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
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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Preliminary Study on the Application of Temperature Swing Adsorption in Aqueous Phase for Pesticide Removal
B. Aumeier, H. Q. A. Dang and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/159/1/012013 | 2018 4th International Conference on Environment and Renewable Energy (Icere 2018) | 2018 | |
Dual-Charged Hollow Fiber Membranes for Low-Pressure Nanofiltration Based on Polyelectrolyte Complexes: One-Step Fabrication with Tailored Functionalities
C. V. Gherasim, T. Luelf, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b05706 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2016 | |
Efficient Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction on Three-Phase Interface Coupled in a Three-Compartment Flow Reactor for the Ambient NH3 Synthesis
X. Wei, M. Pu, Y. Jin and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c03698 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2021 | |
From Batch to Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Thermoresponsive Microgels
H. J. M. Wolff, M. Kather, H. Breisig, W. Richtering, A. Pich and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b06920 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2018 | |
High-Pressure CO2 Sorption in Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity under Ultrathin Film Confinement
W. Ogieglo, B. Ghanem, X. H. Ma, M. Wessling and I. Pinnau
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b01402 | Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2018 | |
In-Line Characterization of the Temperature-Responsive Behavior of Surface-Bound Microgel Coatings by Qcm-D: A Novel Strategy for Protein Repellence Evaluation
M. Santi, P. Saha, J. J. Walkowiak, J. Rubner, M. Wessling and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c21814 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2022 | |
Rational Design of Ion Exchange Membrane Material Properties Limits the Crossover of CO2 Reduction Products in Artificial Photosynthesis Devices
M. Krödel, B. M. Carter, D. Rall, J. Lohaus, M. Wessling and D. J. Miller
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b21415 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2020 | |
Stimuli-Responsive Zwitterionic Core–Shell Microgels for Antifouling Surface Coatings
P. Saha, M. Santi, M. Emondts, H. Roth, K. Rahimi, J. Großkurth, R. Ganguly, M. Wessling, N. K. Singha and A. Pich
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c17427 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 2020 | |
Peptide-Functionalized Electrospun Meshes for the Physiological Cultivation of Pulmonary Alveolar Capillary Barrier Models in a 3D-Printed Micro-Bioreactor
P. Jain, S. B. Rauer, D. Felder, J. Linkhorst, M. Möller, M. Wessling and S. Singh
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00047 | ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering | 2023 | |
Direct Electrosynthesis of 2-Butanone from Fermentation Supernatant
T. Harhues, L. Portheine, C. Plath, J. Viell, R. Keller, J. Büchs and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c01971 | ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 2022 | |
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 | |
Energy Recovery and Process Design in Continuous Flow Electrode Capacitive Deionization Processes
A. Rommerskirchen, C. J. Linnartz, D. Muller, L. K. Willenberg and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02466 | Acs Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering | 2018 |