Associate Dean of Engineering
Dr. Michele Miller joined Campbell’s School of Engineering in January 2017 after spending 22 years as a mechanical engineering professor at Michigan Technological University. While serving as Associate Chair of the mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics (ME-EM) department at Michigan Tech, Dr. Miller led an effort to develop and implement a new undergraduate curriculum that increased the amount of project-based learning in the second and third years. Under the direction of Dr. Miller, in 2009 the ME-EM department initiated the first Peace Corps Masters International (PCMI) program in mechanical engineering in the country. The program combined MS study (including coursework and a research project) with a two-year Peace Corps assignment. She advised MS students who served in Africa and South America.
In research, Dr. Miller has made contributions to the diverse fields of precision machining, micro-electromechanical systems, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, State of Michigan, and industry.
Since 2006 Dr. Miller has been an ABET evaluator for mechanical engineering programs. She joined the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Committee on Engineering Accreditation in 2013 and became an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commissioner in 2015.
Dr. Miller received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University in 1986 and MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1991 and 1994, respectively. In between her bachelor’s and master’s studies, she was a manufacturing engineer at General Motors.
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About Michele Miller
Dr. Michele Miller joined Campbell’s School of Engineering in January 2017 after spending 22 years as a mechanical engineering professor at Michigan Technological University. While serving as Associate Chair of the mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics (ME-EM) department at Michigan Tech, Dr. Miller led an effort to develop and implement a new undergraduate curriculum that increased the amount of project-based learning in the second and third years. Under the direction of Dr. Miller, in 2009 the ME-EM department initiated the first Peace Corps Masters International (PCMI) program in mechanical engineering in the country. The program combined MS study (including coursework and a research project) with a two-year Peace Corps assignment. She advised MS students who served in Africa and South America.
In research, Dr. Miller has made contributions to the diverse fields of precision machining, micro-electromechanical systems, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, State of Michigan, and industry.
Since 2006 Dr. Miller has been an ABET evaluator for mechanical engineering programs. She joined the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Committee on Engineering Accreditation in 2013 and became an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commissioner in 2015.
Dr. Miller received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University in 1986 and MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1991 and 1994, respectively. In between her bachelor’s and master’s studies, she was a manufacturing engineer at General Motors.
| Present | Associate Dean of Engineering, Campbell University ‐ School of Engineering | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2014 - 2018 | CORE-ES: Campbell Opportunity to Retain and Engage Engineering Scholars |
| NSF S-STEM | |
| Colleague(s): J. Gartner (PI) and A. Rynearson | |
| $649,756 | |
| 2014 - 2018 | Co-Robots to Engage Next Generation of Student in STEM Learning |
| NSF NRI | |
| Colleague(s): N. Mahmoudian (PI) and M. Rastgaar | |
| $359,652 | |
| 2010 - 2016 | Meeting the NAE Grand Challenge: Personalized Learning for Engineering Students through Instruction on Metacognition and Motivation Strategies |
| NSF | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): S. Sorby, J. DeClerck, W. Endres | |
| $390,050 | |
| 2010 - 2016 | Michigan Tech SSEED: Sustained Support to Ensure Engineering Degrees |
| NSF S-STEM | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): C. Anderson, C. Wojick, J. Huntoon, J. Turnquist | |
| $599,494 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Hands-On Ability: Why It Matters and How to Improve It |
| NSF | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): L. Bohmann, W. Helton, E. Cokely | |
| $396,109 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Multi-disciplinary Systems Engineering: Engaging MSI STEM Students through Space-based Capstone Design |
| Universidad del Turabo and NASA | |
| Colleague(s): J. Gershenson (PI) | |
| $253,292 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Weaving Threads of Sustainability into the Fabric of the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Impacting the Fundamental Manner in which Students Solve Problems |
| NSF | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): J. Gershenson, I. Miskioglu, G. Parker, C. Margraves | |
| $144,604 | |
| 2008 - 2010 | Enhancing Engineering Analysis and Creative Design with Tablet Technology |
| Hewlett Packard | |
| Colleague(s): C. Van Karsen (PI), J. Blough, S. Maiti, J. Gershenson | |
| $77,000 | |
| 2007 - 2010 | Optimizing Chemo-Mechanical Structure for MEMS Chemical Vapor Sensor Arrays |
| State of Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): G. Parker, S. Green, H. Liu, P. Bergstrom | |
| $808,832 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Improving Human Factors Research at Michigan Tech |
| MTU C2E2 | |
| Colleague(s): W. Helton (PI) and R. Pastel | |
| $45,000 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Practical Problem Solving in the Research Lab |
| NSF | |
| $3,000 | |
| 2004 - 2005 | Manufacturing Work Cells |
| MTU REF | |
| Colleague(s): W. Endres (PI) and 5 others | |
| $34,700 | |
| 2004 - 2004 | Investigation of Electrostatic Micromirror Dynamics |
| Boston University/DARPA | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): G. G. Parker | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2003 - 2004 | Undergraduate Exploration of Nano-Science, Applications, and Societal Implications at Michigan Tech |
| NSF | |
| Colleague(s): J. Jaszczak (PI), B. Seely, E. Aifantis, G. Caneba | |
| $100,000 | |
| 1999 - 2004 | Hybrid Processes for Machining Brittle Materials |
| NSF CAREER | |
| $235,000 | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Enhancement of Ceramic Grindability Test System |
| Chand Technical Ceramics | |
| $5,000 | |
| 1999 - 2000 | Enterprise Course Module in Design for Manufacturing |
| College of Engineering/NSF Action Agenda | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): K. Weinmann | |
| $7,500 | |
| 1998 - 1999 | SME Education Foundation Grant |
| SME Education Foundation | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): J. Schultze, A. Majlessi, A. Chandra, C. Friedrich, K. Moon, S. Pandit, J. Sutherland, K. Weinmann | |
| $53,940 | |
| 1998 - 1999 | Vibration Control Research |
| Sandia National Labs | |
| Colleague(s): G. Parker (PI) | |
| $60,000 | |
| 1998 - 1998 | Machinability of Virgin and Recycled Magnesium |
| Dow Chemical | |
| $1,911 |
Honors and Awards
- Edward P. Mikol Award for the best paper in the ASEE North Midwest Section Conference, 2007
- SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 2001
- NSF CAREER Award, 1999
- SME Education Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1995
- NSF Summer Student in Japan, 1991
| 1994 | Ph.D., North Carolina State University ‐ Mechanical Engineering | |
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| 1991 | M.S., North Carolina State University ‐ Mechanical Engineering | |
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| 1986 | B.S., Duke University ‐ Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science | |
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