Professor Richard Miller FREng

Emeritus President, Olin College of Engineering; Founding Chair, Coalition for Transformational Education, US

As Founding President of Olin College of Engineering in the US in 1999, Professor Richard Miller is credited with developing a higher education institution renowned for its excellence in engineering education that has had profound transformational global impact.

He has been the recipient of many awards and prizes that recognise the excellence of his work. Olin’s philosophy leads to students learning how to be engineers through engagement with the process of engineering that involves creativity, design and innovation, entrepreneurship, extensive teamwork, a broad curriculum, and acquisition of key technical and life skills.