Dr. Benjamin Wiley

Professor

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Biography

Benjamin Wiley is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Duke University, specializing in the design and application of new nanomaterials. His research focuses on controlling the assembly of atoms in solutions to create nanomaterials with specific properties and applications in medicine, catalysis, plasmonics, and electronics. By understanding and manipulating the size, shape, and composition of materials at the nanometer scale, Wiley's work aims to solve real-world challenges through the economic production of nanomaterials. He has received several awards for his contributions to materials science, including the Highly Cited Researcher status from Thomson Reuters and the Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation. Johannes' educational background includes a B.S. from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He actively teaches courses related to solid-state materials chemistry and oversees independent research studies at the undergraduate level.

Research Interests

Awards

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Highly Cited Researcher

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Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

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Graduate Student Gold Award

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Roon Award

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Runstad Fellowship

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Colloid Surface Science Division Poster Award

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NSF-IGERT Graduate Fellowship

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Iron Range Scholarship

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NSF-IGERT Early Bird Award Nanotechnology

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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellows

Courses

MSEG 591: Independent Study CHEM 548: Solid-State 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

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)