Tech/policy intersection.
Dr. Miller was an Operating Advisor for Pegasus Capital Advisors, where he was responsible for analysis of technologies associated with firms under consideration, as well as technical oversight of Pegasus portfolio companies. Prior to this he served as Chief Scientific Officer for Hudson Clean Energy Partners, where he oversaw all technology analyses for existing as well as prospective portfolio companies, and oversaw due diligence on over 100 potential investments.
Dr. Miller was a tenured Professor at New York University from 1969 to 2010. He was Professor of Chemistry from 1994 to 2010, and has expertise in solar and wind technologies, hydropower, organic chemistry, catalysis, and the chemistry of energy storage. He was previously a Professor of Engineering, as well as a Professor of Energy and Atmospheric Science at NYU from 1969 to 1994. Dr. Miller conducted studies at NYU and, as a consultant, in numerous energy and environmental areas. His work has addressed a variety of renewables, as well as combustion systems, including gas fired cogeneraion, combustion of municipal and hospital waste, and studies of human exposure to toxic emissions from municipal solid waste facilities. He has performed analyses of manufacturing and power plants, as well as fuel production facilities, for compliance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Dr. Miller has led projects in boiler design, gas and oil-fired cogeneration, conversion of waste to chemicals and fuels, municipal solid waste and sludge incineration, biofuel combustion, coal and wood waste fired fluidized bed combustion, wind and solar energy, hydropower, power transmission by microwaves, wastewater system requirements including wastewater from fracking operations, and air and odor impacts for health risk analyses. He also managed production of engineering feasibility studies, as part of due diligence for bond issues. Dr. Miller served as Executive Director of the Society for Energy and Environmental Research (“SEER”) from 2007 to 2012, where he oversaw studies in bio-fuel production and managed grants from the US Department of Energy.
