Ulrich B. WiesnerView profile
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Ulrich B. Wiesner is the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Engineering at Cornell University since 2008, with a career spanning over two decades in polymer-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials. His work bridges materials science, chemistry, and biomedical engineering, focusing on block copolymer self-assembly for multifunctional materials. Education: Diploma in Chemistry (University of Mainz, 1988), Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (University of Mainz & MPI-P, 1991) Research Interests center on combining soft polymeric materials with inorganic/solid-state chemistry to create hierarchical hybrid materials. Key areas include: Energy conversion and storage via mesoporous oxides/non-oxides Clean water technologies through advanced materials Nanomedicine applications in cancer therapy and bioimaging Development of C-dots: ultrasmall fluorescent silica nanoparticles Structure-directing agents from dendron architectures His article trends reveal a focus on asymmetric porous structures (2024-2025), 3D-printed quantum materials (2024), and biomedical applications of C-dots for super-resolution microscopy and targeted drug delivery (2023-2025). Scientific Awards include: National Academy of Inventors Fellow (2024) "Ambassadeur pour la Chimie Française" (2019) Arthur K. Doolittle Award (2016) ACS PMSE Fellow (2015) NSF Creativity Award (2008) Cornell Teaching Excellence Award (2005) IBM Faculty Partnership Award (2001) Carl Duisberg Memorial Award (1999) As co-director of the MSKCC-Cornell Center for Translation of Cancer Nanomedicine (2015-present), he leads interdisciplinary teams developing clinical nanoparticle probes. His work has produced >250 peer-reviewed publications and numerous patents, with recent breakthroughs in antibody fragment-nanoparticle therapeutics for gastric cancer eradication.








