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Obituary: Michael E. Miller

by Linda Wang
July 10, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 28

Michael E. Miller
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Credit: Courtesy of Robert Seletsky
A photo of Michael E. Miller.
Credit: Courtesy of Robert Seletsky

Michael E. Miller, 57, died on April 9 in Shutesbury, Mass.

“In his field, Michael was a key figure in bioremediation and a mentor to many, and was admired and adored by all. He was likewise highly respected and beloved as a dancer and organizer for gender-role-free dance and Balkan dance, an LGBT and other progressive political activist, and a professional-grade chef, amateur botanist, naturalist, and astronomer. The number of people who mourn his loss is nearly innumerable.”—Robert E. Seletsky, husband

Most recent title: principal environmental chemist, CDM Smith

Education: B.S., chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1981; Ph.D., physical chemistry, Cornell University, 1986

Survivor: husband, Robert E. Seletsky; sister, Beth Miller Coimbra

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