Kenneth R. Miller, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cell Biology and Biochemistry · Brown University · company speakers →

Kenneth R. Miller, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Biology at Brown University and President of the National Center for Science Education. He attended Brown as an undergraduate and earned a PhD in Cell Biology at the University of Colorado. His research on cell membranes has been published in journals such as Cell, Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology, and Scientific American. He is coauthor, along with Joseph S. Levine, of Biology textbooks used by millions of high school students. His popular books on evolution include Finding Darwin‘s God—A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution, and most recently The Human Instinct – How We Evolved to have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will. He has been outspoken in the public defense of evolution and served as lead witness in the landmark Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005) trial on “intelligent design” and evolution. His honors include the Public Service Award from the American Society for Cell Biology, the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers, the AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science, the Laetare Medal from Notre Dame, and in 2023, the McGovern Science and Society Award from Sigma Xi, the scientific honor society.

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