Dr. Warren F. Miller Jr., research professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University as been confirmed for the position of assistant secretary for nuclear energy in the U.S. Department of Energy.

Dr. Warren F. Miller Jr.

Miller, who is also the associate director of the Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute at Texas A&M, was one of three appointments announced by Obama in June.

“I am excited about the opportunity to help advance nuclear energy for electricity production in the United States and, indeed, around the world,” Miller said. “But, I will miss my colleagues in Aggieland.”

Miller is a part-time professor at Texas A&M and is a resident of Albuquerque, N.M. He is originally from Chicago and holds a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Miller received his M.S. in engineering sciences from Northwestern University in 1970.

He earned his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Northwestern University and served for many years as a researcher and administrator at Los Alamos National Laboratory, retiring in 2001. Miller was elected as a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society in 1982 and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 1996.

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