Dr. Stephen Miller retired in 2016 as a Principal Advisor in Chevron Energy Technology Company, the highest technical level in the company. He was named a Chevron Fellow in 2002 in recognition of numerous significant technical advances in the area of catalysis R&D for applications in refining and chemicals. He has over 250 US patents on catalysts and catalytic processes, in such diverse areas as lubricants hydroprocessing, biolubricants synthesis, catalytic cracking, olefin polymerization, reforming, zeolite synthesis, gas separations, and a number of petrochemical processes. He is also the author of over 35 publications.

Steve is the inventor of Chevron’s ISODEWAXING^TM Technology, first commercialized at the Richmond refinery in 1993, and now used worldwide to produce premium lubricating base oils, as well as inventing and leading the commercialization of Chevron’s first ISODEWAXING^TM catalyst. The development of this process has received a number of awards, including being named a finalist for the Kirkpatrick Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering in 1995. He is also the inventor of Chevron’s OCTAMAX catalyst for boosting gasoline octane in fluid catalytic cracking, and also did the initial research leading to the commercialization of Chevron’s AROMAX catalyst for benzene production.

In addition to his technical contributions, Steve also took the lead in organizing collaborative programs which leveraged Chevron resources with outside companies, universities, and government labs. Two of these programs received Advanced Technology Program (ATP) awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce to bring new, innovative technologies to commercial readiness.

Dr. Miller received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois, and joined Chevron’s Exploratory Research Group in 1974.