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Warren Fletcher “Pete” Miller, Jr. (born March 17, 1943) is an American nuclear engineer known for his work in the areas of computational physics, radioactive waste management, transport theory, nuclear reactor design and analysis, and the management of nuclear research and development programs. Miller served as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy under Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2010. As Assistant Secretary, Miller was responsible for all programs and activities of the Office of Nuclear Energy. Prior to 2009, Miller held senior administration positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory (1974-2001), as well as appointments at UNM, University of Michigan, Howard University, University of California, Berkeley, and Northwestern. ==Education and early life== Miller was born in Chicago, Illinois to Warren F. Miller, Sr., a milkman, and Helen Robinson Miller, a secretary for the University of Chicago. He attended school in the Englewood community on the city’s South Side, where he excelled academically as well as in ROTC. In 1955, during the summer after his fifth-grade school year, one of Miller’s classmates, 14-year-old Emmett Till, was murdered by two white men while visiting his mother's relatives in Mississippi. Till’s murder impacted Miller on a deeply personal level. Miller went on to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, during a period in which very few African-Americans were admitted to the institution. After his graduation in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science in engineering sciences, Miller received additional training at the Army’s Airborne School and Ranger School, followed by an appointment as an air defense artillery unit commander in the Greater Los Angeles area. Miller went on to attend the Army's supply school, and at the conclusion of his training, Miller—then a captain—completed a 13-month tour in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. After Vietnam, Miller returned to California, where he continued his military service as a logistics officer at the Army's Presidio base in San Francisco. After leaving the Army in 1969, Miller was admitted to Northwestern University, where he earned both his master's and doctoral degrees in engineering sciences; subsequently, he remained at Northwestern for a brief period as an assistant professor in the engineering sciences department. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warren F. (Pete) Miller, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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