James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wiesner's research interests include membrane processes, nanostructured materials, transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment, nano plastics, colloidal and interfacial processes, and environmental systems analysis.
Appointments and Affiliations
- James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Professor of Environmental Science and Policy
- Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
Contact Information
- Office Location: 120 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708-0287
- Office Phone: +1 919 660 5292
- Email Address: wiesner@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- B.A. Coe College, 1978
- M.S. University of Iowa, 1980
- Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University, 1985
Research Interests
Membrane processes, nanostructured materials, transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment, colloidal and interfacial processes, and environmental systems analysisAwards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering. 2015
- Fellow. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. 2015
- Highly Cited Researcher 2015-2023. Clarivate Analytics/ Web of Science. 2015
- Fellow. International Water Association. 2011
- Clarke Water Prize. National Water Research Institute. 2011
- AAAS Fellows. American Association for the Advancement of Science, The. 2009
- Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award. Duke University. 2009
- Fellow. American Society of Civil Engineers,. 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
- Charles Duncan Award for Scholarship and Teaching. Rice University. 1998
- 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
- Undergraduate Investigator. National Science Foundation. 1978
- Member. Phi Beta Kappa. 1978
Courses Taught
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project
- CEE 692: Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 691: Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CEE 564: Physical Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering
- CEE 560: Environmental Transport Phenomena
- CEE 494: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
In the News
- Which Duke Scholars Made the Most Cited List? (Nov 16, 2023 | Duke Research Blo…
- Modeling a ‘River of Plastic’ (Dec 9, 2022 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Global List of Highly Cited Puts Duke in Top Ten (Nov 19, 2019)
- Duke Faculty Plentiful On ‘Highly Cited’ List (Nov 27, 2018)
- Ten Years In, What Has CEINT Taught Us? (Oct 31, 2018 | Pratt School of Enginee…
- All That Is Gold Is Not Biochemically Stable (Aug 28, 2018 | Pratt School of En…
- Energy Initiative Awards Seven New Seed Grants (Apr 28, 2017)
- When Art Tackles the Invisibly Small (Dec 11, 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 18, 2015)
- Wiesner Named Chair Of Duke CEE (Mar 30, 2015)
- Wiesner and Daubechies Named National Academy of Engineering Members (Feb 6, 20…
- Mark Wiesner comments: Silver too small to see, but everywhere you look (May 28…
- CEINT’s French Connection Provides Students with International Ties (Apr 13, 20…
- Duke goes small to make big breakthroughs with $15M grant (Nov 13, 2013 | Trian…
Representative Publications
- Liu, Y., J. Yang, L. Bai, D. Qu, Z. Liu, Z. Wang, M. R. Wiesner, and H. Liang. “Mechanistic insights of nanofillers tuning polymer microstructures for enhanced separation performance of nanofiltration membrane (Accepted).” Separation and Purification Technology 341 (August 9, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126847.
- Amos, Jaleesia D., Zhao Zhang, Yuan Tian, Gregory V. Lowry, Mark R. Wiesner, and Christine Ogilvie Hendren. “Knowledge and Instance Mapping: architecture for premeditated interoperability of disparate data for materials.” Scientific Data 11, no. 1 (February 2024): 173. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03006-8.
- Hicks, Ethan, Nicholas M. K. Rogers, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Meta J. Kuehn, and Mark R. Wiesner. “Extracellular Vesicles and Bacteriophages: New Directions in Environmental Biocolloid Research.” Environ Sci Technol 57, no. 44 (November 7, 2023): 16728–42. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c05041.
- Rogers, Nicholas M. K., Ethan Hicks, Christopher Kan, Ethan Martin, Lijia Gao, Clariss Limso, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Meta Kuehn, and Mark R. Wiesner. “Characterizing the Transport and Surface Affinity of Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Yeast and Bacteria in Well-Characterized Porous Media.” Environ Sci Technol 57, no. 35 (September 5, 2023): 13182–92. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03700.
- Rogers, Nicholas M. K., Alexander W. McCumber, Hannah M. McMillan, Ryan P. McNamara, Dirk P. Dittmer, Meta J. Kuehn, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, and Mark R. Wiesner. “Comparative electrokinetic properties of extracellular vesicles produced by yeast and bacteria.” Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 225 (May 2023): 113249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113249.