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Benjamin J. Wiley

Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708-0346
1102 French Family Science Cen, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


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.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Chemistry · 2020 - Present Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published December 14, 2022
2022 in Review: Highlighting Duke Research and Innovation
Published August 11, 2022
Stiff, Achy Knees? Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real Thing
Published June 26, 2020
From the Lab, the First Cartilage-Mimicking Gel That’s Strong Enough for Knees

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Recent Publications


Toward One-Way Smoke: Synthesis of Copper-Based Microclubs with Asymmetric Scattering and Absorption

Journal Article Advanced Functional Materials · July 17, 2024 The ultimate goal of this work is to create an engineered aerosol that acts as one-way smoke, i.e. it creates an asymmetric vision environment in which the ability to image objects depends on the viewing direction. To this end, a rapid, one-pot synthesis o ... Full text Cite

Design and solution-based testing of a synthetic aerosol particle with asymmetric scattering behavior

Conference Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering · January 1, 2024 We have modeled, synthesized, and performed preliminary testing of a synthetic aerosol particle with the intent to affect an asymmetric (“one-way”) vision environment when deployed as an airborne plume and aligned in real time via an applied acoustic field ... Full text Cite

Collecting sexual orientation in counseling research: Implications for counselor education

Journal Article Counselor Education and Supervision · December 1, 2023 Sexual orientation is often invisible in counseling research despite increasing LGBQ+ identity in the United States. We used consensual qualitative research to explore considerations from LGBQ+ counseling researchers for collecting sexual orientation. Thre ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Hummink NAZCA High-Precision Capillary Flow Printer

EquipmentMinor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2026

DIODE: Directional Imaging via Orientable Dipole Engineering

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Signature Research Inc · 2022 - 2024

Exploring the Limits of Electroorganic Synthesis Productivity with Flow-Through Nanowire Electrodes

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Chemical Society · 2019 - 2022

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Washington · 2007 Ph.D.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities · 2003 B.S.

External Links


Wiley Research Lab