Ulrich Wiesner studied Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, and Irvine, California. He gained his Ph.D. in 1991 with work at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P), Mainz, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the E.S.P.C.I. in Paris, France until 1993. After his Habilitation with work at the MPI-P in Mainz in 1998, he joined the Cornell MS&E faculty in 1999 as a tenured associate professor. He became full professor in 2005 and since 2008 is the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering. He works at the interface between polymer science and solid-state chemistry/physics with the goal of generating novel hierarchical and multifunctional hybrid materials. He is the co-founder of Elucida Oncology, Inc., working on translating theranostic optical nanoparticles into the clinic, and Terapore Technologies, Inc., with the goal to bring block copolymer self-assembly based ultrafiltration membranes to the market. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the Carl Duisberg Memorial Award of the German Chemical Society and the Arthur K. Doolittle Award of the American Chemical Society.
Contact Information:
Prof. Ulrich Wiesner
330 Bard Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-3487
Fax: (607) 255-2365
Student Offices:
304 Thurston Hall
(607) 255-5547
330 Thurston Hall
(607) 255-8742
252 Duffield Hall
(607) 254-8669
Lilly Tsaur - lt448@cornell.edu - 330 Thurston
Lilly was born in Stuttgart, Germany, but moved to Taiwan when she was six-and-a-half years old. She earned her B.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Lilly originally joined the Wiesner group as an M.S. student in Materials Science and Engineering (starting Fall 2017), but later decided to stay on for a PhD (starting Fall 2019). She is currently studying the structure/properties of multicomponent block copolymer ultrafiltration membranes.
Fei Yu - fy84@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
Fei Yu was born in Yangzhou, China. He obtained Bachalor degree from Fudan University in Shanghai and joined Wiesner Group in fall 2017 as a graduate student in the department of chemistry at Cornell. He is now working on laser annealing on block copolymer based porous materials.
Will Tait - wrt45@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
William Tait is from Stratford, CT. He received his B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Environmental Engineering from the University of Connecticut. He joined the Wiesner group as a graduate student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2018, and he is currently working on directed assembly of block copolymers for energy and membrane applications.
William Moore - wlm68@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
William Moore is from Slapout, AL, and earned his B.S.E. in Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He joined the Wienser Group in 2020 pursuing a Materials Science PhD, and is working on block copolymer derived mesostructures for energy and sustainability applications.
Nada Naguib - nn342@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Nada Naguib is from Cairo, Egypt and earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University in Boston MA. She joined the group in 2020 as a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering Department and is working on core-shell silica nanoparticles and their various diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Dong June Jang - dj255@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Dong June Jang is from Marietta, GA, and earned his B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined the group in Fall 2021 as a PhD student in the Materials Science & Engineering Department and is studying core-shell silica nanoparticles for theranostic applications.
Danni Tang - dt427@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Danni Tang is from Guangzhou, China, and received her B.A. in Biochemistry from New York University. She joined the Wiesner group in Fall 2021 as a PhD student and is currently working on the development of temperature-responsive swelling particles for energy and sustainability applications.
Victorien Bernat - vjb38@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
Victorien is from Bollene, France. He earned his Diplome d'Ingenieur from The Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France and his Master of Science in Engineering from Keio University, Japan. He joined in 2021 and is currently co-advised in the Estroff and Wiesner groups, working on the studies of silica nanoparticles inclusion in growing crystals.
Aiyana Fortin - agf49@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Aiyana grew up in Mt. Holly, Vermont and recieved a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Vermont. She joined the Wiesner group in Fall of 2021 as a PhD student co-advised by Prof. Larry Bonassar in BME. Aiyana is working on developing targeted C'dot nanoparticles as a theranostic for osteoarthritis.
Ali Yigit Kozbek - ayk35@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Ali Yigit Kozbek is from Aydin, Turkey and earned his B.S. in Material Science and Nanotechnology Engineering at the TOBB University of Economics & Technology. He joined the group in Fall 2022 as a PhD student in the Materials Science & Engineering Department and is studying core-shell silica nanoparticles for theranostic applications.
Wanting Zhang - wz369@cornell.edu - 302 Thurston
Wanting Zhang is from Dongguan, China, and received her B.S in Materials Engineering from Technion. She joined in Fall 2022 as a Master student, and is currently co-advised in the Estroff and Wiesner groups, working on chemistry and confinement effect on crystallization using block copolymer template.
Jianing Meng - jm2793@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
Jianing Meng was born in Lanzhou, China. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry at Lanzhou University and M.S. in Chemistry at the University of Houston. She joined the Wiesner group in Fall 2023 as a PhD student and is working on block copolymers.
Rachel Matthews - rcm334@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Rachel Matthews is from Damascus, Maryland and earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She joined the group in Fall 2023 as a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering department and is working on therapeutic applications of core-shell silica nanoparticles.
Ningning Yang - ny236@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
Ningning Yang is from Ningbo, China, and received her BEng degree in Macromolecular Materials and Engineering from Fudan University and joined the Wiesner Group in Fall 2023 as an MS student. She is currently working on the block copolymer membranes.
Mrinal Borkar - mmb344@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Mrinal Borkar is from Goa, India and earned her B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering from Goa University . She joined the group in 2023 as an MS student in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department, and is working on the scaled-up nanomanufacture of core-shell silica nanoparticles for theranostic applications.
Avdesh Vermani - av527@cornell.edu - 252 Duffield
Avdhesh is from Delhi, India and earned his B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. He joined the group in Fall 2023 as a MS student co-advised by Prof. Larry Bonassar in Biomedical Engineering. Avdhesh is working on developing targeted C' dots for the therapeutic delivery of the anabolic growth factor IGF-1 for osteoarthritis.
Chao Hua Hsu - ch2238@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
Chao Hua Hsu is from Taoyuan, Taiwan and earned his BS in Materials Science and Engineering from National Taiwan University. He joined the Wiesner group in Fall 2023 as a MS student and is currently working on block copolymer-enabled energy storage devices with a focus on more abundant resources.
Abhishek Kulkarni - ak2499@cornell.edu - 304 Thurston
Abhishek is from Sangli, India and earned his B.Eng in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He joined the group in Fall 2023 as an MS student co-advised by Prof. Michael Thompson. Abhishek is working on transient thermal nitridation of Niobium Oxide to form mesoporous Niobium Nitride superconductors.
Christina Lee
Christina is an undergraduate from Flower Mound, TX studying Materials Science and Engineering. She joined the group in February 2021 and is working on block copolymer directed assembly of magnetic materials.
Sriram
Sriram is a freshman undergraduate student from Fremont, CA. He is currently studying Materials Science and Engineering. He joined the group in November 2021, and is working on block copolymer synthesis for applications in energy storage.
Thu-Anh Tran
Thu-Anh is an undergraduate Chemical Engineer ('24) from Novi, Michigan. She joined the Wiesner research group in the fall of 2022 and works on nanoparticle (C-dot) applications and operation in cells.
Amaury Jousset Drouhin
Amaury is an undergraduate student from Mamaroneck, NY studying Chemistry with a minor in Business ('24). He joined the group in the Fall of 2022 and is working on block copolymer-directed magnetic materials.
Carina Lin
Carina is a Materials Science & Engineering undergraduate ('25) from Irvine, CA. She joined the group Fall 2023 and is studying core-shell aluminosilicate nanoparticles for imaging and therapeutic applications.