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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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 | |
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 | |
Simultaneous rational design of ion separation membranes and processes
D. Rall, A. M. Schweidtmann, B. M. Aumeier, J. Kamp, J. Karwe, K. Ostendorf, A. Mitsos and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117860 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
Single-Step Chitosan Functionalized Membranes for Heparinization
I. I. Rose, M. Kather, H. Roth, H. Dünkelberg, L. Rein, S. N. Klimosch, M. Schmolz and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120567 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2022 | |
Sinusoidal shaped hollow fibers for enhanced mass transfer
T. L. M. T. H. B. M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.03.030 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2017 | |
Solvent dependent solute solubility governs retention in silicone based organic solvent nanofiltration
S. Postel, C. Schneider and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.09.014 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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 | |
Spacer enhanced heat and mass transfer in membrane-based enthalpy exchangers
S. Koester, A. Klasen, J. Lolsberg and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.06.002 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2016 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Tunable permeability and selectivity: Heatable inorganic porous hollow fiber membrane with a thermo-responsive microgel coating
T. Lohaus, P. de Wit, M. Kather, D. Menne, N. E. Benes, A. Pich and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.052 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2017 | |
Tuning the Excess Charge and Inverting the Salt Rejection Hierarchy of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes
J. Kamp, S. Emonds, M. Seidenfaden, P. Papenheim, M. Kryschewski, J. Rubner and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119636 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2021 |