats of Mixing and Excess Volumes, and Gas Phase PVT Measurements for Nitrogen + Methane," J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 14, No. 3 (1985) pp. 681-94.
37. Hwang, C.-A., A. S. Elkabule and R. C. Miller, "Excess Molar Enthalpies of (Benzene + Cyclohexane + n-Hexane)," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 19 (1987) pp. 1031-6.
38. Elkabule, A. S., D. L. Whitman and R. C. Miller, "Excess Molar Enthalpies of (Toluene n-Heptane) and Toluene + Methylcyclohexane) Using a New Variable-Volume Dilution Calorimeter," J. Chem. Thermodynamics 20 (1988) pp. 615-20.
39. Iglesias-Silva, G. A., R. C. Miller, A. D. Ceballos, K. R. Hall and J. C. Holste, "Accurate Vapor Pressure Equation for Refrigerents," Fluid Phase Equilibria 111 (1995) pp. 203-12.
40. Duarte Garza, H. A., C. A. Hwang, S. A. Kellerman, R. C. Miller, K. R. Hall and J. C. Holste, "Vapor Pressure, Vapor Density, and Liqquid Density for 1,1-Dichloro-1-Fluoroethane (R-141B)", J. Chem. Eng. Data 42 (1997) pp. 497-501.
41. Anderson, G. S., R. C. Miller and A. R. H. Goodwin, "Static Dielectric Constants for Liquid Water from 300 K to 350 K at Pressures to 13 MPa Using a New Radio-Frequency Resonator", J. Chem. Eng. Data 45 (2000) pp. 549-54.
42. Chellappa, A. S., R. C. Miller and W. J. Thomson, "Supercritical Alkylation and Butene Dimerization over Sulfated Zirconia and Iron-Manganese Promoted Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts", Applied Catalysis A: General 209 (2001) pp. 359-74.
43. May, E. F., R. C. Miller and Z. Shan, "Densities and Dew Points of Vapor Mixtures of Methane + Propane and Methane + Propane + n-Hexane Using a Dual-Sinker Densimeter", J. Chem. Eng. Data 46, No. 5 (2001) pp. 1160-1166.
44. May, E. F., T. J. Edwards, A. G. Mann, C. Edwards and R. C. Miller, "Development of an Automated Phase Behaviour Measurement System for Lean Hydrocarbon Fluid Mixtures, using Re-Entrant RF/Microwave Resonant Cavities", Fluid Phase Equilibria 185 (2001) 339-47.
45. May, E. F., R. C. Miller and A. R. H. Goodwin, "Dielectric Constants and Molar Polarizabilities for Vapor Mixtures of Methane + Propane and Methane + Propane + Hexane Obtained with a Radio-Frequency Reentrant Cavity", J. Chem. Eng. Data 47, No. 1 (2002) pp. 102-105.
OTHER UNIVERSITY-RELATED EXPERIENCE
Courses Taught in Chemical Engineering
Chemical Process Analysis
Unit Operations
Unit Operations Lab
Chemical Process Kinetics
Introduction to Transport Phenomena
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Theoretical Methods in Rate Processes
Courses Taught in Engineering Science
Engineering and Society
Statics
Thermodynamics I
Thermodynamics II
Fluid Dynamics
Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena
Courses Taught in Petroleum Engineering
Hydrocarbon Fluid Properties
Courses Taught in Chemistry
Statistical Thermodynamics
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES (past memberships)
State of Washington Nuclear Waste Board
Southwest Washington Joint Center for Education Administrative Council
Tri-Cities University Center Academic Council
Washington Technology Center Board of Directors (Vice Chairman)
AIChE Commercial and Experimental Processes and Products (Area 3f: Cryogenics)