Wiesner, Mark
(919) 660-5292
wiesner@duke.edu
120 Hudson Hall
Durham, NC 27708-0287
Box 90287
Durham, NC 27708-0287

Webpages

Courses

CEE 560: Environmental Transport Phenomena
CEE 890: Special Readings in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 492: Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 691: Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 393: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mark Wiesner

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

Research Areas

Education

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

Publications

Persistence and Environmental Relevance of Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes: Regulation by Nanoparticle Association (12/2021)
Effect of solution chemistry on filtration performances and fouling potential of membrane processes for rare earth element recovery from red mud. (11/2021)
Lack of Detectable Direct Effects of Silver and Silver Nanoparticles on Mitochondria in Mouse Hepatocytes. (08/2021)
Quantifying Mechanical Abrasion of MWCNT Nanocomposites Used in 3D Printing: Influence of CNT Content on Abrasion Products and Rate of Microplastic Production. (08/2021)
Comprehensive characterization of secondary sources originating from Turkey in terms of rare earth elements and scandium (07/2021)
Bridging international approaches on nanoEHS. (06/2021)
Microbial vesicle-mediated communication: convergence to understand interactions within and between domains of life. (05/2021)
Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles. (05/2021)
Nanoparticles as vectors for antibiotic resistance: The association of silica nanoparticles with environmentally relevant extracellular antibiotic resistance genes. (03/2021)
Discovery of Welcome Biopolymers in Surface Water: Improvements in Drinking Water Production. (02/2021)

Mailing Address

Duke University Energy Initiative
Box 90467
Durham, NC 27708

Street / Delivery Address

Duke University Energy Initiative
140 Science Drive
Gross Hall, Suite 101
Durham, NC 27708

919-613-1305 

Jan
19
1/19: Toward Duke’s Second Century: Addressing Climate Change with President Price and Dean Steelman
Location: Virtual
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Jan
21
1/21: Power Lunch with Ben Abram ’07 (Modern Energy Group)
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Time: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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21
1/21: Data + Info Fair
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