Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling
The aim of Matthias Wessling’s research is to integrate selective mass transfer and conversion into micro-, meso- and macroscopic systems. In particular, he focusses on systems with functionalities controlled by tailored interfaces. Macroscopic systems are being analyzed, modeled and developed at his chair for Chemical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Aachener Verfahrenstechnik). At DWI, Matthias Wessling focuses on micro- and mesoscopic systems which integrate basic principles of boundary layers: (a) selective mass transport, (b) molecular-specific conversion and (c) charge transfer. The overall aim is to synthesize interactive materials systems inspired by nature. Using existing and novel materials, complex interactive structures are engineered and their structure-function relationship is analyzed in stable or transient pressure, concentration and electrical charge gradients. Applications are energy storage, water treatment and medical engineering.
Curriculum Vitae
Matthias Wessling heads the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. He is Vice-Rector for Research and Structure at the RWTH Aachen University and a member of the DWI Scientific Board. He was Vice Scientific Director of the DWI from 2015 to 2018. He is Editor of the Journal of Membrane Science. After studying chemical engineering in Dortmund and Cincinatti, he did his PhD in Twente/NL. He was Senior Research Scientist at Membrane Technology and Research Inc., Menlo Park, CA and head of the Department of Separation Processes at Akzo Nobel. From 2000 to 2010, he was Chair of Membrane Science and Technology at the University of Twente.
Selected professional functions, honors and awards
- 2022 Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2019 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
- 2016 ERC Advanced Grant ConFluReM (Controlling Fluid Resistance at Membranes)
- 2010 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
- Since 2003 Honorary Scientific Member, Russian Academy of Science Institute TIPS (Topchiev Institute of Petrolchemical Sciences), Moscow
- 1994 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, European Membrane Society
Publications
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Comparative Review of High- and Low-Temperature Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis
Y. Kohlhaas, L. Nohl, R. Keller, L. G. J. de Haart, R.-A. Eichel and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/elsa.70001 | Electrochemical Science Advances | 2025 | |
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Electrically Conductive Laser-Induced Graphene Engraved Janus Membrane for Membrane Distillation
F. R. Omi, M. Rastgar, A. Yousefi, M. Mohseni, W. Dilokekunakul, M. Wessling and M. Sadrzadeh
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2025.123916 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2025 | |
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Feed and Bleed Operating Mode for Electrochemical Flow Cells: Challenges, Solutions and Practical Insights
J. Baessler, M. Wehner, M. Mohseni, J. Neumann, M. Wessling and R. Keller
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https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202500034 | ChemElectroChem | 2025 | |
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Flow and Fouling Visualization in Modules Having Multiple Multichannel Membranes
D. Wypysek, S. Wennemaring, A. Dudij and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124205 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2025 | |
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Membrane Arrangement Influences Time to Steady State in Fcdi with Multi-Ionic Salt Solutions
L. Mankertz, M. Theis, C. J. Linnartz and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.118939 | Desalination | 2025 | |
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On the Diffusive Water Transport through Polyelectrolyte-Based Membranes
J. Mehlis and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2025.100095 | Journal of Membrane Science Letters | 2025 | |
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Paired Electrochemical Synthesis of Cl2 from Alkali Chloride and Co from Co2
J. Vehrenberg, G. Gert, M. Grosseheide, M. Wessling and R. Keller
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2025.110209 | Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification | 2025 | |
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Recovery of Nitrate and Fluoride Salts from Stainless Steel Pickling Wastewater with Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization
N. Köller, D. Roedder, C. J. Linnartz, M. Enders, F. Morell, P. Altmeier and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazl.2025.100148 | Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters | 2025 | |
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Tailored 3d Lattice Microstructures for Enhanced Functionality in Blood-Gas Exchange
K. P. Barbian, T. Lemainque, I. Grunden, R. Iwa, B. Wiegmann, J. Linkhorst, M. Wessling, J. Heyer, U. Steinseifer, M. Neidlin and S. V. Jansen
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https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202501162 | Advanced Science | 2025 | |
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Visualization of Co Formation at the Triple-Phase Boundary in Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Ecco2rr
S. Brosch, E. Häger, O. Frank, P. Scholz, W. Plischka and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102582 | Chem | 2025 | |
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Visualizing the Local Ion Concentration in Electrodialysis Cells Via Magnetic Resonance Imaging
S. Wennemaring, M. Meerfeld, C. J. Linnartz and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2025.100094 | Journal of Membrane Science Letters | 2025 | |
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A Continuous Flow Reactor for Tubular Gas Diffusion Electrodes
N. Weber, M. Möntmann, M. Wessling and R. Keller
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150031 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2024 |