Kelly Miller, PhD
Cosmochemist
Kelly E. Miller
Selective CV, updated March 2023 (full version at download link above)
Education
August 2016 Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Planetary Science, minor in Geoscience, adviser: Dante Lauretta, Ph.D.
Dissertation: The R chondrite record of a volatile-rich environment
December 2015 M.S., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Planetary science
May 2008 B. A., cum laude, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Honors Chemistry, minor in Asian studies, advisers: Katie Purvis-Roberts,Ph.D.,
Mary Hatcher-Skeers, Ph.D.
Thesis topic: Effect of methylation on DNA backbone conformations
Awards and Honors
2023 San Antonio Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree
2018 NASA Group Achievement Award for Cassini Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer
Team during Solstice Mission
2017 European Space Agency Group Achievement Award for Rosetta Mission
2016 Meteoritical Society Wiley Award for Student Presentation
2014 – 2016 NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellow
2015 Curson Travel Award recipient
2014 Galileo Circle Scholar
2013 Goldschmidt Travel Grant recipient
Selected Journal Publications
Johansson, F. L., Vigren, E., Waite, J. H., Miller, K., Eriksson, A., Edberg, N., Dreyer, J. (2022) Implications from secondary emission from neutral impact on Cassini plasma and dust measurements. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Castillo-Rogez, J., Brophy, J., Miller, K., Sori, M., Scully, J., et al. (2022) Concepts for the Future Exploration of Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Habitability. The Planetary Science Journal, 3.
Blase, R. C., Libardoni, M. J., Miller, G. P., Miller, K. E., Phillips-Lander, C. M., et al. (2022) MEMS GC column performance for analyzing organics and biological molecules for future landed planetary missions. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9.
Bouquet, A., Miller, K. E., Glein, C. R., Mousis, O. (2021) Limits on the contribution of early endogenous radiolysis to oxidation in carbonaceous chondrites’ parent bodies. Astronomy and Astophysics, 653.
Miller, K. E., Waite, J. H., Perryman, R. S., et al. (2020) Cassini INMS constratints on the composition and latitudinal fractionation of ring rain material. Icarus, 339, 113595.
Miller, K. E., Glein, C., Waite, J. H. (2019) Contributions from accreted organics to Titan’s atmosphere: New insights from cometary and chondritic data. Astrophysical Journal, 871.
Waite, J. H.*, Perryman, R. S.*, Perry, M. E.*, Miller, K. E.*, et al. (2018) Chemical interactions between Saturn’s atmosphere and rings. Science, 362. *equally contributing authors
Perry, M. E., Waite, J. H., Mitchell, D., Miller, K. E., et al. (2018) Material Flux From the Rings of Saturn Into Its Atmosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 10093.
Howell, S. M., Chou, L., Thompson, M. S., et al. (2018) Camilla: A centaur reconnaissance and impact mission concept. Planetary and Space Science.
Krot, A., Nagashima, K., Libourel, G., and Miller, K. E. (2018) Multiple mechanisms of transient heating events in the protoplanetary disk: Evidence from precursors of chondrules and igneous Ca,Al-rich inclusions. In Chondrules, eds. S. Russell, S. Krot, and H. Connolly.
Miller K. E., Lauretta, D. S., Connolly, H. C., et al. (2017) Formation of unequilibrated R chondrite chondrules and opaque phases. GCA, 209, 24-50.
Waite, J. H., Glein, C. R., Perryman, R. S., et al. (2017) Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes. Science, 356, 155-159.
Burton, A. S., McLain, H., Glavin, D. P., et al. (2015) Amino acid analyses of R and CK chondrites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 50, 470-482.