Capt. Benjamin R. Miles

Senior Instructor & Capt., USMC
Office: Hopper Hall 226
Email: miles@usna.edu

 

Research Interests

Naval Weapons and Terminal Ballistics

Education & Training

• M.S. in Physics, Naval Postgraduate School, 2020
• B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013

Professional Experience

• Senior Instructor, Department of Weapons, Robotics, and Control Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 2020 - Present
• Personal Security Detail Officer-in-charge, Task Force Lion, I MEF, Operation Inherent Resolve, 2017-2018
• Company Executive Officer, Company A, 1st Tank Battalion, 2016-2017
• Platoon Commander, Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, 2016

Honors and Awards

• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal With Combat Device
• Graduate with Distinction, Expeditionary Warfare School DEP
• Commanding General’s Honor Roll, Basic Officer Course

Professional and Community Service

• Officer Representative, Men’s Cross Country, USNA, 2022-Present
• Officer Representative, Navy Endurance Team, USNA, 2021-2022
• Senior Watch Officer, School of Engineering and Weapons, USNA, 2021-present

Significant Publications

• S. Wang, J. Kline, B. Miles, and J. P. Hooper, “Reactive fragment materials made from an aluminum–silicon eutectic powder,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 128, no. 6, p. 065903, Aug. 2020.