Jonathan Wilker
Jonathan Wilker, Ph.D. | |
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Jonathan Wilker | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University,
Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, Lead Scientist, Mussel Polymers |
| Awards | Beckman Young Investigators Award |
| Website | https://www.chem.purdue.edu/wilker/ |
Jonathan Wilker is an American scientist, engineer, and educator who focuses on developing sustainable, marine animal-inspired underwater adhesives for use in surgery, construction, and other applications. His work has been profiled by The New York Times, National Public Radio, Popular Science, Chemical and Engineering News, and his research has been published in many scientific journals, such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. He is a professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he teaches courses in inorganic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry. Wilker has received a number of awards for his teaching including The College of Science Outstanding Teacher Award at Purdue University (2011). In addition to being a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, he is also a Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. Outside activities include advocacy for federal funding of science research and development.