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Frank “Chet” Miller |
Established in 2001, the BRIN program was created to expose students to serious biomedical research, build a statewide biomedical research infrastructure between undergraduate and graduate institutions and to strengthen each undergraduate institution’s infrastructure and increase its capacity to conduct cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research.
Today, we meet Frank Miller, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
Who is Frank Miller?
Frank Miller, or just Chet to his friends, is a simple New Mexican who decided to explore the wide world of Nebraska. He spends his free time in the theatre, perfecting the art of applied silence. He is slowly learning to call himself a chemist, partially due to the fact that Doane College does not offer an alchemy program.
Has science always been a part of your life?
Science became important in my life during high school in the chemistry and physics labs of Melanie Baker (chemistry teacher) and the late Mike DeField (physics) at Farmington (Minn.) High School. They taught me that the world does make sense when you know the rules, and also some of the most important lessons in ethics I ever received. I am forever indebted to these two amazing educators.
How is it important to you?
Science is the questioning, that great search for truth. It’s the rules of the game we have to obey. The deeper you go into science, the more important you find that it is.
Why did you choose to participate in the BRIN program?
I joined the BRIN program to see what research was truly all about, and to dive into the world of scientific research and see if I know how to swim.
What do you hope to gain from the program?
To figure out my future, to see if this is the path that I should take. But above all else, to figure out, “why.”