Title: Director, Loon and Arctic Research
Institution: Biodiversity Research Institute
Address: 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, Maine 04103
Email: micah.miller@briwildlife.org
Phone: (618) 353-4910
Visit Micah’s Research Website
Research Interests: Loons, waterfowl, waterbird, ecotoxicology, PFAS, conservation, Arctic
Biographical Sketch:
Micah is a broadly-skilled avian ecologist with specialty in waterbirds and environmental toxicology. He joined BRI in 2023 after working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska for many years, and graduate studies at Southern Illinois University. His background includes a wide range of projects on waterfowl, upland birds, and seabirds, especially for nesting ecology, contaminants, and endangered species conservation. Micah’s graduate work focused on contaminant and habitat issues for sea ducks breeding along the Arctic coast of Alaska, using a wide range of datasets and research approaches. He is now focusing on conservation of loons and Arctic birds, as well as legacy and emerging contaminants impacting North American bird populations.
Education:
PhD in Zoology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL), granted 2023.
MS in Zoology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL), granted 2017.