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Professor Ian J. Miller serves as Reischauer Institute Professor of Environmental History at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, and concurrently as Faculty Dean of Cabot House. His work bridges Japanese imperial history with global environmental transformations through innovative archival research.
His research centers on environmental history and energy systems, examining Tokyo's development through TEPCO archives and Fukushima's legacy. Current projects include Fueling Tokyo: Japan in the Age of Global Energy, reframing urban history through energy infrastructure. He co-founded the Energy History Project with MIT and directs interdisciplinary work on carbon transitions.
Key recognitions include:
- Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship (2016-2019)
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Humanities Support
- Japan Foundation Research Grant
As Faculty Dean of Cabot House, he maintains open-door office hours for student engagement. His teaching spans PhD exam fields in Modern Japanese History, Global Environmental History, and Energy History through Harvard's History & East Asian Languages (HEAL) program.
Miller leads collaborative initiatives including the Energy History Project and Program on Science, Technology & Society, focusing on urban ecologies and transnational disaster studies.
