Dr. Lakshmi Madhavan Miller
- Affiliate faculty, Department of Mechanical engineering
Dr. Lakshmi Madhavan Miller

Blacksburg, VA 24061
Affiliation
Research Assistant Professor, National Security Institute
Affiliate faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department
Education
Ph.D., Aeorpsace Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2023
M.S., Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2023
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2013
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, 2011
Selected recent papers
L. M. Miller, S. Brizzolara, and T. Curtin, “Effect of Stern Fin Sizing and Longitudinal Positioning on the Horizontal Stability of an Unconventional AUV,” in OCEANS 2023-MTS/IEEE US Gulf Coast, 2023, pp. 1-6.
W. Lambert, L. Miller, S. Brizzolara, and C. Woolsey, “A free surface corrected lumped parameter model for near-surface horizontal maneuvers of underwater vehicles in waves,” Ocean Engineering, vol. 278, p. 114364, 2023.
L. Miller, T. Njaka, S. Brizzolara, and T. Curtin, “Drag reduction and power optimization due to an innovative, toroidal hull form of an AUV,” in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2023.
L. M. Miller, S. T. Krauss, S. Brizzolara, C. Gilbert, and D. J. Stilwell, “Effect of amplitudes and frequencies on Virtual Planar Motion Mechanism of AUVs: Part II 3DOF implementation, comparison with RANSE and field trials,” Ocean Engineering, 2023.
N. Pisharoti, L. Miller, and S. Brizzolara, “Comparative Study of First and Second-Order Closure RANS Transition Turbulence Models for the 6:1 Prolate Spheroid,” in 34th Symposium of Naval Hydrodynamics, 2022.