EDUCATION
1965 Ph.D., Nuclear Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1951 M.S., Physics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
1950 B.S., Physics, Berry College, Rome, GA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1992-Present, Tensor Technology, Inc., Madison, AL. Directs Tensor’s efforts on airline security systems. Developed new state of art X-Y fast neutron detector for airline security systems. Compared neural nets to conventional probability theory for determining the presence of explosives in luggage. Developed tomographic techniques using neutrons as the probe for determining the presence of explosives in luggage that greatly increases the probability of detection of explosives while reducing the probability of false alarms.
1989-1992, General Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL. Program manager for FAA contract DTFA03-91-C-00026, "Fast Neutron Spectroscopy/Radiography to Reliably Determine the Presence of Explosives in an Airport Environment".
1988-1989, Miller Associates, Madison, AL. Self employed, consulting. Developed MDNR airport security system based on measuring neutron attenuation as a function of neutron energy that allows determination of density of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen as a function of position in luggage. This information is used to determine the presence of explosives in luggage with a very high probability of detection and a very low probability of false alarms.
1983-1988, General Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL Worked primarily on Strategic Defense Initiative contract applying interactive discrimination.
1982-1983, Lockheed Missile & Space Company, Inc., Huntsville, AL Manager, Laser and Electro-Optics Technology Section, Research and Engineering Center (HREC). Directed HREC's effort in laser and electro-optics technology which included analytical and experimental studies in high and low energy laser devices, optics, beam propagation and target effects.
1958-1982, US. Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. Served in various research positions during this time period. Started as a research nuclear physicist in Radiation Physics Laboratory and was promoted to supervisor of the laboratory in 1970. Received Senior Fulbright research grant to University of Hamburg in 1971 for research in nuclear physics. Special assignments to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Auburn University to work on nuclear pumped lasers. Directed Army's effort in nuclear weapons effects. Performed research on various particle accelerators and fast burst reactors at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and elsewhere. Published approximately 25 papers during this time period.
1956-1958, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Performed research on first nuclear submarine. Worked on design for first reactors for aircraft carriers.
1951-54, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Taught courses in Physics and Mathematics. Served as chairman of department of Physical Sciences, Emory at Oxford, Oxford, GA.
PATENTS
Ten patents in Laser Technology, Nuclear Pumped Lasers and Airport Security Systems.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
“Use of Neutron Tomography for Airline Security”, T. G.
Miller, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol.
2093, pp. 204-217, 1994.
“Substance Identification Using Neutron Transmission”,
T. G. Miller, R. A. Krauss, Proceedings of
the SPIE, Vol. 2511, pp. 14-24, 1995.
“Contraband Identification in
Sealed Containers Using Neutron Transmission”, T. G. Miller, P. K. Van
Staagen, B. C. Gibson and R. A.
Krauss, Proceedings
of the SPIE, Vol. 2867, pp. 215-218, 1996.
“Contraband/Explosive
Detection Using Neutron Transmission”, T. G. Miller, P. K. Van Staagen, B. C.
Gibson and R. A. Krauss, to be
published in the Proceedings of the 12th
Annual Security Technology Symposium & Exhibition, June 17-20, 1996.
“A Computer Simulation Program
for Neutron Transmission Contraband Detection Studies”, T. G. Miller, P. J.
Janssen, J. L. Orthel and R. A. Krauss, to be published in the Proceedings
of the Fourteenth International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in
Research and Industry, November 6-9, 1996.
“A Neural Network Computer
Simulation Program for Neutron Transmission Contraband Detection Studies”, T.
G. Miller, P. J. Janssen, J. L. Orthel and R. A. Krauss, to be published in the Proceedings
of The Second Explosives Detection Technology Symposium and Aviation Security
Technology Conference, November 12-15, 1996.
“High Speed Detector Arrays
for Contraband Identification Using Neutron Transmission”, P. K. Van Staagen,
T. G. Miller, B. C. Gibson and R. A. Krauss, to be published in the
Proceedings of The Second
Explosives Detection Technology Symposium and Aviation Security Technology
Conference, November 12-15, 1996.
“Contraband Detection Using
Neutron Transmission”, T. G. Miller, P. K. Van Staagen, B. C. Gibson, J. L.
Orthel and R. A. Krauss, Proceedings of
the SPIE, Vol. 2936, pp.102-109, 1997.
“High Energy X-Y Neutron Detector and
Radiographic/Tomographic Device”, T.
G. Miller, United States Patent No. 5,410,156, April 25, 1995.
“Contraband Detection Apparatus and Method”, T. G. Miller, United States Patent No. 5,606,167, February 25, 1997.