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.
Resume
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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Charged microgels adsorbed on porous membranes - A study of their mobility and molecular retention
M. Wiese, T. Lohaus, J. Haussmann and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117190 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
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Co-generation of Ammonia and H-2 from H2O Vapor and N-2 Using a Membrane Electrode Assembly
K. Kugler, S. M. A. Kriescher, M. Giela, S. Hosseiny, K. Thimm and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201900090 | Chemie Ingenieur Technik | 2019 | |
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Converting two wastes to value
A. Bardow and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0392-4 | Nature Energy | 2019 | |
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Direct Observation of Deformation in Microgel Filtration
J. Linkhorst, J. Rabe, L. T. Hirschwald, A. J. C. Kuehne and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55516-w | Scientific Reports | 2019 | |
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Direktes Herstellungsverfahren von Komposit-Hohlfasermembranen mit sinusförmiger Geometrie
H. Roth, M. Alders, T. Luelf, S. Emonds, M. Tepper and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201900032 | Chemie Ingenieur Technik | 2019 | |
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Effect of the 3D Swelling of Microgels on Their 2D Phase Behavior at the Liquid–Liquid Interface
S. Bochenek, A. Scotti, W. Ogieglo, M. Á. Fernández-Rodríguez, M. F. Schulte, R. A. Gumerov, N. V. Bushuev, I. I. Potemkin, M. Wessling, L. Isa and W. Richtering
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02498 | Langmuir | 2019 | |
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Electrical swing adsorption on functionalized hollow fibers
L. Keller, T. Lohaus, L. Abduly, G. Hadler and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.04.029 | Chemical Engineering Journal | 2019 | |
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Electrochemical Membrane Reactor Modeling for Lignin Depolymerization
B. D. M. Bawareth, D.; Nijhuis, T. A.; Jestel, T.; Wessling, M.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04670 | Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 2019 | |
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Fouling minimization at membranes having a 3D surface topology with microgels as soft model colloids
M. N. Wiese, O.; Wypysek, D.; Pokern, L.; Wessling, M.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.09.058 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
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High-Throughput Production of Micrometer Sized Double Emulsions and Microgel Capsules in Parallelized 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices
A. Jans, J. Lolsberg, A. Omidinia-Anarkoli, R. Viermann, M. Möller, L. De Laporte, M. Wessling and A. J. C. Kühne
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https://www.doi.org/10.3390/polym11111887 | Polymers | 2019 | |
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Homogeneous Catalyst Recycling and Separation of a Multicomponent Mixture Using Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
J. K. Schnoor, M. Fuchs, A. Böcking, M. Wessling and M. A. Liauw
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201900110 | Chemical Engineering and Technology | 2019 | |
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Indirect 3D Printed Electrode Mixers
J. S. Hereijgers, J.; Lolsberg, J.; Wessling, M.; Breugelmans, T.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201801436 | Chemelectrochem | 2019 |