FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Miller William John 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/22/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC [VECO] (Last) (First) (Middle) VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., TERMINAL DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP Compound Semi 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PLAINVIEW, NY 11803 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 25,139 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock option granted 12/1/03	04/12/2005(3)	11/30/2010	Common stock	2,500	$ 29.5	D	Â
Stock option granted 6/8/07	  (2)	06/07/2014	Common stock	1,000	$ 18.11	D	Â
Stock option granted 11/9/07	  (2)	11/08/2014	Common stock	3,334	$ 16.37	D	Â
Stock option granted 6/12/08	  (2)	06/11/2015	Common stock	11,667	$ 17.48	D	Â
Stock option granted 5/18/09	  (2)	05/17/2016	Common stock	20,000	$ 8.82	D	Â
Stock option granted 6/29/09	  (2)	06/28/2016	Common stock	13,334	$ 12.36	D	Â
Stock option granted 6/11/10	  (2)	06/10/2020	Common stock	41,000	$ 34.13	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Miller William John VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. TERMINAL DRIVE PLAINVIEW, NY 11803	Â	Â	  EVP Compound Semi	Â

Signatures

Gregory A. Robbins, Attorney-in-fact		08/02/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned consists of the following: 2,971 shares owned without restriction; 3,334 shares of restricted stock granted 11/9/07, half of which vests on the 3rd and 4th anniversaries of the date of grant; 4,500 shares of restricted stock granted 6/12/08, which vest on 6/12/13; 7,334 shares of restricted stock granted 5/18/09, half of which vests on the 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the date of grant; and 7,000 shares of a restricted stock granted 6/11/10, one-third of which vests on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th anniversaries of the date of grant.
(2)	The option becomes exercisable in 33 1/3% increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date grant.
(3)	This option was originally set to vest in 33 1/3% increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant. On 4/12/05, the Compensation Committee of Veeco's Board of Directors approved the acceleration of vesting of unvested stock options granted prior to 9/1/04 having an exercise price greater than $15.26, the closing price of Veeco's common stock on the last trading day before the Committee approved the acceleration. As a result, all of these options become exercisable on 4/12/05.

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