Benjamin J. Wiley, Professor of Chemistry

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.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	1102 French Family Science Cen
Office Phone:	(857) 389-8232, (919) 668-3066
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.duke.edu/~bjw24

Teaching (Spring 2025):

• CHEM 210D.002, MOD APPS CHEM PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Gross Hall 107, WF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• CHEM 210D.21D, MOD APPS CHEM PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  LSRC A156, M 08:45 AM-09:35 AM

• CHEM 210D.22D, MOD APPS CHEM PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Gross Hall 104, M 10:20 AM-11:10 AM

• CHEM 210D.23D, MOD APPS CHEM PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  LSRC A155, M 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• CHEM 210D.24D, MOD APPS CHEM PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  LSRC A155, M 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• CHEM 210D.25D, MOD APPS CHEM PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  LSRC A155, M 04:55 PM-05:45 PM

Education:

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

Specialties:

Inorganic
Nanoscience and Materials
Physical

Research Interests:

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.

Keywords:

Absorption • Adhesiveness • Colloids • Copper • Crystallization • Electric Conductivity • Electric Wiring • Equipment Design • Equipment Failure Analysis • Ethylenediamines • Gold • Hydroxides • Ink • Light • Macromolecular Substances • Magnetics • Materials Testing • Mechanical Processes • Membranes, Artificial • Metal Nanoparticles • Micromanipulation • Molecular Conformation • Muser Mentor • Nanostructures • Nanotechnology • Nanotubes • Nanowires • Nickel • Optical Tweezers • Optics and Photonics • Oxidation-Reduction • Particle Size • Plastics • Printing • Refractometry • Silver • Sodium Hydroxide • Spectrophotometry • Spectrum Analysis • Surface Plasmon Resonance • Surface Properties

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

• Patrick Flowers  
• Samuel Alvarez  
• Ian Stewart  
• Adria Wilson  

Postdocs Mentored

• Shengrong Ye (2012 - present)  
• Yoon Cheol Ha (2012 - present)  
• Jianghong (Visiting Scholar) Wu (2011 - 2012)  
• Qiang Wang (Visiting Scholar) (2010 - 2012)  
• Jiangang Xu (October 1, 2009 - 2012)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Guo, S; Boyarsky, M; Vigil, SA; Yu, Y; Moreno-Hernandez, IA; Gehm, ME; Wiley, BJ, Toward One-Way Smoke: Synthesis of Copper-Based Microclubs with Asymmetric Scattering and Absorption, Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 34 no. 29 (July, 2024) [doi]  [abs]
2. Stohn, A; Guo, S; Hernandez, G; Wiley, B; Cummer, S; Gehm, M, Design and solution-based testing of a synthetic aerosol particle with asymmetric scattering behavior, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 13194 (January, Preprint, 2024) [doi]  [abs]
3. Westcott, JB; Epstein, D; Wiley, B; Westcott, JM; Welfare, LE; Catalano, C, Collecting sexual orientation in counseling research: Implications for counselor education, Counselor Education and Supervision, vol. 62 no. 4 (December, 2023), pp. 384-397 [doi]  [abs]
4. Xu, H; Hao, S; Wiley, BJ, Anisotropic Growth of Silver Nanocubes: The Role of Bromide Adsorption and Hydrophilic Polymers, Chemistry of Materials, vol. 35 no. 17 (September, 2023), pp. 7196-7207 [doi]  [abs]
5. Xu, H; Chen, Z; Hao, S; Fichthorn, KA; Wiley, BJ, Chloride enables the growth of Ag nanocubes and nanowires by making PVP binding facet-selective., Nanoscale, vol. 15 no. 11 (March, 2023), pp. 5219-5229 [doi]  [abs]