Mechanical and Electromechanical Systems for Ocean Research
Vern Miller is an expert in stress analysis, finite element analysis, vibration analysis, system modeling and simulation, and ocean engineering. He is also skilled in hydraulic system design, high-pressure sealing techniques, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. He has worked extensively in the development and deployment of large oceanographic systems in the deep ocean.
He has designed equipment for the successful recovery of 3-ton sulfide rocks from 2200-m deep water in the Pacific Ocean and built 50-foot tall acoustic towers for deployment in the Atlantic Ocean. He has built and deployed equipment beneath the arctic ice and designed electrical generators for tapping into mid-ocean hydrothermal vents. His expertise has been in the successful integration of high-technology research equipment into the harsh ocean environment. Mr. Miller joined APL-UW in 1980.
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