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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Poly(Styrene-Alt-Maleic Anhydride)-Copolymers Blended in Poly(Ether Sulfone) Membranes as a Platform for Effective Biomolecular Surface Functionalization
T. Helmecke, I. I. Rose, M. V. Tsurkan, H. Roth, M. F. Maitz, C. Werner and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122050 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
Precise tuning of salt retention of backwashable polyelectrolyte multilayer hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes
D. Menne, J. Kamp, J. E. Wong and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.058 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
Process model for high salinity flow-electrode capacitive deionization processes with ion-exchange membranes
A. Rommerskirchen, M. Alders, F. Wiesner, C. J. Linnartz, A. Kalde and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118614 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
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 | |
Regenerable polymer/ceramic hybrid nanofiltration membrane based on polyelectrolyte assembly by layer-by-layer technique
D. Menne, C. Uzum, A. Koppelmann, J. E. Wong, C. van Foeken, F. Borre, L. Dahne, T. Laakso, A. Pihlajamaki and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.08.048 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
Rejection modeling of ceramic membranes in organic solvent nanofiltration
S. Blumenschein, A. Bocking, U. Katzel, S. Postel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.02.042 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
Rope coiling spinning of curled and meandering hollow-fiber membranes
T. Luelf, C. Bremer and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.037 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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 | |
Rotation-in-a-Spinneret Integrates Static Mixers inside Hollow Fiber Membranes
M. Tepper, Y. Eminoglu, N. Mehling, J. Walorski, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120599 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2022 | |
Scalable Fabrication of Amine-Functionalized Microgel Composite Membranes and Their Gas Permeation Characteristics
F. B. de S. Mendes, P. Saha, F. Mendez F, D. Zafar, J. Rubner, M. Wessling, C. P. Borges and H. Roth
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122315 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 | |
Selectivity of ion exchange membranes: A review
T. Luo, S. Abdu and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.051 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2018 | |
Self-Supporting Biocatalytic Polyelectrolyte Complex Hollow Fiber Membranes Via Salt-Dilution Induced Phase Separation
M. A. Restrepo, S. Emonds, A. Zhao, F. Karakas, J. Kamp, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122157 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2023 |