Dr. David Miller

Biography

David Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago and serves as the Faculty Co-Director of AI + Science. His research focuses on addressing fundamental questions regarding the structure of matter, particularly studying quarks and gluons—the particles that make up everyday protons and neutrons. Through energetic collisions of protons at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, Miller conducts measurements using the ATLAS Detector to search for the existence of previously unseen particles and to characterize these particles and the forces governing them with increasing precision. His work on the properties and measurements of experimental signatures of quarks and gluons is an integral part of the puzzle used in the recent discovery of Higgs bosons and searches for new massive particles, including decays involving boosted top quarks. Additionally, he has worked extensively on the construction and operation of the ATLAS detector and its calorimeter and tracking systems, which allow for detailed measurements. Collaborating with colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory, CERN, and beyond, Miller has faced numerous challenges in upgrading these systems over the years, which has also included advancing state-of-the-art high-speed electronics to efficiently process the data collected by the ATLAS detector.

Research Interests