| Order: | 1st | ||||||||||
| President of Olin College of Engineering | |||||||||||
| Term Start: | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Term End: | June 30, 2020 | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | American | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Richard Keith Miller | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Education: | University of California, Davis (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) California Institute of Technology (PhD) | ||||||||||
| Spouse: | Beth Miller | ||||||||||
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Richard Keith Miller is an American engineer who was the founding president of Olin College since 1999. He stepped down from his role as president on June 30, 2020.[1] His successor will be Gilda Barabino,[2] dean of Grove School of Engineering. Previously, Miller was dean of the College of Engineering and a professor at the University of Iowa.Miller received a B.S. in aerospace engineering in 1971 from the University of California, Davis and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. In 1976, he received a Ph.D. in applied mechanics from the California Institute of Technology.[3]
In 2012, Miller was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for establishing a new paradigm for undergraduate engineering education and establishment of Olin College.