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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On the Dynamical Regimes of Pattern-Accelerated Electroconvection
S. M. Davidson, M. Wessling and A. Mani
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https://www.doi.org/10.1038/srep22505 | Scientific Reports | 2016 | |
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On-line monitoring of cake layer structure during fouling on porous membranes by in situ electrical impedance analysis
S. Bannwarth, T. Trieu, C. Oberschelp and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.009 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Online monitoring of transient L/L phase separation using locally resolved impedance measurements
A. Bednarz, M. Schmidt, S. Bannwarth, M. Wessling and A. Jupke
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2016.09.027 | Chemical Engineering Research & Design | 2016 | |
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Overcoming lignin heterogeneity: reliably characterizing the cleavage of technical lignin
S. Stiefel, C. Marks, T. Schmidt, S. Hanisch, G. Spalding and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c5gc01506e | Green Chemistry | 2016 | |
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Porous poly(benzimidazole) membrane for all vanadium redox flow battery
T. Luo, O. David, Y. Gendel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.042 | Journal of Power Sources | 2016 | |
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Precise tuning of salt retention of backwashable polyelectrolyte multilayer hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes
D. Menne, J. Kamp, J. E. Wong and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.058 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Regenerable polymer/ceramic hybrid nanofiltration membrane based on polyelectrolyte assembly by layer-by-layer technique
D. Menne, C. Uzum, A. Koppelmann, J. E. Wong, C. van Foeken, F. Borre, L. Dahne, T. Laakso, A. Pihlajamaki and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.08.048 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Rejection modeling of ceramic membranes in organic solvent nanofiltration
S. Blumenschein, A. Bocking, U. Katzel, S. Postel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.02.042 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Rope coiling spinning of curled and meandering hollow-fiber membranes
T. Luelf, C. Bremer and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.037 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Solvent dependent solute solubility governs retention in silicone based organic solvent nanofiltration
S. Postel, C. Schneider and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.09.014 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Spacer enhanced heat and mass transfer in membrane-based enthalpy exchangers
S. Koester, A. Klasen, J. Lolsberg and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.06.002 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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Tubular carbon nanotube-based gas diffusion electrode removes persistent organic pollutants by a cyclic adsorption - Electro-Fenton process
H. Roth, Y. Gendel, P. Buzatu, O. David and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.12.066 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2016 |