Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire WI 54702-4004
715-836-3165
715-836-3955(fax)
Millerna@uwec.edu
Education:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. in Astronomy, July 2002
Advisor: Joseph P. Cassinelli
Graduate Physics Minor
- Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
B.A. May 1997
Major: Physics
Publications:
- Doctoral Thesis: "Understanding the High-Resolution X-Ray Spectra of Early Type Stars" ( postscript, gzipped ps , pdf ) PASP summary
Other Publications:
- XMM-Newton observations of beta Centauri (B1 III): The temperature structure in the hot plasma and the photosphere-wind connection
- High-Resolution X-Ray Spectra of the Brightest OB Stars in the Cygnus OB2 Association (with UWEC student Justin Reiter)
- High-resolution XMM-Newton X-ray spectra of tau SCORPII
- High-Resolution Chandra Spectroscopy of tau Scorpii: A Narrow-Line X-Ray Spectrum from a Hot Star
- High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of tau Scorpii (B0.2V) with XMM-Newton
- Metallicities of Old Open Clusters
- A Magnetically-Torqued Model for Be Star Disks
( A press release describing our results )
( Another version. ) - New Challenges for Wind Shock Models: The Chandra Spectrum of the Hot Star Delta Ori
- The review article: "Recent Progress in Understanding the X-ray Sources in Hot Star Winds" for the meeting "Stellar Coronae in the Chandra and XMM-Newton Era" (pdf, gzipped postscript)
- The meeting "Two years of Science with Chandra" (Wash. D.C., Sept. 5-7) ( page-sized gzipped ps poster )
- The St. Paul Chandra meeting (July 2001): A comparison of the X-ray spectra of Delta Ori and Zeta Pup
- The full Proceedings article
- The full-size poster
- A page-sized poster
- Chandra Detection of Doppler-shifted X-Ray Line Profiles from the Wind of zeta Puppis (O4 F)
- The Effects of Magnetic Fields on the Winds of Hot Stars, from Variable and Non-spherical Stellar Winds in Luminous Hot Stars, IAU Colloquium No. 169, B. Wolf, O. Stahl, and A. W. Fullerton, eds.
Meeting Abstracts:
- 2002 AAS Meeting: Analysis of Direct X-Ray Images in a Chandra Observation of the Cygnus OB2 Association
- 2004 AAS HEAD Meeting: First Results from a Chandra Observation of Spica
- The meeting in Noordwijk, The Netherlands: Stellar Coronae in the Chandra and XMM-Newton Era
- The St. Paul Chandra Meeting
- The High Energy Astrophysics Division 2000 Meeting:
- 2000 AAS Atlanta meeting: Using the the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) to observe Beta Canis Majoris
- 1996 AAS Toronto meeting: Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) to model Cataclysmic Variable Accretion Disks
- 1995 AAS San Antonio meeting: A New Method to Determine Open Cluster Reddenings
Other Work:
- A description of our X-ray research program.
- My thesis proposal (which is now less up-to-date than the above documents).
- A statement of my teaching philosophy.
- A brief outline of the UW-Madison Letters and Science 2001 Teaching Fellow Workshop I presented: "Using Demonstrations and Models to Pique Student Interest" ( ps , pdf )
Outside of Work:
- I was an amateur astronomer growing up and still enjoy "just looking" when I get a chance. I enjoy digging for dim objects through telescopes and have found all of the Messier objects at one point or another.
- I enjoy biking, hiking, and getting out in state and national parks. I like getting a feel for the geological history, flora and fauna of natural areas.
- I am glad I have been able to combine the above two activities through the UW-Madison Universe in the Park Program.
- My wife Sarah teaches piano privately out of our home on Eau Claire's southwest side. I enjoy classical music and play trombone and piano when I have the opportunity.
Related Links:
- UW-Eau Claire Astronomy Research Page
- Hobbs Observatory
- Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society
- Northwoods Starfest 2003
- University of Wisconsin--Madison Astronomy department
- The Hot Star Research Group
- The Chandra website
- Prism Computational Sciences, a Madison WI firm whose software I use, including PrismSpect and Spect3D
