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Sandi G. Miller, PhD

Updated: Mar 4

Dr. Sandi Miller, consultant with Technoir and member of SAMPE ThermoPlastic Committee

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE

  • Polymer Processing

  • Composite Manufacturing

  • Nanomaterials/

    Nanocomposite Materials

  • Thermal Analysis

  • Property Relationships

  • Polymer Structure

  • Polymer Synthesis

  • Polymer Characterization


LANGUAGE FLUENCY

English


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, LICENSES, AND SKILLS:

  • Society for Advanced Material Process and Engineering (SAMPE) – Thermoplastic Committee Member

  • American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) – High Performance Committee Member


 

CURRICULUM VITAE

Sandi Miller holds a BS in Chemistry from Kent State University; an MS in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University; and a PhD in Polymer Science from the University of Akron.


Dr. Miller joined NASA Glenn Research Center as a chemical engineer in 1999, where she has focused on aerospace polymers, composites, and nanostructured materials. She has worked as the materials technical lead for multiple projects and has a strong background in process development of thermosetting and thermoplastic matrix composites. Her expertise includes autoclave and out of autoclave manufacturing, compression molding, filament winding, thermoplastic joining, composite material characterization, and ASTM standard test methods.


Dr. Miller has over 80 technical publications and presentations, and 5 US patents


 

EDUCATION

Kent State University – BS Chemistry, 1996

Case Western Reserve University – MS Macromolecular Science and Engineering, 1999

University of Akron – PhD Polymer Science, 2008


 

AWARDS

Silver Achievement Medal Group Award – as part of the Adopt-a-City Team. The award was given for extraordinary technology transfer to local manufacturers resulting in significant economic development under the President’s Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative.

Exceptional Achievement Medal for nanocomposite materials development

Space Act Awards (multiple) for scientific and technical contributions


 

BIOGRAPHY

As a graduate student Dr. Miller developed chemical and mechanical processes to optimize fabrication of polymer matrix nanocomposites. She joined NASA in 1999 and continued nanocomposite research for aerospace applications with an emphasis on thermal stability and improved mechanical properties. Beginning in 2007 her focus expanded to materials and manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites. She has led materials related research in multiple projects for both space and aeronautics applications. Such programs have aimed to improve composite damage tolerance, establish process parameters for out-of-autoclave composite manufacturing, joining materials and processes with thermoplastics and thermosetting composites, and polymer materials development for filament winding processes. Through these programs she has demonstrated expertise in recertification of expired materials, cure characterization, thermal analysis, polymer characterization, test matrix development and ASTM standard test requirements.


Dr. Miller has published over 80 journal and conference paper and has given over 50 technical conference presentations.




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