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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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Recycling and Separation of Homogeneous Catalyst from Aqueous Multicomponent Mixture by Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
J. K. Schnoor, J. Bettmer, J. Kamp, M. Wessling and M. A. Liauw
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https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11060423 | Membranes (Basel) | 2021 | |
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Rotating Microstructured Spinnerets Produce Helical Ridge Membranes to Overcome Mass Transfer Limitations
M. Tepper, L. Fehlemann, J. Rubner, T. Luelf, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119988 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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Space-Charge Breakdown Phenomenon and Spatio-Temporal Ion Concentration and Fluid Flow Patterns in Overlimiting Current Electrodialysis
A. V. Kovalenko, M. Wessling, V. V. Nikonenko, S. A. Mareev, I. A. Moroz, E. Evdochenko and M. K. Urtenov
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119583 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 | |
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Structure and gas separation properties of ultra-smooth PE-CVD silicon organic coated composite membranes
L. Kleines, S. Wilski, P. Alizadeh, J. Rubner, M. Wessling, C. Hopmann and R. Dahlmann
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127338 | Surface and Coatings Technology | 2021 | |
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Structure-dependent gas transfer performance of 3D-membranes for artificial membrane lungs
F. Hesselmann, N. Scherenberg, P. Bongartz, S. Djeljadini, M. Wessling, C. Cornelissen, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer, S. V. Jansen and J. Arens
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119371 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 |