William Hughes Miller (born March 16, 1941, Kosciusko, Mississippi) is a professor at the

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and a leading researcher in the field of theoretical chemistry.

Research and career

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

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Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley.

Awards and honors

In 2011 he became a member of the

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. 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

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and the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.

References

1941 births Living people Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Members of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science UC Berkeley College of Chemistry faculty Foreign Members of the Royal Society Harvard University alumni Georgia Tech alumni Fellows of the American Physical Society Members of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina {{US-chemist-stub