| William Miller | |
| Birth Name: | William Hughes Miller |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1941[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Fields: | Theoretical chemistry |
| Workplaces: | University of California, Berkeley |
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| Spouse: | Margaret Ann Westbrook |
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William Hughes Miller (born March 16, 1941, Kosciusko, Mississippi) is an American professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a leading researcher in the field of theoretical chemistry.
Miller is known for his development of semiclassical methods for treating chemical dynamics. From 1989 to 1993, he served as chair of the chemistry department at the University of California, Berkeley, and since 1999 he has been the Kenneth S. Pitzer Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley.[2] [3]
In 2011 he became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.[4]
Miller was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) of London in 2015. His nomination reads:
Miller was the 2007 recipient of the Welch Award in Chemistry. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.[1]