KEITH
B. MILLER
Research assistant professor of geology
Keith B. Miller, research assistant professor of geology at Kansas
State University, has become a popular source regarding a much-debated
Kansas topic. The Kansas State Board of Education has been discussing
whether to change the definition of science to include "intelligent
design" arguments along with evolution in the state's science
classrooms.
For many people, evolution and religious faith are seen as being in conflict. Miller, however, has been a strong advocate for teaching that science is a limited endeavor confined to investigating natural processes and is not in conflict with faith. He said evolutionary theory is a central unifying theory overwhelmingly accepted by the scientific community, and its accurate teaching is important to quality science education.
Miller is the author of "Perspectives on an Evolving Creation," a compilation of essays on the interaction between Christian faith and evolutionary theory. He has described himself as a scientist, educator and evangelical Christian.
Miller received a bachelor's in geology and an instructional teaching certificate from Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.) in 1978. He received his master's degree in geology from the University of New York at Binghamton in 1982 and his doctorate in geology from the University of Rochester (N.Y.) in 1988.
Miller served as a visiting assistant professor at Clemson University from 1989-90 before coming to K-State as a postdoctoral research associate, where he served from 1990-95. Miler was promoted to research assistant professor in fall 1995.
He has lectured on oceanography, physical geology, environmental science, natural disasters, earth science, paleobiology and the age of dinosaurs. He also has given many public lectures on the fossil record and the creation/evolution debate in various contexts and locations in Kansas and nationally.
Miller is also active in the recently established "Center for the Understanding of Origins" at K-State, which encourages interdisciplinary work on issues in the historical sciences and promotes public science literacy.
He can be reached at 785-532-2250 or by e-mail at kbmill@k-state.edu.