Jonathan Wilker

Title:

Professor

PhD Granting Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Contact:

Email Address: wilker@purdue.edu
Office Phone: 765-496-3382
Lab Website Link: https://www.chem.purdue.edu/wilker/

Primary Training Group:

Chemical Biology

Research Areas:

The oceans abound with a fascinating array of materials produced by nature. Barnacles cement themselves to rocks. Starfish use adhesives for locomotion. Oysters aggregate to build reef structures. Mussels generate an impressive adhesive that can bond to nearly any surface. Our laboratory is working to understand how such biological materials function, design synthetic mimics, and develop applications for these materials.

Current Projects:

-Characterization of biological materials -Biomimetic polymers for new materials -Applications of marine biological materials -Sustainability from bio-based adhesives