David H. Miller
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Professor of Physics contact me Office: Physics 376 Telephone: (765) 494-5556 Fax: (765) 494-0706 |
B.S., Physics (Honors) 1960, Imperial College, London University, England
A.R.C.S., Physics (Honors) 1960, Imperial College, London University, England
Ph.D., High Energy Physics 1963, Imperial College, London University, England
Research Interests
Current:
Physics of Quarks
Beauty and charm quark physics using electron-positron annihilations at
the accelerator CESR at Cornell. The physics involves high precision
measurements of the properties of quarks and anti quarks including
couplings, interactions and spectroscopy of bound quark states. This
provides a window to the physics of the very early Universe and it's
subsequent evolution. Rare decays and unexpected phenomena are of
particular interest to understand how the Universe formed and evolved
resulting in the matter dominated Universe that exists today.
Discovery Physics at the High Energy Frontier
In 2007 a new accelerator will begin operation at CERN located near
Geneva Switzerland. This will open a new frontier at energies not yet
explored. Using the CMS ( compact muon spectrometer) we expect to discover
new particles, such as the Higgs, and new phenomena such as supersymmetry
and extra dimensions and surprises that nature has in store. This will
allow a giant step forward in understanding the grand unification of all
forces and the theoretical framework that could contain a new view of our
Universe and the existence of other Universes.
Purdue University - High Energy Physics CLEO III Silicon Group.
Cornell University CLEO.
Previous:
The physics of quarks and leptons.
Meson resonance physics; electron-positron annihilations at 29 GeV.
Awards and Honors
· Fellow, the American Physical Society
· John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, 1972-73
· Visiting Scientist, CERN, 1972-73
· Visiting Faculty Member, Cornell University, 1992-present
· Spokesman for experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center BC20, BC8, BC48, CB61, 1967-78
· Spokesman for experiments of the Argonne, Berkeley, Indiana, Michigan, Purdue Collaboration PEP 12 using the High Resolution Spectrometer, 1986-89
· Spokesperson for the 22 institution, 200 physicist experiment, CLEO, studying b quark physics at the CESR collider at Cornell, 1992-1995
Professional Experience
· Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 1976-present
· Associate Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 1968-76
· Assistant Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 1965-68
· Research Associate, Purdue University, 1963-65
Number of refereed publications: 385
