Steve Miller

About

Steve Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University. His research combines tools from computer science and economics to study the effective management of shared natural resources such as fisheries, the ways environmental policies stimulate the development and deployment of new technologies that reduce environmental impact, and the impacts of changing temperatures on natural resource use and economies. Methodologically, Steve Miller is primarily interested in how machine learning and applied statistics can be combined to answer causal questions within the environmental realm. His work involves collaboration with experts from various disciplines. Prior to his current position, he was an Assistant Professor in the University of Minnesota’s Applied Economics department and spent five years as a Product Manager at Google, where he helped launch ocean features within Google Earth. He is actively accepting students for Fall 2026 and is interested in working with students on topics related to the impact of changing temperatures on natural resources and the economy, as well as the effectiveness of environmental policies, utilizing statistical tools such as econometrics and machine learning.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Engineering
• Medicine
• Environmental science
• Sociology
• Social Science
• Chemistry
• Meteorology
• Physics
• Internal medicine

Selected publications

• Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event

  Indoor Air · 2020 · 719 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  and shortening the event duration from 2.5 to 1 h.

  DOI

• Review and comparison of HVAC operation guidelines in different countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Building and Environment · 2020 · 228 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  DOI

• Fossil Fuel Combustion Is Driving Indoor CO₂ Toward Levels Harmful to Human Cognition

  GeoHealth · 2020 · 96 citations

  levels may indeed reach levels harmful to cognition by the end of this century, and the best way to prevent this hidden consequence of climate change is to reduce fossil fuel emissions. Finally, we offer recommendations for a broad, interdisciplinary approach to improving such understanding and prediction.

  DOI

• Disaster resilience and sustainability of incarceration infrastructures: A review of the literature

  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · 2022 · 27 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  PublisherDOI

• Home indoor air quality and cognitive function over one year for people working remotely during COVID-19

  Building and Environment · 2024-04-24 · 17 citations

  articleOpen access
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

Recent grants

• RAPID: Microbial Contamination and Treatment in Residences Damaged in the Recent Colorado Flood

  NSF · $50k · 2014–2014

• SCC-IRG Track 1: Empowering Environmental Justice Communities with Smart and Connected Technology: Air and Noise Pollution, Wellbeing, and Social Relations in Times of Disruption

  NSF · $1.8M · 2020–2026

Frequent coauthors

• Donna Auguste

  University of Colorado Boulder

  37 shared

• Joseph L. Polman

  36 shared

• Tanya Ennis

  University of Colorado Boulder

  36 shared

• Nicholas Clements

  University of Colorado Boulder

  32 shared

• J. L. Jiménez

  27 shared

• Jana B. Milford

  University of Colorado Boulder

  23 shared

• Michael Hannigan

  21 shared

• Steven J. Dutton

  20 shared

Education

• PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering

  University of California Berkeley

  1996

• MS, Operations Research and Statistics

  Claremont Graduate University

  1987

• BS, Mathematics

  Harvey Mudd College

  1986

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