Alan Miller

Memberships of professional bodies

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
• Fellow of the Institute of Physics
• Fellow of the Optical Society of America

External appointments

• 1988 – 2005: Senior Editor, Optical and Quantum Electronics (Springer – Kluwer)
• 1993 – 2000: Monograph Series Editor, Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics (CUP)
• 1990 – 1992: Co-Founder and Chair, Orlando Chapter of IEEE/LEOS
• 1996 – 2001: Chair, Committee of Scottish Professors of Physics (COSPOP)
• 1996 – 2000: Co-Founder and Chair, Scottish Chapter of IEEE/LEOS
• 2001 – 2003: Chair, Physics Sectional Committee, Royal Society of Edinburgh
• 2003 – 2006: Chair, Institute of Physics Semiconductor Group
• 2004 – 2010: Scottish Funding Council, Research & Knowledge Transfer Committee
• 2005 – 2007: Royal Society (London) Research Board A
• 2008 – 2011: Royal Society of Edinburgh, Research Awards Convenor and Executive,
• 2009 – Director, Scottish Crucible leadership programme
• 2010 – Royal Society (London) University Research Fellowship Board
• 2011 – Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellowship Secretary and Council member

Education

• BSc (Hons), Physics, University of Edinburgh
• PhD, Physics, University of Bath

Career history

• 1974 – 1979: Research Fellow, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• 1979 – 1981: Visiting Assistant Professor, U. North Texas, Denton, USA
• 1981 – 1989: HSO, SSO, PSO, SPSO(IM), Royal Signals & Radar Estab., Malvern
• 1989 – 1993: Professor (Physics & EE), CREOL, U. Central Florida, Orlando, USA
• 1993 – 2009: Professor of Semiconductor Physics, University of St Andrews
• 1997 – 2003: Head of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews
• 2003 – 2008: Vice Principal for Research, University of St Andrews
• 2009 – Professor of Physics, Heriot-Watt University
• 2009 – Deputy Principal - Research & Knowledge Transfer, HWU

Areas of research

• Semiconductors and related materials
• Nanostructures and quantum phenomena
• Lasers and optoelectronic devices
• Ultrafast processes - pico- and femtosecond timescales
• Optical and digital signal processing
• Spintronics

Interests and hobbies

• Family
• Classical music
• DIY & Electronic gadgets

Role as Deputy Principal (R&KT)

These include:

• Chair of the University's Research & Knowledge Exchange Board (RKEB)
• Development of the University's research strategy
• Development of knowledge exchange strategy
• Preparation for REF2014
• Academic recruitment
• Research policy, practice, metrics and ethics
• Research Centres and Institutes
• Postgraduate research
• National and international research collaborations, alliances and networks
• Major interdisciplinary research initiatives
• Academic research skills and leadership development