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Brian R. Stoner

Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2017 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development · 2023 - Present Duke Center for International Development, Sanford School of Public Policy

In the News


Published September 8, 2023
Making a Cleaner World, One Flush at a Time
Published September 23, 2020
Reclaiming Water from Waste
Published November 5, 2018
Reinventing the Toilet

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Recent Publications


Designing Pilot Treatment Systems for Evaluation of Passive Nitrogen and Phosphorus Filtration in Stormwater

Conference 2024 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium Sieds 2024 · January 1, 2024 High concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorous, commonly introduced to stormwater through urban runoff, agricultural processes, and domestic wastewater infrastructure, contribute to algal blooms, which can be harmful and sometimes toxic to humans and aqua ... Full text Cite

Proof-of-Concept Vacuum Microelectronic NOR Gate Fabricated Using Microelectromechanical Systems and Carbon Nanotube Field Emitters.

Journal Article Micromachines · April 2023 This paper demonstrates a fully integrated vacuum microelectronic NOR logic gate fabricated using microfabricated polysilicon panels oriented perpendicular to the device substrate with integrated carbon nanotube (CNT) field emission cathodes. The vacuum mi ... Full text Cite

Predictive values of time-dense SARS-CoV-2 wastewater analysis in university campus buildings.

Journal Article The Science of the total environment · August 2022 Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 surveillance on college campuses has the ability to detect individual clinical COVID-19 cases at the building-level. High concordance of wastewater results and clinical cases has been observed when calculated over a time window ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


iFAST Phase 2

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Organic/Inorganic Composites for Passive Nitrogen and Phosphorus Filtration Phase II: Acceleration to Commercialization

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc. · 2023 - 2025

G2RT Phase II

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Georgia Institute of Technology · 2019 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


North Carolina State University · 1993 Ph.D.