Mark R. Wiesner

James B. Duke Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Appointments and Affiliations

• W. H. Gardner, Jr. Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering
• James B. Duke Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Professor of Environmental Science and Policy
• Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences
• Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative
• Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Contact Information

• Office Location: 120 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708-0287
• Office Phone: (919) 660-5292
• Email Address: wiesner@duke.edu
• Websites:
  • http://ceint.duke.edu/
  • http://wiesner.cee.duke.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 1985
• M.S. University of Iowa, 1980
• B.A. Coe College, 1978

Research Interests

Membrane processes, nanostructured materials, transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment, colloidal and interfacial processes, and environmental systems analysis

Specialties

Environmental Engineering
Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization
Water, Resources and Treatment
Environmental Impacts
Nanoscience

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Fellow. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. 2015
• Member of the National Academy of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering. 2015
• Clarke Water Prize. National Water Research Institute. 2011
• Fellow. International Water Association. 2011
• AAAS Fellows. American Association for the Advancement of Science, The. 2009
• Fellow. American Society of Civil Engineers,. 2009
• Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award. Duke University. 2009
• Honorary Professor. Nankai University, Tianjin, China. 2007
• Frontiers in Research Award. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. 2004
• Pierre de Fermat Lauréat and Chair of Excellence. L’Institut National Polytechnique, Toulouse, France. 2004
• Rudolph Hering Medal. American Society of Civil Engineers. 1995
• Rudolph Hering Medal. Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE. 1995
• J.J. Barr Award. National Association of Water Companies. 1985
• Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa. 1978

Courses Taught

• CEE 494: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 560: Environmental Transport Phenomena
• CEE 564: Physical Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering
• ECON 212: Engineering Systems Optimization and Economics
• EGR 305: Engineering Systems Optimization and Economics
• ENVIRON 899: Master's Project
• MENG 550: Master of Engineering Internship/Project
• MENG 551: Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment

In the News

• Energy Initiative Awards Seven New Seed Grants (Apr 28, 2017)
• Investigating the Impact of Nanomaterials on Living Things (Jan 11, 2017)
• When Art Tackles the Invisibly Small (Dec 12, 2016 | Duke Research Blog )
• Four Pratt Faculty Listed Among Most Highly Cited (Jan 26, 2016)
• Duke Days in China Features Research Presentations by Faculty (Oct 21, 2015)
• A Digital Poetry of Gold Nanoparticles (Oct 6, 2015)
• Two New Studies Set Ground Rules for Nanotechnology Research (Aug 19, 2015)
• Wiesner Named Chair Of Duke CEE (Mar 30, 2015)
• Wiesner and Daubechies Named National Academy of Engineering Members (Feb 6, 2015)
• Mark Wiesner comments: Silver too small to see, but everywhere you look (May 28, 2014 | The New York Times )
• CEINT’s French Connection Provides Students with International Ties (Apr 13, 2014)
• Duke goes small to make big breakthroughs with $15M grant (Nov 13, 2013 | Triangle Business Journal )
• Duke goes small to make big breakthroughs with $15M grant (Nov 13, 2013 | Triangle Business Journal )

Representative Publications

• Nowack, B; Wiesner, M; Kaegi, R, State of science in nano and environment, vol 10 (2018) [10.1016/j.impact.2018.03.002] [abs].
• Yuan, L; Richardson, CJ; Ho, M; Willis, CW; Colman, BP; Wiesner, MR, Stress Responses of Aquatic Plants to Silver Nanoparticles., Environmental Science & Technology, vol 52 no. 5 (2018), pp. 2558-2565 [10.1021/acs.est.7b05837] [abs].
• Shan, D; Deng, S; He, C; Li, J; Wang, H; Jiang, C; Yu, G; Wiesner, MR, Intercalation of rigid molecules between carbon nanotubes for adsorption enhancement of typical pharmaceuticals, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol 332 (2018), pp. 102-108 [10.1016/j.cej.2017.09.054] [abs].
• Pitt, JA; Kozal, JS; Jayasundara, N; Massarsky, A; Trevisan, R; Geitner, N; Wiesner, M; Levin, ED; Di Giulio, RT, Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)., Aquatic Toxicology, vol 194 (2018), pp. 185-194 [10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.11.017] [abs].
• Farner Budarz, J; Cooper, EM; Gardner, C; Hodzic, E; Ferguson, PL; Gunsch, CK; Wiesner, MR, Chlorpyrifos degradation via photoreactive TiO2 nanoparticles: Assessing the impact of a multi-component degradation scenario., Journal of Hazardous Materials (2017) [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.028] [abs].

Additional Information

• Phi Beta Kappa, 1978.
• National Science Foundation Undergraduate Investigator, 1978.
• J.J. Barr Award of the National Association of Water Companies, 1985.
• National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1989-1991.
• Association of Environmental Engineering Professors AWWA invited lecturer, 1993.
• Rudolph Hering Medal, Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, 1995.
• Charles Duncan Award for Scholarship and Teaching, Rice University, 1998.
• North American Membrane Society, Student Research Award (Vladimir Tarabara), 2003.
• AIChE Graduate Research Award for Membrane-Based Separations (Vladimir Tarabara), 2003.
• Pierre de Fermat Laureate and Chair of Excellence, French National Polytechnic Institute, Toulouse, 2004
• AEESP Frontiers in Research Award, 2004

• American Chemical Society
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Water Works Association
• International Water Association
• North American Membrane Society

• Associate Editor, Environmental Engineering Sciences
• Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993-1999.
• Gubernatorial Appointee, Texas Council on Environmental Technology, 2000 – 2004.
• Scientific Advisory Board Member, European Center for Geosciences and Environment, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2003-present
• Foresight Advisory Board, Suez-Environnement, Paris, France, 2004-present.
• Rapporteur, French Ministry of Research and Education, 2002.
• Consultant, USEPA Science Advisory Board, 1999.
• Scientific Advisory Board Member, International Center for Water, Nancy, France, 1996-present.
• Advisory Committee member, Universidad Nacional de Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina, 1998.
• Chair, Technical Review Panel of Life Support Systems for Station and Exploration, NASA, 1998.
• Panel member, U.S.E.P.A. Blue Ribbon Panel on evaluating costs of Federal environmental regulations, 1996.
• Committee member, Environmental Engineering Education Task Group, International Association on Water Quality 1994- 1998.
• Founding Chair, American Water Works Association, Research Committee on Membrane Technology, 1988-1992.
• Chair, American Water Work Association, Publications Award Committee, 1995-1997.
• Panel member, Science panel of the Houston Environmental Foresight Committee, 1995.