B.S. in Chemistry, Purdue University, 1976.
M.S. in Soil Chemistry, Purdue University, 1981.
Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry, University of Georgia, 1988.

Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Department of Agronomy, 1988 to 1994.
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 1994 to 2001.
Professor, University of Arkansas, Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, 2001 to present.

Teaching Experience:

Currently responsible for the following courses:

CSES 2203/2201L - Soil Science/Soil Science Laboratory

CSES 5453 - Soil Chemistry

CSES 6223 - Clay Mineralogy

CSES 3933 - Environmental Ethics (co-taught with Philosophy Prof. Lee)

Other courses taught in the past:

CSES 6233 - Advanced Soil Chemistry

CSES 3224 - Intermediate Soil Science (co-taught with Soils Profs. Brye and Savin)

Professional Membership:

            Soil Science Society of America

• Miller, D.M., B.J. Teppen, C.-H. Yu and L. Sch#fer. 2001. Molecular dynamics simulations of adsorption processes at the clay mineral/aqueous solution interface. p. 257-280.  In D.L. Sparks and H.M. Selim (ed.) Chemical and Physical Processes of Water and Solute Retention in Soils.  Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI..
• Yu, C.-H., S.Q. Newton, M.A. Norman, D.M. Miller, L. Schafer and B.J. Teppen. 2000. Molecular dynamics simulations of the adsorption of methylene blue at clay mineral surfaces.  Clays Clay Miner 48:665-681.
• Yu, C.-H., M.A. Norman, S.Q. Newton, D.M. Miller, B.J. Teppen, and L. Schafer.  2000. Molecular dynamics simulations of the adsorption of proteins on clay mineral surfaces.  J. Molec. Struc.556:95-103.
• Teppen, B.J., C.-H. Yu, S.Q. Newton, D.M. Miller and L. Schafer. 2002. Quantum molecular dynamics simulations regarding the dechlorination of trichloroethene in the interlayer space of the 2:1 clay mineral nontronite. J. Phys. Chem. A 106:5498-5503.
• Teppen, B.J., C.-H. Yu, S.Q. Newton, D.M. Miller and L Schäfer. 2002. Quantum molecular dynamics simulations regarding the dechlorination of trichloroethene in the interlayer space of the 2:1 clay mineral nontronite.  J. Phys. Chem. A 106:5498-5503.
• Brye, K.R., N.A. Slaton, M.C. Savin, R.J. Norman, and D.M. Miller. 2003. Short-term effects of land leveling on soil physical properties and microbial biomass. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67:1405-1417.
• Yu, C.-H., S.Q. Newton, M. A. Norman, L Schäfer and D.M. Miller. 2003. Molecular dynamics simulations of adsorption of organic compounds at the clay mineral/aqueous solution interface.  Structural Chem. 14:175-185.
• Brye, K.R., E.E. Gbur, and D.M. Miller. 2004. Relationships among soil C and physiochemical properties of a typic albaqualf as affected by years under cultivation. Comm. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 35:177-192.
• Brye, K.R., N.A. Slaton, M. Mozaffari, M.C. Savin, R.J. Norman, and D.M. Miller. 2004. Short-term effects of land leveling on soil chemical properties and their relationships with microbial biomass. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 68:924-934.
• Brye, K.R., T.L. Morris, D.M. Miller, S.J. Formica, and M.A. Van Eps. 2004. Estimating bulk density in vertically exposed stoney alluvium using a modified excavation method. J. Environ. Qual. 33:1937-1942.
• Slaton, N.A., M.B. Daniels, K.R. Brye, T.C. Daniel, R.J. Norman, and D.M. Miller. 2004. Balance Between Nutrient Inputs and Removals for Nine Geographic Regions in Arkansas. J. Environ. Qual. 33:1606 1615.
• Vaught, R., K.R. Brye, and D.M. Miller. 2006. Relationships among coefficient of linear extensibility and clay fractions in expansive soils with coarse fragments. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70:1983-1990.
• Staed, J., D.M. Miller, K.R. Brye, T.C. Daniel, C. Rom, and E.E. Gbur. 2009. Land use effects on near surface soil arsenic in the Ozark Highlands. Soil Sci. 174:121 129.