James G. Miller
Professor of the Practice, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering | VCU College of Engineering
Engineering East Hall, Room E3250, Richmond, VA, UNITED STATES
Professor Miller has more than 35 years’ experience – primarily in the development, testing, and licensing of nuclear analysis methods.
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Biography
James Miller is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has 35+ years experience as a nuclear engineer, primarily in the development, testing, and licensing of analysis methods for Dominion Virginia Power's fleet of commercial nuclear reactors. He teaches numerous courses for the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at VCU, mostly related to nuclear engineering, and manages the development of the VCU nuclear reactor simulator.
Industry Expertise (1)
Nuclear
Areas of Expertise (3)
Engineering Education
Reactor Simulation
Reactor Theory
Education (2)
Pennsylvania State University: M.S, Nuclear Engineering 1975
Shippensburg University: B.A, Physics 1968
Affiliations (1)
- American Nuclear Society
Courses (11)
Nuclear Engineering Fundamentals
Required introductory course for undergraduates entering the nuclear engineering track.
Elements of Reactor Theory
Undergraduate reactor physics.
Reactor Theory
Graduate course in reactor theory.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Graduate special topics course.
Economics of Nuclear Power Plants
Undergraduate course in engineering economics and the nuclear fuel cycle.
Reactor Simulation
Special topics course on the simulation of nuclear power plants.
Nuclear Power Plants
Undergraduate course in nuclear power plant design, operation, and control.
Nuclear Power Plants
Graduate course in the control, behavior, and design of nuclear power plants.
Monte Carlo Methods
Senior/graduate course in the programming of statistical resampling and Monte Carlo techniques.
Thermodynamics
Introduction to thermodynamics for undergraduates.
Nuclear Power Plant Simulators
Special topics course in the design of reactor simulators.
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