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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Rational design of ion separation membranes
D. M. Rall, D.; Schweidtmann, A. M.; Kamp, J.; von Kolzenberg, L.; Mitsos, A.; Wessling, M.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.10.013 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
Preparation and characterization of crosslinked poly(vinylimidazolium) anion exchange membranes for artificial photosynthesis
B. M. Carter, L. Keller, M. Wessling and D. J. Miller
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c9ta00498j | Journal of Materials Chemistry A | 2019 | |
One-Step Fabrication Process of Composite Hollow Fiber Membranes with Sinusoidal Geometry
H. Roth, M. Alders, T. Luelf, S. Emonds, M. Tepper and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/cite.201900032 | Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik | 2019 | |
On charge percolation in slurry electrodes used in vanadium redox flow batteries
J. Lohaus, D. Rall, M. Kruse, V. Steinberger and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2019.02.013 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2019 | |
Multi-walled carbon nanotube-based composite materials as catalyst support for water-gas shift and hydroformylation reactions
P. Wolf, M. Logemann, M. Schörner, L. Keller, M. Haumann and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1039/c9ra04830h | RSC Advances | 2019 | |
Metallized hollow fiber membranes for electrochemical fouling control
D. Bell, R. Sengpiel and M. Wessling
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376738819316291 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
Lewis acidic water as a new carrier for facilitating CO2 transport
S. C. Park, I. S. Chae, G. H. Moon, B. S. Kim, J. Jang, M. Wessling and Y. S. Kang
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https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ta10871d | Journal of Materials Chemistry A | 2019 | |
Ion mobility and partition determine the counter-ion selectivity of ion exchange membranes
T. Luo, F. Roghmans and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117645 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 | |
Indirect 3D Printed Electrode Mixers
J. S. Hereijgers, J.; Lolsberg, J.; Wessling, M.; Breugelmans, T.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201801436 | Chemelectrochem | 2019 | |
Homogeneous Catalyst Recycling and Separation of a Multicomponent Mixture Using Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
J. K. Schnoor, M. Fuchs, A. Böcking, M. Wessling and M. A. Liauw
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https://www.doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201900110 | Chemical Engineering and Technology | 2019 | |
High-Throughput Production of Micrometer Sized Double Emulsions and Microgel Capsules in Parallelized 3D Printed Microfluidic Devices
A. Jans, J. Lolsberg, A. Omidinia-Anarkoli, R. Viermann, M. Möller, L. De Laporte, M. Wessling and A. J. C. Kühne
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https://www.doi.org/10.3390/polym11111887 | Polymers | 2019 | |
Fouling minimization at membranes having a 3D surface topology with microgels as soft model colloids
M. N. Wiese, O.; Wypysek, D.; Pokern, L.; Wessling, M.
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.09.058 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2019 |