Arthur Miller, distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named interim associate dean for undergraduate studies in the College of Engineering. Miller takes over for Robert Pangborn, who was named Penn State's vice president and dean for undergraduate education and will begin serving in the position in January. A search committee to find a permanent replacement is being led by Thomas Litzinger, director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education and professor of mechanical engineering.
Miller has been a member of the Penn State faculty since 1972. His numerous awards and honors include the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching; the Penn State Engineering Society (PSES) Outstanding Advising Award; the PSES Premier Teaching Award; the President's Award for Excellence in Academic Integration; and the 2002 Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council's Engineer of the Year Award.
Miller holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Massachusetts and master's and doctoral degrees in hydraulics and water resources from Colorado State University.