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Mark R. Wiesner

Mark R. Wiesner

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Chemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
40014
World Ranking
1158
National Ranking
458

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to membrane technologies for water treatment and understanding of environmental behavior and risk of nanomaterials.
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark R. Wiesner is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on pollution, water science and technology, and the applications of nanomaterials.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, Wiesner has concentrated on several subfields:

  • Pollution
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Key topics in Wiesner's research encompass:

  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Notable recent publications highlight these research interests:

  • "Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles" (2021), published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Thermal Activation of Peracetic Acid in Aquatic Solution: The Mechanism and Application to Degrade Sulfamethoxazole" (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "From bottle to microplastics: Can we estimate how our plastic products are breaking down?" (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Delivery, Fate, and Mobility of Silver Nanoparticles in Citrus Trees" (2020), ACS Nano
  • "The role of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals placement in the performance of thin-film composite (TFC) membrane" (2020), Journal of Membrane Science

Wiesner has published multiple papers in frequent venues such as:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Environmental Technology
  • NanoImpact

Frequent collaborators include:

  • İsmail Koyuncu
  • Börte Köse-Mutlu
  • Nathan Bossa
  • Ayşe Yüksekdağ
  • Joana Marie Sipe

Mark R. Wiesner has received recognition such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2015) for contributions to membrane technologies for water treatment and understanding of environmental behavior and risk of nanomaterials
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2009)

Best Publications

  • Towards a definition of inorganic nanoparticles from an environmental, health and safety perspective

    Mélanie Auffan;Jérôme Rose;Jérôme Rose;Jean-Yves Bottero;Jean-Yves Bottero;Gregory V. Lowry;Gregory V. Lowry

  • Comparison of the Abilities of Ambient and Manufactured Nanoparticles To Induce Cellular Toxicity According to an Oxidative Stress Paradigm

    Tian Xia;Michael Kovochich;Jonathan Brant;Matt Hotze

  • Assessing the risks of manufactured nanomaterials.

    Mark R. Wiesner;Greg V. Lowry;Pedro Alvarez;Dianysios Dionysiou

  • Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles

    Julien Gigault;Hind El Hadri;Brian Nguyen;Bruno Grassl

  • Barriers, pathways and processes for uptake, translocation and accumulation of nanomaterials in plants – Critical review

    Fabienne Schwab;Guangshu Zhai;Meaghan Kern;Amalia Turner

  • Cellulose nanomaterials in water treatment technologies.

    Alexis Wells Carpenter;Charles François de Lannoy;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Laboratory Assessment of the Mobility of Nanomaterials in Porous Media

    Hélène F Lecoanet;Jean-Yves Bottero;Mark R Wiesner

  • Relation between the redox state of iron-based nanoparticles and their cytotoxicity toward Escherichia coli.

    Mélanie Auffan;Wafa Achouak;Jérôme Rose;Marie-Anne Roncato

  • More than the Ions: The Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Lolium multiflorum

    Liyan Yin;Yingwen Cheng;Benjamin Espinasse;Benjamin P. Colman

  • Chemical stability of metallic nanoparticles: a parameter controlling their potential cellular toxicity in vitro.

    Mélanie Auffan;Jérôme Rose;Mark R. Wiesner;Jean-Yves Bottero

  • Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Jordan A. Pitt;Jordan A. Pitt;Jordan S. Kozal;Nishad Jayasundara;Andrey Massarsky

  • Removal of 2-MIB and geosmin using UV/persulfate: Contributions of hydroxyl and sulfate radicals

    Pengchao Xie;Jun Ma;Wei Liu;Jing Zou

  • Comparative Photoactivity and Antibacterial Properties of C60 Fullerenes and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

    Léna Brunet;Delina Y Lyon;Ernest M Hotze;Pedro J J Alvarez

  • Application of Cobalt/Peracetic Acid to Degrade Sulfamethoxazole at Neutral Condition: Efficiency and Mechanisms.

    Zongping Wang;Jingwen Wang;Bin Xiong;Fan Bai

  • Estimating production data for five engineered nanomaterials as a basis for exposure assessment.

    Christine Ogilvie Hendren;Xavier Mesnard;Jocelyn Dröge;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Ultrasonic dispersion of nanoparticles for environmental, health and safety assessment--issues and recommendations.

    Julian S. Taurozzi;Vincent A. Hackley;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Aggregation and Deposition Characteristics of Fullerene Nanoparticles in Aqueous Systems

    Jonathan Brant;Hélène Lecoanet;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Sulfidation of silver nanoparticles: natural antidote to their toxicity.

    Clement Levard;Clement Levard;Clement Levard;Ernest M. Hotze;Ernest M. Hotze;Benjamin P. Colman;Amy L. Dale;Amy L. Dale

  • Intracellular uptake and associated toxicity of silver nanoparticles in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Joel N. Meyer;Christopher A. Lord;Xinyu Y. Yang;Elena A. Turner

  • Long-Term Transformation and Fate of Manufactured Ag Nanoparticles in a Simulated Large Scale Freshwater Emergent Wetland

    Gregory V. Lowry;Benjamin P. Espinasse;Appala Raju Badireddy;Curtis J. Richardson

  • Velocity Effects on Fullerene and Oxide Nanoparticle Deposition in Porous Media

    Hélène F. Lecoanet;Mark R. Wiesner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Yves Bottero
Jean-Yves Bottero Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience
Gregory V. Lowry
Gregory V. Lowry Carnegie Mellon University
Jérôme Rose
Jérôme Rose Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience
Shihong Lin
Shihong Lin Vanderbilt University
Shankararaman Chellam
Shankararaman Chellam Texas A&M University
Andrew R. Barron
Andrew R. Barron Swansea University
Emily S. Bernhardt
Emily S. Bernhardt Duke University
Thilo Hofmann
Thilo Hofmann University of Vienna
Jason M. Unrine
Jason M. Unrine University of Kentucky
Vincent A. Hackley
Vincent A. Hackley National Institute of Standards and Technology

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