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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About a Membrane with Microfluidic Porous-Wall Channels of Cylindrical Shape for Droplet Formation
C. J. Linnartz, H. J. M. Wolff, H. F. Breisig, M. Alders and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01647 | Langmuir | 2020 | |
A comprehensive mathematical model of water splitting in bipolar membranes: Impact of the spatial distribution of fixed charges and catalyst at bipolar junction
S. A. Mareeva, E. Evdochenko, M. Wessling, O. A. Kozaderova, S. I. Niftaliev, N. D. Pismenskaya, V.V. Nikonenkoa
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118010 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
Unraveling charge transport in carbon flow-electrodes: Performance prediction for desalination applications
A. Rommerskirchen, A. Kalde, C. J. Linnartz, L. Bongers, G. Linz and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2019.01.053 | Carbon | 2019 | |
Two-Photon Vertical-Flow Lithography for Microtube Synthesis
J. Lolsberg, A. Cinar, D. Felder, G. Linz, S. Djeljadini and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201901356 | Small | 2019 | |
Tubular hollow fibre electrodes for CO2 reduction made from copper aluminum alloy with drastically increased intrinsic porosity
D. Bell, D. Rall, M. Großeheide, L. Marx, L. Hülsdünker and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106645 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2019 | |
Treatment of Cooling and Process Water in the Steel Industry
R. Wolters, M. Hubrich, M. Kozariszczuk, P. Mund, J. Kamp and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201900050 | Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik | 2019 | |
Tracking homogeneous reactions during electrodialysis of organic acids via EIS
M. C. Martí-Calatayud, E. Evdochenko, J. Bär, M. García-Gabaldón, M. Wessling and V. Pérez-Herranz
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117592 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
The hydrothermal solution for self-sustaining drinking water purification at point of use
B. M. Aumeier, H. Graul, A.-K. Müller, C. Lackmann, R. Wünsch, T. Wintgens, H. Hollert and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115338 | Water Research | 2019 | |
The electrolyte matters: Stable systems for high rate electrochemical CO<inf>2</inf> reduction
J. B. Vennekötter, T. Scheuermann, R. Sengpiel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2019.04.007 | Journal of CO2 Utilization | 2019 | |
Soft temperature-responsive microgels of complex shape in stop-flow lithography
H. J. M. Wolff, J. Linkhorst, T. Göttlich, J. Savinsky, A. J. D. Krüger, L. de Laporte and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C9LC00749K | Lab on a Chip | 2019 | |
Short and spaced twisted tapes to mitigate fouling in tubular membranes
S. Armbruster, F. Stockmeier, M. Junker, M. Schiller-Becerra, S. Yüce and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117426 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
Shell and lumen side flow and pressure communication during permeation and filtration in a multibore polymer membrane module
D. Wypysek, D. Rall, M. Wiese, T. Neef, G. H. Koops and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.070 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 |