Mark R. Wiesner

James B. Duke Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Wiesner's research interests include membrane processes, nanostructured materials, transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment, colloidal and interfacial processes, and environmental systems analysis.

Appointments and Affiliations

James B. Duke Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engi
Professor of Environmental Science and Policy
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

All That Is Gold Is Not Biochemically Stable (Aug 28, 2018 | Pratt School of Engineering )
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

Kose Mutlu, B; Cantoni, B; Turolla, A; Antonelli, M; Hsu-Kim, H; Wiesner, MR, Application of nanofiltration for Rare Earth Elements recovery from coal fly ash leachate: Performance and cost evaluation, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol 349 (2018), pp. 309-317 [10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.080] [abs].
Geitner, NK; Cooper, JL; Avellan, A; Castellon, BT; Perrotta, BG; Bossa, N; Simonin, M; Anderson, SM; Inoue, S; Hochella, MF; Richardson, CJ; Bernhardt, ES; Lowry, GV; Ferguson, PL; Matson, CW; King, RS; Unrine, JM; Wiesner, MR; Hsu-Kim, H, Size-Based Differential Transport, Uptake, and Mass Distribution of Ceria (CeO2) Nanoparticles in Wetland Mesocosms., Environmental Science & Technology, vol 52 no. 17 (2018), pp. 9768-9776 [10.1021/acs.est.8b02040] [abs].
Avellan, A; Simonin, M; McGivney, E; Bossa, N; Spielman-Sun, E; Rocca, JD; Bernhardt, ES; Geitner, NK; Unrine, JM; Wiesner, MR; Lowry, GV, Gold nanoparticle biodissolution by a freshwater macrophyte and its associated microbiome., Nature Nanotechnology (2018) [10.1038/s41565-018-0231-y] [abs].
Simonin, M; Colman, BP; Anderson, SM; King, RS; Ruis, MT; Avellan, A; Bergemann, CM; Perrotta, BG; Geitner, NK; Ho, M; de la Barrera, B; Unrine, JM; Lowry, GV; Richardson, CJ; Wiesner, MR; Bernhardt, ES, Engineered nanoparticles interact with nutrients to intensify eutrophication in a wetland ecosystem experiment., Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America (2018) [10.1002/eap.1742] [abs].
Tayefeh, A; Wiesner, M; Mousavi, SA; Poursalehi, R, Modeling magneto-mechanical behavior of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticle/polyamide nanocomposite membrane in an external magnetic field, Journal of Composite Materials, vol 52 no. 11 (2018), pp. 1505-1517 [10.1177/0021998317725909] [abs].

Additional Information

Honors and Awards

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

Professional Societies

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

Professional and Service Activities

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.