Miller's career in entomology started at the Biological Laboratory in
Levin, New Zealand, where he investigated the insect fauna of New Zealand flax for the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. Later, he worked with the Department of Health to study mosquitos. Miller's research was also fundamental to timber preservation, especially in controlling insect pests. Miller spent the final years of his career as director of the
Cawthron Institute. In 1953, he was awarded the
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and in the
1958 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire. ==References==