Miller, Stanley Lloyd, 1930-2007

Stanley Miller, a prominent biologist and chemist, was best known for his studies into the origins of life. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1951 and his Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1954. It was there, as a graduate student studying under Harold Urey, that Miller gained attention for his research into the origins of life. His publications resulted in attracting attention from both the scientific community and the popular press. Miller was a fellow at Caltech before going on to teach at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University from 1955 to 1960. He then joined the faculty at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 1960 as a professor of chemistry. Along with his origins of life research, Miller helped to design and build a steam powered automobile, worked to create instrumentation for the search for life on Mars, and investigated in the natural occurrence of clathrate hydrates. In 1995 Miller retired from teaching and became professor emeritus.

From the description of Stanley Miller papers, 1952-2010. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 55950925

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