Joe Miller, PhD

Background Summary

Dr. Miller joined Cedarville's mechanical engineering faculty in 2025. He came to Cedarville University after a decade with the US Air Force Research Laboratory as a Senior Aerospace Engineer. Dr. Miller brings practical experience leading science and technology research and development programs in the areas of advanced aerospace propulsion, systems integration, fuels and combustion, and laser-based diagnostics. His doctoral research focused on the development of novel laser-based measurement techniques with application to high-speed combustion and biomass gasification processes, and he completed his postdoctoral fellowship through the National Research Council. Locally, Dr. Miller is an active member of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), of which he is an associate fellow.

Education

• PhD in mechanical engineering, Iowa State University, 2012
• BS in mechanical engineering, Cedarville University, 2006

Scholarly Works

• S. Roy, J. D. Miller, and G. H. Gunaratne, "Deviations From Taylor's Frozen Hypothesis and Scaling Laws in Inhomogeneous Jet Flows," Comms. Phys. 4, 32 (2021).
• R. D. Stachler, J. S. Heyne, S. D. Stouffer, and J. D. Miller, "Lean Blowoff in a Toroidal Jet-Stirred Reactor: Implications for Alternative Fuel Approval and Potential Mechanisms for Autoignition and Extinction," Energ. Fuel 34, 6306–6316 (2020).
• J. D. Miller, S. J. Peltier, M. N. Slipchenko, J. G. Mance, T. M. Ombrello, J. R. Gord, and C. D. Carter, "Investigation of Transient Ignition Processes in a Model Scramjet Pilot Cavity Using Simultaneous 100-kHz Formaldehyde Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence and CH* Chemiluminescence Imaging," Proc. Combust. Inst. 36, 2865–2872 (2017).
• J. D. Miller, S. Roy, M. N. Slipchenko, J. R. Gord, and T. R. Meyer, "Single-Shot Gas-Phase Thermometry Using Pure-Rotational Hybrid Femtosecond/Picosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering," Opt. Express 19, 15627–15640 (2011).

Interests

• Travel and hiking with family
• Music and guitar
• The interface of technology and the Church

Expert Topics

Advanced propulsion systems; fuels and combustion; systems engineering; and laser-based diagnostics.

Why Cedarville?

At Cedarville, I have the privilege of shaping the next generation of Christ-centered engineers, equipping them with both technical rigor and a systems-level, mission-focused perspective to solve practical challenges.