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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Reconstruction of Ultra-thin Alveolar-capillary Basement Membrane Mimics
P. Jain, A. Nishiguchi, G. Linz, M. Wessling, A. Ludwig, R. Rossaint, M. Möller and S. Singh
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000427 | Advanced Biology | 2021 | |
Porous PVDF Monoliths with Templated Geometry
S. Djeljadini, P. Bongartz, M. Alders, N. Hartmann, A. Oing, C. Cornelissen, F. Hesselmann, J. Arens, U. Steinseifer, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100325 | Technologies | 2021 | |
Porous PEDOT:PSS Particles and Their Application as Tunable Cell Culture Substrate
S. B. Rauer, D. J. Bell, P. Jain, K. Rahimi, D. Felder, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100836 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2021 | |
Polymeric Membranes With Sufficient Thermo-Mechanical Stability to Deploy Temperature Enhanced Backwash
B. M. Aumeier, F. Vollmer, S. Lenfers, S. Yüce and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202100020 | Chemie Ingenieur Technik | 2021 | |
Polyelectrolyte Complex Tubular Membranes via a Salt Dilution Induced Phase Inversion Process
S. Emonds, J. Kamp, J. Borowec, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202001401 | Advanced Engineering Materials | 2021 | |
Platelet count reduction during in vitro membrane oxygenation affects platelet activation, neutrophil extracellular trap formation and clot stability, but does not prevent clotting
P. Winnersbach, J. Rossaint, E. M. Buhl, S. Singh, J. Lölsberg, M. Wessling, R. Rossaint and C. Bleilevens
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https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0267659121989231 | Perfusion | 2021 | |
Particle movements provoke avalanche-like compaction in soft colloid filter cakes
A. Lüken, L. Stüwe, J. Lohaus, J. Linkhorst and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92119-w | Scientific Reports | 2021 | |
Open and dense hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes through a streamlined polyelectrolyte-based spinning process
S. Emonds, J. Kamp, R. Viermann, A. Kalde, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120100 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
Mitigating Water Crossover by Crosslinked Coating of Cation-Exchange Membranes for Brine Concentration
A. Rommerskirchen, H. Roth, C. J. Linnartz, F. Egidi, C. Kneppeck, F. Roghmans and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202100202 | Advanced Materials Technologies | 2021 | |
Metal Recovery from Multi-elementary Electroplating Wastewater Using Passion Fruit Powder
B. d. P. Ramos, I. D. Perez, M. Wessling and R. F. Boina
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-021-00398-4 | Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy | 2021 | |
Mapping Cell Viability Quantitatively and Independently from Cell Density in 3D Gels Noninvasively
B. Archer, J. Mack, S. Acosta, R. Nakasone, F. Dahoud, K. Youssef, A. Goldstein, A. Goldsman, M. C. Held, M. Wiese, B. Bluemich, M. Wessling, M. Emondts, J. Klankermayer, L. Iruela-Arispe and L. Bouchard
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https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2021.3056526 | IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering | 2021 | |
In-Line Monitoring of Microgel Synthesis: Flow Versus Batch Reactor
L. F. Kaven, H. J. M. Wolff, L. Wille, M. Wessling, A. Mitsos and J. Viell
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00087 | Organic Process Research & Development | 2021 |