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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Tuning the ion selectivity of porous poly(2,5-benzimidazole) membranes by phase separation for all vanadium redox flow batteries
T. Luo, B. Dreusicke and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.086 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2018 | |
Unraveling the effect of charge distribution in a polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membrane on its ion transport properties
E. Evdochenko, J. Kamp, R. Femmer, Y. Xu, V. V. Nikonenko and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118045 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2020 | |
What are the microscopic events of colloidal membrane fouling?
J. Lohaus, Y. M. Perez and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.02.023 | Journal of Membrane Science | 2018 | |
On the Balance between Albumin Loss and Removal of Middle Molecules in Dialyzers
F. Hagemann, J. Linkhorst, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100044 | Journal of Membrane Science Letters | 2023 | |
Single‐Step Polyelectrolyte Complex Coating on Hollow Fibers Yields Nanofiltration or Biocatalytic Properties
M. A. Restrepo, J. Kamp, L. Guericke, R. Schnichels, H. Roth and M. Wessling
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100039 | Journal of Membrane Science Letters | 2023 | |
How Do Organic Vapors Swell Ultrathin Films of Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-1?
W. Ogieglo, K. Rahimi, S. B. Rauer, B. Ghanem, X. H. Ma, I. Pinnau and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03891 | Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 2017 | |
How Much Do Ultrathin Polymers with Intrinsic Microporosity Swell in Liquids?
W. Ogieglo, B. Ghanem, X. H. Ma, I. Pinnau and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b06807 | Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 2016 | |
Mixed-Penetrant Sorption in Ultrathin Films of Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-1
W. Ogieglo, A. Furchner, B. Ghanem, X. H. Ma, I. Pinnau and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b10061 | Journal of Physical Chemistry B | 2017 | |
Enhancing the separation properties of plasma polymerized membranes on polydimethylsiloxane substrates by adjusting the auxiliary gas in the PECVD processes
L. Kleines, M. Jaritz, S. Wilski, J. Rubner, M. Alders, M. Wessling, C. Hopmann and R. Dahlmann
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https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aba296 | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics | 2020 | |
3D-printed conductive static mixers enable all-vanadium redox flow battery using slurry electrodes
K. Percin, A. Rommerskirchen, R. Sengpiel, Y. Gendel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.01.061 | Journal of Power Sources | 2018 | |
A Microfluidic Proton Flow Reactor System: In-Situ Visualisation of Hydrogen Evolution and Storage in Carbon-Based Slurry Electrodes
A. Heidarian, M. Wehner, M. Padligur, R. Keller, S. C. P. Cheung, E. W. Blanch, M. Wessling and G. Rosengarten
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233026 | Journal of Power Sources | 2023 | |
Porous poly(benzimidazole) membrane for all vanadium redox flow battery
T. Luo, O. David, Y. Gendel and M. Wessling
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https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.02.042 | Journal of Power Sources | 2016 |