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In the Wiley Group, we make new nanomaterials by controlling the assembly of atoms in solution, and explore applications for nanomaterials in medicine, catalysis, plasmonics, and electronics. Our goal is to precisely control the size, shape, and composition of materials on the nanometer scale to explore how these parameters affect the fundamental properties of a material, and produce such nanomaterials economically so they can be applied to solve real-world problems.
Education
- B.S. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2003
- Ph.D. University of Washington, 2007
Positions
- Professor of Chemistry
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Highly Cited Researcher. Thomson Reuters. 2014
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. National Science Foundation. 2013
- NSF- IGERT Graduate Fellowship. Unknown. 2009
- Roon Award. Federation of Socities for Coatings Technology. 2009
- Colloid and Surface Science Division Poster Award. ACS. 2009
- NSF-IGERT Early Bird Award in Nanotechnology. University of Washington. 2009
- Runstad Fellowship. University of Washington. 2009
- Iron Range Scholarship. University of Minnesota. 2009
- Graduate Student Gold Award. MRS. 2009
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows. NIH. 2008
Courses Taught
- CHEM 548: Solid-State and Materials Chemistry
- CHEM 494: Research Independent Study
- CHEM 493: Research Independent Study
- CHEM 394: Research Independent Study
- CHEM 393: Research Independent Study
- CHEM 210D: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles
In the News
- 2022 in Review: Highlighting Duke Research and Innovation (Dec 14, 2022 | Duke Today)
- Stiff, Achy Knees? Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real Thing (Aug 11, 2022)
- From the Lab, the First Cartilage-Mimicking Gel That’s Strong Enough for Knees (Jun 26, 2020)
- Flow-Through Electrodes Make Hydrogen 50 Times Faster (May 26, 2020)
- Duke Faculty Plentiful On ‘Highly Cited’ List (Nov 27, 2018)
- Stretchable, Twistable Wires for Wearable Electronics (Apr 3, 2018 | Duke Research Blog)
- 3-D Printers Open New Design Space for Wireless Devices (May 4, 2017 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Energy Initiative Awards Seven New Seed Grants (Apr 28, 2017)
- 3-D-Printable Implants May Ease Damaged Knees (Apr 19, 2017)
- 'Spray-On' Memory Could Enable Bendable Digital Storage (Apr 3, 2017)
- Nanowire Inks Enable Paper-Based Printable Electronics (Jan 3, 2017)
- Copper Nanowires Now Match Performance of Leading Competitor (Mar 26, 2014 | Duke Research Blog)
- 1100 Words: Seeds of a Solar Cell (Mar 18, 2014)
- Copper Promises Cheaper, Sturdier Fuel Cells (Nov 22, 2013)
Representative Publications
- Zhao, Jiacheng, Alina Kirillova, Cambre N. Kelly, Heng Xu, William J. Koshut, Feichen Yang, Ken Gall, and Benjamin J. Wiley. “High-Strength Hydrogel Attachment through Nanofibrous Reinforcement.” Advanced Healthcare Materials 10, no. 4 (February 2021): e2001119. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202001119.
- Cardenas, J. A., H. Tsang, H. Tong, H. Abuzaid, K. Price, M. A. Cruz, B. J. Wiley, A. D. Franklin, and N. Lazarus. “Flash ablation metallization of conductive thermoplastics.” Additive Manufacturing 36 (December 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101409.
- Brown, M., and B. J. Wiley. “Bromide Causes Facet-Selective Atomic Addition in Gold Nanorod Syntheses.” Chemistry of Materials 32, no. 15 (August 11, 2020): 6410–15. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01494.