Dr. Arthur C. Miller
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
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| Research | Courses | Continuing Education | Vitae |
Primary Research Interests
Water Resources
Specific Research Topics
Hydrologic Modeling Using Distributed Models with GIS databases,
Numerical Modeling of Open Channels, Sediment Transport, Unsteady
Flow, Hydraulic Design Techniques for Bridges
Courses Taught at Penn State
University
C E 100S First Year Seminar, Floods and Droughts
C E 360, Fluid Mechanics
C E 361 Engineering Hydrology
C E 362 Applied Hydraulic
C E 462 Open Channel Hydraulics
C E 465W Hydrosystems Capstone Course
C E 551 Random Processes in Hydrologic Systems
C E 564 Hydraulic Engineering Design
C E 596E Experimental Fluid Mechanics
C E 596F Watershed Analysis
C E 596F Spatial Rainfall
C E 596F Numerical Computations in Hydraulics
C E 596G Urban Effects of Storm Morphology
C E 596K Unsteady Flow
C E 597K Sediment Transport
| Advanced HEC-RAS | ||
| FEMA | ||
| FEMA-HEC-RAS | May 14 - 18, 2007 | |
| HEC-RAS/HEC-GeoRAS | June 11 - 15, 2007 | |
| HEC-HMS | January 22 - 26, 2007 | |
| HEC-RAS for Stream Restoration and Stablization Projects | September 17 - 21, 2007 | |
| Unsteady Flow | ||
| College of Engineering Outreach program |
Professional Service
ABET
Chair, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engingeering,
The Pennsylvania State University
Member, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Villanova
University
Education
1972 Ph.D., Colorado State University, Hydraulics and Water Resources
1967 M.S., Colorado State University, Hydraulics and Water Resources
1965 B.S., University of Massachusetts, Civil Engineering
Experience
Interim Associate Dean of Engineering Education, College of Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University (Aug. 2006 - present)
Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University (Jan. - Aug. 2006)
Professor, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University (1985 - present)
Visiting Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Waterways Experiment Station (1984)
Associate Professor, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University (1978 - 1985)
Assistant Professor, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University (1972 - 1978)
Professional Registrations
Registered Professional Engineer, Pennsylvania, PE-022-486E
Registered Professional Engineer, Maryland, PE-34147
Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Pennsylvania, SU-000-236A
American Institute of Hydrology, Professional Hydrologist, 06-H-1675
2006-American Academy of Water Resources Engineers-Diplomate
(D.WRE)
Professional Memberships
American Water Resources Association -Member
American Geophysical Union - Member
American Society of Engineering Education - Member
Association of State Dam Safety Officials - Associate Member
Sigma Xi - Member
American Society of Civil Engineers - Fellow
Honors and Awards
National Science Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies (1965-1969)
The Penn State Engineering Society (PSES) Outstanding Teaching Award
(1989)
American Society of Civil Engineers Award for Best Technical Note
Given to the Task Committee Members for writing the paper "Hydrologic
Design Criteria for Dams Safety."
Faculty Service Award of Conference and Institutes Division, National
Education Association for Outstanding Contributions to Conferences
and Institutes or Residential Continuing Education Programs, 1992
The Penn State Engineering Society Outstanding Advising Award (1995)
The Pennsylvania State University Excellence in Advising Award (1995)
Lawrence Perez Memorial Student Advocate Award (1995)
The Penn State Engineering Society (PSES) Premier Teaching Award
(1999)
Elected to Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (1999)
The Pennsylvania State University George W. Atherton Award for Excellence
in Teaching, one of four recipients University wide (2000)
American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Advisor Award for
Zone I (59 Universities are represented in Zone I) (2001)
Engineer of the Year Award, Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week
Council (2002)
Appointed Distinguished Professor (2002)
ASDSO Northeast Regional Award of Merit (2002)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Integration (2003)
Recent Publications
Folmar, N., Miller, A.C. “uncertainty in Dam Breach Analyses.
Proceedings of 2003 Annual Conference – Association of State
Dam Safety Officials, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 2003.
Davis, C., Johnson, P., Miller, A.C. “Evaluation of Approved Erosion and Sediment Controls to Determine Best Management Practice; Monitoring of Field Sites – Report to PennDOT, Division of Research, October 2002.
Moglen, G., Thomas, W. , Miller, A.C. “Evaluation of Alternative Statistical Methods for Estimating Frequency of Peak Flows in Maryland – Report (SP907C4B) Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration, September 2002.
Miller, A.C. “Preparing for the Future: Where are the Engineers?” – Proceedings of 2002 Annual Conference - Association of Dam Safety Officials; Tampa Florida, September 2002.
Folmar, N., Miller, A.C. “A Watershed & Return Period Specific Unit Hydrograph. Proceedings of 2002 Annual Conference – Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Tampa Florida, September 2002.
Fennessey, L., Miller A.C, “Hydrologic Processes and their Application for Non-Extreme Runoff Events in Humid Regions. Proceedings 2001 Southeastern Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium, Villanova, PA, October 2001.
