Richard Miller

Dr. Richard Miller is an astrophysicist whose research efforts have taken him from experiments deep underground in mines to the furthest reaches of the cosmos, from cataclysmic deaths of stars to the detection of water on the Moon, and from submarines to the classroom. The common theme of his career has been opening new windows on the universe to reveal new insights and understand its mysteries. For the past few years, his efforts have focused on the development of the Moon as a platform for astrophysics. Dr. Miller’s research interests span multiple disciplines, including particle astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics, and planetary science. He collaborated on the Irvine-Michigan-Brookhaven (IMB) neutrino experiment, the COMPTEL instrument aboard the Compton Gamma-ray Observatory, and the Milagro TeV cosmic- and gamma-ray telescope, and he is currently the principal investigator for the Lunar Occultation eXplorer (LOX) nuclear astrophysics mission concept. His planetary work includes data analysis with the Lunar Prospector Gamma Ray Spectrometer (LP-GRS) and development of muon radiography techniques for small planetary bodies, and he is currently the instrument scientist for the Gamma-ray and Neutron Spectrometer suite (DraGNS) being developed for the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan.