Barry Miller ’55

Barry, whose career featured extensive accomplishments in the field of electrochemistry, died Feb. 7, 2025, in Cleveland.

He was born in Passaic, N.J., Jan. 22, 1933, and attended Passaic High School, where he participated in basketball, student government, and was sports editor of the school paper.

At Princeton, he joined Terrace Club and majored in chemistry. He played IAA football, basketball, and softball and was a member of the Chemistry Club.

After graduating with honors from Princeton, he earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT. He was an instructor in chemistry at Harvard and then a member of the technical staff of AT&T Bell Laboratories. In 1965, Barry married Sandra, then became a professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland until his retirement in 2000.

He served terms as president of the Electrochemical Society, editor of The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and chairman of its physical electrochemical division. He also served as president of the Society for Electrochemical Chemistry and national secretary of the International Society of Electrochemistry.

Barry’s son Jeff remembers that his father was exceptionally fond of his days at Princeton, along with his memories of whitewater rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and traveling the world.

Barry is survived by Sandra; sons Jeff and David; and five grandchildren.