Professor Benjamin Wiley, Duke University, United States
Benjamin J. Wiley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Duke University. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2003, his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington in 2007, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University before joining Duke University in 2009. His lab studies the processes by which atoms assemble to form nanostructures in solution, and the relationship between the structure and properties of these nanostructures in the context of practical applications. Professor Wiley's lab developed the first methods for real-time visualization of the growth of nanowires in liquids, and pioneered the use of copper-based nanowires as a low-cost transparent electrode for solar cells.
Professor Wiley has published over 70 articles that have received 10,000 citations, is the co-inventor on 5 patents, and is one of 200 chemists to be recognized as "Highly Cited Researchers" by Thomson Reuters in 2014. Professor Wiley is the recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, and the CAREER award from the Nation Science Foundation.
Talk Title - Synthesis and processing of copper-based nanowires for use in printable electronics