Anne-Frances Miller is an American chemist who is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

. Her research looks to understand the structure-property relationships of the enzymes involved in energy conversion.

Early life and education

Miller was born in Toronto and attended the

Toronto French School The Toronto French School (TFS), founded in 1962, is an independent, bilingual, co-educational, non-denominational school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Charles III, as King of Canada, is the royal patron of the school. The school rebranded in 20 ...

. She was an undergraduate student at the

University of Guelph The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College (1874), the MacDonald I ...

, where she studied genetics and physics and was the Winnegard gold medalist. She completed her doctorate in physical chemistry at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

. Her doctorate investigated the catalytic manganese complex of

photosystem II Photosystem II (or water-plastoquinone oxidoreductase) is the first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of oxygenic photosynthesis. It is located in the thylakoid membrane of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria. Within the photosystem ...

. She moved to

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

then

Brandeis University Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...

as a postdoctoral fellow.

Research and career

Miller has dedicated her career to understanding the structure-property relationships of the enzymes involved in energy conversion. She looked to unravel the mechanisms behind the energy efficiency of biological systems and strategies they used to optimize energy storage. Alongside her scientific research, Miller has developed new courses to introduce chemistry to a diverse cohort of students. She led the

nuclear magnetic resonance Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a physical phenomenon in which nuclei in a strong constant magnetic field are disturbed by a weak oscillating magnetic field (in the near field) and respond by producing an electromagnetic signal with a ...

facility at the

Awards and honors

* 2006 Kate Barany Award for Young Investigators * 2019 William E. Lyons Award for Outstanding Service to the University of Kentucky * 2021

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

Herty Medal * 2020 Einstein Visiting Fellow,

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin; also known as Berlin Institute of Technology and Technical University of Berlin, although officially the name should not be translated) is a public university, public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first ...

* 2022 Appointed the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lecturer * 2023

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the ...

Faraday Horizon Prize

Selected publications

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References

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