Jan Dean Miller is an American engineer, currently Distinguished Professor of

metallurgical engineering Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...

and Ivor D. Thomas Endowed Chair at

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Biography

Miller received his B.S. degree from the

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in 1964, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the

Colorado School of Mines The Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1874, the school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on ener ...

in 1966 and 1969 respectively. He joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 1968, became a full professor in 1978, a distinguished professor in 2008 and served as chair of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering from 2002–2013. In 1993, he was elected a member the

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for contributions to the fundamental theory and practical technology of flotation, mineral processing, and hydrometallurgy. He holds more than 30

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on methods for processing

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, resin recovery from Utah coal, and air-sparged

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technology, and has received many professional society awards from the

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) is a professional association for mining and metallurgy, with over 145,000 members. The association was founded in 1871 by 22 mining engineers in Wilkes-Barre, Penns ...

and

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. In 2003 he was recognized by

Gdańsk University of Technology The Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech, formerly GUT; ) is a public research university in Gdańsk, Poland. Founded in 1904 and re-established in 1945, it is the oldest university of technology in modern-day Poland. It is consisten ...

with the ''Medal za Zasługi dla PG'' for special meritorious contributions for the University, and received an

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in 2010. He was also recognized by

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by a special symposium and proceedings in his honor at the 2005 Annual Meeting.

Publications

* The Effect of Drop (Bubble) Size on Advancing and Receding Contact Angles for Heterogeneous and Rough Solid Surfaces as Observed with Sessile-Drop and Captive-Bubble Techniques - Jaroslaw Drelich. Author links open the author workspace.a. Numbers and letters correspond to the affiliation list. Click to expose these in author workspaceJan D. Miller. Author links open the author workspace.a. Numbers and letters correspond to the affiliation list. Click to expose these in author workspaceRobert J. Good. Author links open the author workspace.

* Particle Interactions in Kaolinite Suspensions and Corresponding Aggregate Structures, V. Gupta, M.A. Hampton, J.R. Stokes, A. V. Nguyen, J.D. Miller, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 359(1), pp. 95–103. Published, 07/2011 * Evaluation of Stucco Binder for Agglomeration in the Heap Leaching of Copper Ore, P. Kodali, T. Depci, N. Dhawan, X. Wang, C.L. Lin, J.D. Miller, Minerals Engineering, 24(8), pp. 886–893. Published, 07/2011. * Production of Trona Concentrates Using High-intensity Dry Magnetic Separation Followed by Flotation, O. Ozdemir, V. Gupta, J.D. Miller, M. Cinar, M.S. Celik, Minerals & Metallurgical Processing, 28(2), pp. 55–61. Published, 05/2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Jan D. 1942 births Living people University of Utah faculty American metallurgists Pennsylvania State University alumni Colorado School of Mines alumni Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering