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Robert J. Miller was affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering and related subfields, with a particular emphasis on aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, parasitology, and plant science.

The scientist published extensively in various topics, notably turbomachinery performance and optimization, refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, vector-borne infectious diseases, combustion and flame dynamics, combustion and detonation processes, insect and pesticide research, and insect pest control strategies.

Frequent publication venues included:

  • Journal of Turbomachinery
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Organic Process Research & Development
  • Scientific Reports
  • Data in Brief

Frequent coauthors in their work were Ajay K. Agrawal, Guilherme Klafke, Adalberto Á. Pérez de León, Dalton Langner, and Apurav Gupta.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert J. Miller included:

  • "Commercial-Scale Visible Light Trifluoromethylation of 2-Chlorothiophenol Using CF 3 I Gas," 2022, Organic Process Research & Development
  • "Voltage-gated sodium channel gene mutations and pyrethroid resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus," 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • "Preparation of geranium oil formulations effective for control of phenotypic resistant cattle tick Rhipicephalus annulatus," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "The Impact of Combustor Turbulence on Turbine Loss Mechanisms," 2020, Journal of Turbomachinery
  • "Efficacy of a water-based botanical acaricide formulation applied in portable spray box against the southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae), infesting cattle," 2021, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Their work in engineering was especially concentrated in areas intersecting with turbomachinery and combustion processes. Simultaneously, a notable portion of their research addressed agricultural and biological challenges, focusing on pest control and vector-borne diseases, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of pyrethroid resistance and susceptibility to coumaphos in Mexican Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Robert J. Miller;Ronald B. Davey;John E. George

  • Factors that influence the prevalence of acaricide resistance and tick-borne diseases.

    L.D. Foil;P. Coleman;M. Eisler;H. Fragoso-Sanchez

  • Larval immersion tests with ivermectin in populations of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) from State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Guilherme M. Klafke;Gustavo A. Sabatini;Thais A. de Albuquerque;João Ricardo Martins

  • Detection and Characterization of Amitraz Resistance in the Southern Cattle Tick, Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

    Andrew Y. Li;Andrew Y. Li;Ronald B. Davey;Robert J. Miller;John E. George

  • Resistance to Coumaphos and Diazinon in Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) and Evidence for the Involvement of an Oxidative Detoxification Mechanism

    Andrew Y. Li;Ronald B. Davey;Robert J. Miller;John E. George

  • First report of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus resistant to ivermectin in Mexico.

    L.C. Perez-Cogollo;R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;G.T. Ramirez-Cruz;R.J. Miller

  • Integrated Strategy for Sustainable Cattle Fever Tick Eradication in USA is Required to Mitigate the Impact of Global Change

    Adalberto A. Pérez de León;Pete D. Teel;Allan N. Auclair;Matthew T. Messenger

  • Molecular and biochemical survey of acaricide resistance mechanisms in larvae from Mexican strains of the southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus.

    R.C Jamroz;F.D Guerrero;J.H Pruett;D.D Oehler

  • In vitro tests to establish LC50 and discriminating concentrations for fipronil against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) and their standardization.

    E. Castro-Janer;L. Rifran;J. Piaggio;A. Gil

  • Modification of the food and agriculture organization larval packet test to measure amitraz-susceptibility against ixodidae.

    Robert J. Miller;Ronald B. Davey;John E. George

  • Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus resistant to acaricides and ivermectin in cattle farms of Mexico

    Róger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas;Luis Carlos Pérez-Cogollo;José Alberto Rosado-Aguilar;Melina Maribel Ojeda-Chi

  • Acaricide resistance of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    Renato Andreotti;Felix David Guerrero;Mariana Aparecida Soares;Jacqueline Cavalacante Barros

  • Genetic basis and impact of tick acaricide resistance.

    Rodrigo Rosario-Cruz;Consuelo Almazan;Robert J. Miller;Delia Ines Dominguez-Garcia

  • Characterization of acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (latreille) (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from the Corozal Army Veterinary Quarantine Center, Panama.

    Robert J. Miller;John E. George;Felix Guerrero;Larry Carpenter

  • Widespread movement of invasive cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus microplus) in southern Texas leads to shared local infestations on cattle and deer

    Joseph D Busch;Nathan E Stone;Roxanne Nottingham;Ana Araya-Anchetta

  • Molecular survey of pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in Mexican field populations of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

    Rodrigo Rosario-Cruz;Felix D. Guerrero;Robert J. Miller;Roger Ivan Rodriguez-Vivas

  • Critical evaluation of the modified-adult immersion test with discriminating dose bioassay for Boophilus microplus using American and Australian isolates

    N.N. Jonsson;R.J. Miller;J.L. Robertson

  • First Report of Organophosphate-resistant Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) within the United States

    Robert J. Miller;Ronald B. Davey;John E. George

  • Detection of Permethrin Resistance and Fipronil Tolerance in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States

    Amanda L Eiden;Phillip E Kaufman;Faith M Oi;Sandra A Allan

  • Use of an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction assay to genotype pyrethroid resistant strains of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Felix D. Guerrero;Ronald B. Davey;Robert J. Miller

  • Roles played by esterase activity and by a sodium channel mutation involved in pyrethroid resistance in populations of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Yucatan, Mexico.

    R. Rosario-Cruz;Felix D. Guerrero;Robert J. Miller;R. I. Rodriguez-Vivas

  • First Report of Permethrin-Resistant Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected Within the United States

    Robert J. Miller;Ronald B. Davey;John E. George

  • Acaricide resistance and synergism between permethrin and amitraz against susceptible and resistant strains of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Andrew Y Li;Andrew C Chen;Robert J Miller;Ronald B Davey

  • Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplus aquaporin as an effective vaccine antigen to protect against cattle tick infestations

    Felix D Guerrero;Renato Andreotti;Kylie G Bendele;Rodrigo C Cunha

  • Cattle tick vaccines: many candidate antigens, but will a commercially viable product emerge?

    Felix D. Guerrero;Robert J. Miller;Adalberto A. Pérez de León

  • Distribution patterns of three sodium channel mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus populations from North and South America, South Africa and Australia.

    Leonore Lovis;Felix D. Guerrero;Robert J. Miller;Deanna M. Bodine

  • Acaricide resistance of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Resistência do Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus aos acaricidas no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

    Renato Andreotti;Felix David Guerrero;Mariana Aparecida Soares;Jacqueline Cavalcante Barros

  • Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus resistant to acaricides and ivermectin in cattle farms of Mexico Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus resistentes aos acaricidas e ivermectina nas fazendas de gado do México

    Róger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas;Luis Carlos Pérez-Cogollo;José Alberto Rosado-Aguilar;Melina Maribel Ojeda-Chi

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix D. Guerrero
Felix D. Guerrero United States Department of Agriculture
Ronald B. Davey
Ronald B. Davey Agricultural Research Service
Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Adalberto A. Pérez de León Agricultural Research Service
John E. George
John E. George Agricultural Research Service
Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas
Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas Autonomous University of Yucatán
Nicholas N. Jonsson
Nicholas N. Jonsson University of Glasgow
Pete D. Teel
Pete D. Teel Texas A&M University
Michael W. Dryden
Michael W. Dryden Kansas State University
Consuelo Almazán
Consuelo Almazán Autonomous University of Queretaro
Glen A. Scoles
Glen A. Scoles United States Department of Agriculture

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