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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Emulsion electro-oxidation of kraft lignin
D. Di Marino, V. Aniko, A. Stocco, S. Kriescher and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c7gc02115a | Green Chemistry | 2017 | |
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Evaluating water purification at household level in India
B. M. Aumeier, X. Jiang, S. Djeljadini, P. Smeets, S. Yuce, C. Kazner and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2017.20802 | Desalination and Water Treatment | 2017 | |
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Flow-Electrode Capacitive Deionization for Double Displacement Reactions
C. J. Linnartz, A. Rommerskirchen, M. Wessling and Y. Gendel
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b03086 | Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 2017 | |
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Helium recovery using membrane processes
M. A. D. Winterhalder and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2017.07.084 | Separation and Purification Technology | 2017 | |
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How Do Organic Vapors Swell Ultrathin Films of Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-1?
W. Ogieglo, K. Rahimi, S. B. Rauer, B. Ghanem, X. H. Ma, I. Pinnau and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03891 | Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 2017 | |
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Hydraulic impedance spectroscopy tracks colloidal matter accumulation during ultrafiltration
M. C. M.-C. M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.04.027 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2017 | |
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Laserless Additive Manufacturing of Membrane Electrode Assemblies
J. Linkhorst, K. Percin, S. Kriescher and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201700459 | Chemelectrochem | 2017 | |
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Liquid/liquid extraction of biomass-derived lignin from lignocellulosic pretreatments
S. Stiefel, D. Di Marino, A. Eggert, I. R. Kühnrich, M. Schmidt, P. M. Grande, W. Leitner, A. Jupke and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/C6GC02270G | Green Chemistry | 2017 | |
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Membrane impedance porometry
S. Bannwarth, H. Breisig, V. Houben, C. Oberschelp and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.08.019 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2017 | |
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Mixed-Penetrant Sorption in Ultrathin Films of Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-1
W. Ogieglo, A. Furchner, B. Ghanem, X. H. Ma, I. Pinnau and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b10061 | Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 2017 | |
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Modeling heat and mass transfer in cross-counterflow enthalpy exchangers
S. Koester, M. Falkenberg, M. Logemann and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.10.030 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2017 | |
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Sinusoidal shaped hollow fibers for enhanced mass transfer
T. L. M. T. H. B. M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.03.030 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2017 |