Folmar, N., Miller, A.C. – “A unit Hydrograph Study of Marsh Creek.” Proceedings of the 2001 Annual Conference – Association of Dam Safety Officials, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2001.
Horst, M., Miller, A.C. - “Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS Applications” Proceeding of the 2001 Annual Conference – Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2001.
Fennessey, L, Miller, A.C. - “The Effect of Inflection Angle and Relative Location on Runoff Curve Numbers from Zero-Order Watersheds.” ASCE World Water and Environmental Congress, Urban Drainage Modeling Symposium, Orlando Florida, May 2001.
Yu, Z., White, R. A., Guo, Y., Voortman, J., Kolb, P., Miller, D., Miller, A. "Stormflow Simulation Using Geographical Information System with a Distributed Approach." Journal of American Water Resource Association, Juanuary 2001.
Fennessey, L., Miller, A., Hamlett, J., "Accuracy and Precision of NRCS Models for Small Watersheds. JAWRA. 37(4):899-912, 2001.
Beighley, R. E., Miller, A.C., and Johnson, D. L., "A Subsurface Response Model for Large Storm Events within the Susquehanna River Basin." ASCE Journal of Hydrology, November 2001.
Fennessey, L., Miller, A. C., "The Effect of Inflection Angle and Relative Location on Runoff Curve Numbers from Zero-Order Watersheds." ASCE World Water and Environmental Congress, Urban Drainage Modeling Symposium, Orlando, Florida, May 2001.
Fennessey, L., Miller, A., "Hydrologic Processes and Their Application for Non-Extreme Runoff Events in Humid Regions." Proceedings 2001 Southeastern Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium, Villanova, PA, October 2001.
Horst, M., and Miller, A., "Hydrologic Modeling Using GIS Applications, Proceedings of ASDO Annual Conference, Snowbird, Utah, September 2001.
Folmar, N., and Miller, A., "A Unit Hydrograph Study of Marsh Creek, " Proceedings of ASDSO Annual Conference, Snowbird, Utah, September 2001.
Folmar, N., Miller, A. C. "Comparison of the NRCS Lag Equation with the Segmental Approach." Transportation Research Board, 2000 Annual Meeting, January 2000.
Folmar, N., Miller, A. C. "An Historical Perspective of the NRCS Lag Time Equation", American Association of Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, Rhode Island, September, 2000.
Horst, M., Miller, A. C. "Unsteady Flow Routing Using HEC-RAS version 3.0", American Association of Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, Rhode Island, September, 2000.
Fennessey, L., Miller, A. C. "The Effect of Inflection Angle Relative Location on Runoff Curve Numbers from Zero-Order Watersheds." Urban Drainage Modeling Symposium at the ASCE EWRI World Water and Environmental Congress, October 2000.
Miller, A.C., Innovative Engineering Project in a Capstone Course, ASCE Water Resources Engineering, Seattle, Washington, August 1999.
Horst, M., Miller, A., "Uncertainty in Variables Used to Calculate the PMF for Small Watersheds" Proceeding of American Society of Dam Safety Officials,1999.
Folmar, N., Miller, A., Horst, M., "Uncertainty in Timing Parameters Used in Hydrologic Models" Proceeding of Society of American Society of Dam Safety Officials, 1999.
Smith, E., Hoffman, J., Miller, A. "Drought Indices for Pennsylvania," Regional American Water Resources Association Conference, Louisville, Ky. April 1998
Smith, E., Brown, E. and Miller, A, "Upland Erosion Model", Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium, Villanova University, October 1998.
Smith, E., Miller, A. "A Practical Approach to Predicting Sediment Graphs for Small Watersheds", Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium, Villanova University, October 1998.
Miller, A.C. "Combining a Capstone Course with a Writing Across the Curriculum Requirement", American Water Resources Association (AWRA), (509-514), July 1997.
Faulkner, E., Miller, A., Gotzmer, G., Hampton, T., "Common Hydrologic Methods; Strengths, Weaknesses, and Limitations. ASCE Proceedings of Water Power, July 1997.
Books/Parts of Books
PennDOT Hydrology Manual, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
(author, 140 pages Hydrology Chapter; 120 pages of Open Channels Chapter;
150 pages, Highway Bridges Chapter; 100 pages Culvert Design Chapter)
To be published 2003.
Guide to Use of Hydrologic Parameters in Watershed Modeling, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (Co-author, 228 pages), published October 1996
Global Water Cycle, Authored a chapter in text being supported by NASA on Terrestrial Hydrology, 1990-91, published by MIT Press
International Correspondence School Text, Scranton, PA., 1977 (70 pages of Culvert Design Chapter)
International Correspondence School Text, Scranton, PA., 1975 (90 pages of Highway Drainage Chapter)
International Correspondence School Text, Scranton, PA., 1974 (78 pages of Highway Embankments Chapter)